Missionary Travels And Researches In South Africa By David Livingstone



 -   -  The Donkeys  -  Influence among the Natives  - 
  Food fit for a Chief  -  Parting Words of Mamire  -  Motibe's Excuses.

Chapter 26.
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- The Donkeys - Influence Among The Natives - "Food Fit For A Chief" - Parting Words Of Mamire - Motibe's Excuses.

Chapter 26. Departure from Linyanti - A Thunder-storm - An Act of genuine Kindness - Fitted out a second time by

The Makololo - Sail down the Leeambye - Sekote's Kotla and human Skulls; his Grave adorned with Elephants' Tusks - Victoria Falls - Native Names - Columns of Vapor - Gigantic Crack - Wear of the Rocks - Shrines of the Barimo - "The Pestle of the Gods" - Second Visit to the Falls - Island Garden - Store-house Island - Native Diviners - A European Diviner - Makololo Foray - Marauder to be fined - Mambari - Makololo wish to stop Mambari Slave-trading - Part with Sekeletu - Night Traveling - River Lekone - Ancient fresh-water Lakes - Formation of Lake Ngami - Native Traditions - Drainage of the Great Valley - Native Reports of the Country to the North - Maps - Moyara's Village - Savage Customs of the Batoka - A Chain of Trading Stations - Remedy against Tsetse - "The Well of Joy" - First Traces of Trade with Europeans - Knocking out the front Teeth - Facetious Explanation - Degradation of the Batoka - Description of the Traveling Party - Cross the Unguesi - Geological Formation - Ruins of a large Town - Productions of the Soil similar to those in Angola - Abundance of Fruit.

Chapter 27. Low Hills - Black Soldier-Ants; their Cannibalism - The Plasterer and its Chloroform - White Ants; their Usefulness - Mutokwane-smoking; its Effects - Border Territory - Healthy Table-lands - Geological Formation - Cicadae - Trees - Flowers - River Kalomo - Physical Conformation of Country - Ridges, sanatoria - A wounded Buffalo assisted - Buffalo-bird - Rhinoceros-bird - Leaders of Herds - The Honey-guide - The White Mountain - Mozuma River - Sebituane's old Home - Hostile Village - Prophetic Phrensy - Food of the Elephant - Ant-hills - Friendly Batoka - Clothing despised - Method of Salutation - Wild Fruits - The Captive released - Longings for Peace - Pingola's Conquests - The Village of Monze - Aspect of the Country - Visit from the Chief Monze and his Wife - Central healthy Locations - Friendly Feelings of the People in reference to a white Resident - Fertility of the Soil - Bashukulompo Mode of dressing their Hair - Gratitude of the Prisoner we released - Kindness and Remarks of Monze's Sister - Dip of the Rocks - Vegetation - Generosity of the Inhabitants - Their Anxiety for Medicine - Hooping-cough - Birds and Rain.

Chapter 28. Beautiful Valley - Buffalo - My young Men kill two Elephants - The Hunt - Mode of measuring Height of live Elephants - Wild Animals smaller here than in the South, though their Food is more abundant - The Elephant a dainty Feeder - Semalembue - His Presents - Joy in prospect of living in Peace - Trade - His People's way of wearing their Hair - Their Mode of Salutation - Old Encampment - Sebituane's former Residence - Ford of Kafue - Hippopotami - Hills and Villages - Geological Formation - Prodigious Quantities of large Game - Their Tameness - Rains - Less Sickness than in the Journey to Loanda - Reason - Charge from an Elephant - Vast Amount of animal Life on the Zambesi - Water of River discolored - An Island with Buffaloes and Men on it - Native Devices for killing Game - Tsetse now in Country - Agricultural Industry - An Albino murdered by his Mother - "Guilty of Tlolo" - Women who make their Mouths "like those of Ducks" - First Symptom of the Slave-trade on this side - Selole's Hostility - An armed Party hoaxed - An Italian Marauder slain - Elephant's Tenacity of Life - A Word to young Sportsmen - Mr. Oswell's Adventure with an Elephant; narrow Escape - Mburuma's Village - Suspicious Conduct of his People - Guides attempt to detain us - The Village and People of Ma Mburuma - Character our Guides give of us.

