THE LONG OS. 55 bewitching them ; they complained of feeling a great fire burning inside them, and were certain that death would soon result. A few days afterwards, they came to see me, saying how much surprised they were that no ill effects had resulted from my conjuring.

The houses are not so large as the Wanyoro huts, and the dirt in and around them is most objectionable. On poles round the fences horns of animals are often stuck, as a kind of magical protection from evil.

Colonel Grrant gives the Longos the name of Wachopi, but that is the name they are called in Uganda, and he probably learnt it from his Waganda guides.

The proper names are as follows : Courdry.