thattherewasalittleofittobefoundatTete
　　wholeforestsofitatSennaandnearthedeltaofKilimane。
　　Itseemsquiteaprovidentialarrangementthattheremedyforfevershouldbefoundinthegreatestabundancewhereitismostneeded。
　　Onseeingtheleaves，Istatedthatitwasnotthe`Cinchonalongifolia’
　　fromwhichitissupposedthequinineofcommerceisextracted，butthenameandpropertiesofthisbarkmademeimaginethatitwasacinchonaceoustreeIcouldnotgettheflower，butwhenIwenttoSennaItriedtobringawayafewsmalllivingtreeswithearthinaboxThey，however，alldiedwhenwecametoKilimane。
　　Failinginthismodeoftestingthepoint，Isubmittedafewleavesandseed-vesselstomyfriend，DrHooker，whokindlyinformsmethattheybelong“apparentlytoanapocyneousplant，verynearlyalliedtotheMalouetiaHeudlotiiofDecaisne，anativeofSenegambia。”DrHadds，“Variousplantsofthisnaturalorderarereputedpowerfulfebrifuges，andsomeofthemaresaidtoequalthecinchonaintheireffects。”ItiscalledinthenativetongueKumbanzo。
　　TheflowersarereportedtobewhiteThepodsareinpairs，afootorfifteeninchesinlength，andcontainagrooveontheirinnersides。
　　Thethicksoftbarkoftherootisthepartusedbythenatives；
　　thePortugueseusethatofthetreeitselfIimmediatelybegantouseadecoctionofthebarkoftheroot，andmymenfounditsoefficaciousthattheycollectedsmallquantitiesofitforthemselves，andkeptitinlittlebagsforfutureuseSomeofthemsaidthattheyknewitintheirowncountry，butIneverhappenedtoobserveit。
　　Thedecoctionisgivenafterthefirstparoxysmofthecomplaintisover。
　　ThePortuguesebelieveittohavethesameeffectsasthequinine，anditmayproveasubstituteforthatinvaluablemedicine。
　　Therearenumbersofothermedicinesinuseamongthenatives，butIhavealwaysbeenobligedtoregretwantoftimetoascertainwhichwereusefulandwhichofnovalueWefindamedicineinusebyatribeinonepartofthecountry，andthesameplantemployedbyatribeathousandmilesdistantThissurelymustarisefromsomeinherentvirtueintheplantTheBoersunderPotgeitervisitedDelgoaBayforthefirsttimeabouttenyearsago，inordertosecureaportontheeastcoastfortheirrepublic。
　　TheyhadcomefromapartoftheinteriorwherethediseasecalledcroupoccasionallyprevailsTherewasnoappearanceofthediseaseamongthemattheperiodoftheirvisit，butthePortugueseinhabitantsofthatbayfoundthattheyhadleftitamongthem，andseveraladultswerecutoffbyaformofthecomplaintcalled`Laryngismusstridulus’，thediseaseofwhichthegreatWashingtondiedSimilarcaseshaveoccurredintheSouthSeaIslandsShipshaveleftdiseasesfromwhichnooneonboardwassufferingatthetimeoftheirvisit。
　　Manyoftheinhabitantsherewerecutdown，usuallyinthreedaysfromtheirfirstattack，untilanativedoctoradoptedtheplanofscratchingtherootofthetonguefreelywithacertainroot，andgivingapieceofittobechewedThecuremayhavebeeneffectedbythescarificationonly，butthePortuguesehavethestrongestfaithinthevirtuesoftheroot，andalwayskeepsomeofitwithinreach。
　　Therearealsootherplantswhichthenativesuseinthetreatmentoffever，andsomeofthemproduce`diaphoresis’inashortspaceoftime。
　　Itiscertainthatwehavegottheknowledgeofthemostpotentfebrifugeinourpharmacopoeiafromthenativesofanothercountry。
　　WehavenocureforcholeraandsomeotherdiseasesItmightbeworththeinvestigationofthosewhovisitAfricatotryandfindotherremediesinasomewhatsimilarwaytothatinwhichwefoundthequinine。*
　　*Iaddthenativenamesofafewoftheirremediesinordertoassisttheinquirer：Mupandapanda：thisisusedinfeverforproducingperspiration；theleavesarenamedChirussa；