Chapter 29. Confluence of Loangwa and Zambesi - Hostile Appearances - Ruins of a Church - Turmoil of Spirit - Cross the River - Friendly Parting - Ruins of stone Houses - The Situation of Zumbo for Commerce - Pleasant Gardens - Dr. Lacerda's Visit to Cazembe - Pereira's Statement - Unsuccessful Attempt to establish Trade with the People of Cazembe - One of my Men tossed by a Buffalo - Meet a Man with Jacket and Hat on - Hear of the Portuguese and native War - Holms and Terraces on the Banks of a River - Dancing for Corn - Beautiful Country - Mpende's Hostility - Incantations - A Fight anticipated - Courage and Remarks of my Men - Visit from two old Councilors of Mpende - Their Opinion of the English - Mpende concludes not to fight us - His subsequent Friendship - Aids us to cross the River - The Country - Sweet Potatoes - Bakwain Theory of Rain confirmed - Thunder without Clouds - Desertion of one of my Men - Other Natives' Ideas of the English - Dalama (gold) - Inhabitants dislike Slave-buyers - Meet native Traders with American Calico - Game-laws - Elephant Medicine - Salt from the Sand - Fertility of Soil - Spotted Hyaena - Liberality and Politeness of the People - Presents - A stingy white Trader - Natives' Remarks about him - Effect on their Minds - Rain and Wind now from an opposite Direction - Scarcity of Fuel - Trees for Boat-building - Boroma - Freshets - Leave the River - Chicova, its Geological Features - Small Rapid near Tete - Loquacious Guide - Nyampungo, the Rain-charmer - An old Man - No Silver - Gold-washing - No Cattle.

Chapter 30. An Elephant-hunt - Offering and Prayers to the Barimo for Success - Native Mode of Expression - Working of Game-laws - A Feast - Laughing Hyaenas - Numerous Insects - Curious Notes of Birds of Song - Caterpillars - Butterflies - Silica - The Fruit Makoronga and Elephants - Rhinoceros Adventure - Korwe Bird - Its Nest - A real Confinement - Honey and Beeswax - Superstitious Reverence for the Lion - Slow Traveling - Grapes - The Ue - Monina's Village - Native Names - Government of the Banyai - Electing a Chief - Youths instructed in "Bonyai" - Suspected of Falsehood - War-dance - Insanity and Disappearance of Monahin - Fruitless Search - Monina's Sympathy - The Sand-river Tangwe - The Ordeal Muavi: its Victims - An unreasonable Man - "Woman's Rights" - Presents - Temperance - A winding Course to shun Villages - Banyai Complexion and Hair - Mushrooms - The Tubers, Mokuri - The Tree Shekabakadzi - Face of the Country - Pot-holes - Pursued by a Party of Natives - Unpleasant Threat - Aroused by a Company of Soldiers - A civilized Breakfast - Arrival at Tete.

Chapter 31. Kind Reception from the Commandant - His Generosity to my Men - The Village of Tete - The Population - Distilled Spirits - The Fort - Cause of the Decadence of Portuguese Power - Former Trade - Slaves employed in Gold-washing - Slave-trade drained the Country of Laborers - The Rebel Nyaude's Stockade - He burns Tete - Kisaka's Revolt and Ravages - Extensive Field of Sugar-cane - The Commandant's good Reputation among the Natives - Providential Guidance - Seams of Coal - A hot Spring - Picturesque Country - Water-carriage to the Coal-fields - Workmen's Wages - Exports - Price of Provisions - Visit Gold-washings - The Process of obtaining the precious Metal - Coal within a Gold-field - Present from Major Sicard - Natives raise Wheat, etc.

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