Strange
To Say, My Doctoring Proved Most Successful, And
Uliagurma Was So Grateful That He Spread My
Fame As A "Medicine-Man" Far And Wide Among
The Natives Wherever We Trekked.
The
consequence was that men, women and children in
every state of disease and crippledom came and
besieged our camps, begging for some of the
magical dawa (medicine).
I used to do what I
could, and only hope I did not injure many of
them; but it was heartrending to see some of the
quite hopeless cases I was expected to cure.
After we had climbed the Subu Ko Lultian
and got a footing on the plateau, we pitched our
camp on the banks of the Angarua river, where
we found a big Masai kraal, the inhabitants of
which seemed much astonished at our sudden
appearance in their neighbourhood. They were
very friendly, however, and visited our camp in
swarms an hour or so after our arrival. Riding
my pony and accompanied by Landaalu as
interpreter, and my gun-bearer Juma, I returned
their call in the afternoon, when the elmorani
(warriors) gave for my entertainment an
exhibition of the gymnastic exercises which they
practise regularly in order more particularly to
strengthen their legs and render them supple.
After the performance I asked if there was any
game about and was told that some might be
found a few miles to the north of the kraal; so
I set out at once with Landaalu and Juma to
try my luck.
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