　　therootsdyered，andareveryastringentGohoorGo-o：
　　thisistheordealmedicine；itisbothpurgativeandemetic。
　　MutuvaorMutumbue：thisplantcontainssomuchoilthatitservesaslightsinLonda；itisanemollientdrinkforthecureofcoughs，andthepoundedleavesanswerassoaptowashtheheadNyamucuucuhasacurioussofteningeffectonolddrygrainMussakasiisbelievedtoremovetheeffectsoftheGo-o。
　　MudamaisastringentvermifugeMapubuzadyesaredcolor。
　　MusikiziyieldsanoilShinkondo：avirulentpoison；
　　theMaraviuseitintheirordeal，anditisveryfatal。
　　Kanunkautareissaidtoexpelserpentsandratsbyitspungentsmell，whichisnotatalldisagreeabletoman；thisisprobablyakindof`Zanthoxylon’，perhapstheZmelancanthaofWesternAfrica，asitisusedtoexpelratsandserpentsthereMussonzoadyesclothblack。
　　Mussio：thebeansofthisalsodyeblackKangome，withflowersandfruitlikeMochacoffee；theleavesaremuchlikethoseofthesloe，andtheseedsareusedascoffeeoreatenasbeans。
　　Kanembe-embe：thepoundedleavesusedasanextemporaneousglueformendingbrokenvesselsKatunguruisusedforkillingfish。
　　MutaveaNyerere：anactivecausticMudiacoro：alsoanexternalcaustic，andusedinternallyKapande：anotherordealplant，butusedtoproduce`diaphoresis’Karumgasura：alsodiaphoretic。
　　Munyaziyieldsanoil，andisoneoftheingredientsforcuringthewoundsofpoisonedarrowsUombue：alargerootemployedinkillingfishKakumate：usedinintermittentsMusheteko：
　　appliedtoulcers，andtheinfusionalsointernallyinamenorrhoea。
　　Inyakanyanya：thisisseeninsmall，dark-colored，crookedrootsofpleasantaromaticsmellandslightlybittertaste，andishighlyextolledinthetreatmentoffever；itisfoundinManica。
　　Eskinencia：usedincroupandsore-throatItacaorItaka：
　　fordiaphoresisinfever；thisrootisbroughtasanarticleofbarterbytheArabstoKilimane；thenativespurchaseiteagerly。
　　Mukundukundu：adecoctionusedasafebrifugeinthesamewayasquinine；
　　itgrowsplentifullyatShupanga，andthewoodisusedasmastsforlaunchesImayhereaddtherecipeofBrotherPedroofZumboforthecureofpoisonedwounds，inordertoshowthesimilarityofpracticeamongthenativesoftheZambesi，fromwhom，inallprobability，heacquiredhisknowledge，andtheBushmenoftheKalahari。
　　ItconsistsofequalpartsoftherootsoftheCalumba，Musheteko，Abutua，Batatinya，Paregekanto，Itaka，orKapande，putintoabottleandcoveredwithcommoncastor-oilAsIhavebeforeobserved，Ibelievetheoilyingredientistheeffectualone，andoughttobetriedbyanyonewhohasthemisfortunetogetwoundedbyaBushman’sorBanyaiarrow。
　　Theonlyothermetal，besidesgold，wehaveinabundanceinthisregion，isiron，andthatisofexcellentqualityInsomeplacesitisobtainedfromwhatiscalledthespecularironore，andalsofromblackoxide。
　　Thelatterhasbeenwellroastedintheoperationsofnature，andcontainsalargeproportionofthemetalItoccursgenerallyintearsorroundedlumps，andisbutslightlymagnetic。
　　Whenfoundinthebedsofrivers，thenativesknowofitsexistencebythequantityofoxideonthesurface，andtheyfindnodifficultyindiggingitwithpointedsticksTheyconsiderEnglishironas“rotten“；
　　andIhaveseen，whenajavelinoftheirownironlightedonthecraniumofahippopotamus，itcurledupliketheproboscisofabutterfly，andtheownerwouldprepareitforfutureusebystraighteningitCOLD
　　withtwostonesIbroughthomesomeofthehoeswhichSekeletugavemetopurchaseacanoe，alsosomeothersobtainedinKilimane，andtheyhavebeenfoundofsuchgoodqualitythatafriendofmineinBirminghamhasmadeanEnfieldrifleofthem。*
　　*Thefollowingremarksarebyapracticalblacksmith，oneofthemostexperiencedmeninthegun-tradeInthistradevariousqualitiesofironareused，andcloseattentionisrequiredtosecureforeachpurposethequalityofironpeculiarlyadaptedtoit：
　　TheironinthetwospadesstronglyresemblesSwedishorRussian；
　　itishighlycarbonized。
　　Thesamequalitiesarefoundinbothspades。
　　Whenchilledinwaterithasallthepropertiesofsteel：
　　seethepiecemarkedI，chilledatoneend，andleftsoftattheother。
　　Whenworkedhot，itisverymalleable：butcold，itbreaksquiteshortandbrittle。
　　Thegreatirregularityfoundintheworkingoftheironaffordsevidencethatithasbeenpreparedbyinexperiencedhands。
　　Thisisshowninthebendingofthesmallspade；thethickportionretainsitscrystallizednature，whilethethinparthasbeenchangedbythehammeringithasundergone。
　　Thelargespadeshowsaverybrittlefracture。
　　Theironistoobrittleforgun-work；itwouldbeliabletobreak。
　　Thisiron，ifREPEATEDLYheatedandhammered，wouldbecomedecarbonized，andwouldthenpossessthequalitiesfoundinthespear-head，which，afterbeingcurledupbybeingstruckagainstahardsubstance，wasrestored，byhammering，toitsoriginalformwithoutinjury。
　　ThepieceofironmarkedIIisapieceofgun-ironoffibrousquality，suchaswillbendwithoutbreaking。
　　ThepiecemarkedIIIisofcrystallinequality；ithasbeensubmittedtoaprocesswhichhaschangedittoIIII；IIIandIIIIarecutfromthesamebarThespade-ironhasbeensubmittedtothesameprocess，butnocorrespondingeffectcanbeproduced。
　　Theironoreexistsingreatabundance，butIdidnotfindanylimestoneinitsimmediatevicinitySofarasIcouldlearn，thereisneithercoppernorsilverMalachiteisworkedbythepeopleofCazembe，but，asIdidnotseeit，noranyothermetal，Icansaynothingaboutit。
　　Afewpreciousstonesaremetwith，andsomepartsarequitecoveredwithagatesThemineralogyofthedistrict，however，hasnotbeenexploredbyanyonecompetenttothetask。
　　Whenmyfriendthecommandantwasfairlyrecovered，andImyselffeltstrongagain，IpreparedtodescendtheZambesiAnumberofmymenwereoutelephant-hunting，andothershadestablishedabrisktradeinfirewood，astheircountrymendidatLoandaIchosesixteenofthosewhocouldmanagecanoestoconveymedowntheriverManymorewouldhavecome，butwewereinformedthattherehadbeenafailureofthecropsatKilimanefromtherainsnotcomingatthepropertime，andthousandshaddiedofhunger。
　　IdidnothearofasingleefforthavingbeenmadetorelievethefamishingbysendingthemfooddowntheriverThosewhoperishedweremostlyslaves，andothersseemedtothinkthattheirmastersoughttopayfortheirrelief。
　　Thesuffererswerechieflyamongthosenativeswhoinhabitthedelta，andwhoaresubjecttothePortugueseTheyareinastateofslavery，butarekeptonfarmsandmildlytreatedManyyieldacertainrentalofgrainonlytotheirowners，andareotherwisefree。
　　EightthousandaresaidtohaveperishedMajorSicardlentmeaboatwhichhadbeenbuiltontheriver，andsentalsoLieutenantMirandatoconductmetothecoast。
　　APortugueseladywhohadcomewithherbrotherfromLisbon，havingbeensufferingforsomedaysfromasevereattackoffever，diedaboutthreeo’clockinthemorningofthe20thofApril。
　　Theheatofthebodyhavingcontinuedunabatedtillsixo’clock，Iwascalledin，andfoundherbosomquiteaswarmasIeverdidinalivingcaseoffeverThiscontinuedforthreehoursmore。
　　AsIhadneverseenacaseinwhichfever-heatcontinuedsolongafterdeath，Idelayedthefuneraluntilunmistakablesymptomsofdissolutionoccurred。
　　Shewasawidow，onlytwenty-twoyearsofage，andhadbeentenyearsinAfricaIattendedthefuneralintheevening，andwasstruckbythecustomofthecountryAnumberofslavesprecededus，andfiredoffmanyroundsofgunpowderinfrontofthebody。