TheadjacentcountryisofthesamelevelnatureasthatpartofLondaformerlydescribed；but，havingcomefarthertotheeastwardthanourpreviouscourse，wefoundthatalltherivershadwornforthemselvesmuchdeepervalleysthanatthepointswehadformerlycrossedthem。
　　Surroundedonallsidesbylargegloomyforests，thepeopleofthesepartshaveamuchmoreindistinctideaofthegeographyoftheircountrythanthosewholiveinhillyregionsItwasonlyafterlongandpatientinquirythatIbecamefullypersuadedthattheQuilorunsintotheChikapa。
　　Aswenowcrossedthembothconsiderablyfartherdown，andweregreatlytotheeastwardofourfirstroute，therecanbenodoubtthattheseriverstakethesamecourseastheothers，intotheKasai，andthatIhadbeenledintoamistakeinsayingthatanyofthemflowedtothewestwardIndeed，itwasonlyatthistimethatIbegantoperceivethatallthewesternfeedersoftheKasai，excepttheQuango，flowfirstfromthewesternsidetowardthecentreofthecountry，thengraduallyturn，withtheKasaiitself，tothenorth；
　　and，aftertheconfluenceoftheKasaiwiththeQuango，animmensebodyofwater，collectedfromallthesebranches，findsitswayoutofthecountrybymeansoftheRiverCongoorZaireonthewestcoast。
　　Thepeoplelivingalongthepathwearenowfollowingwerequiteaccustomedtothevisitsofnativetraders，anddidnotfeelinanywayboundtomakepresentsoffoodexceptforthepurposeofcheating：
　　thus，amangavemeafowlandsomemeal，and，afterashorttime，returned。
　　Iofferedhimahandsomepresentofbeads；butthesehedeclined，anddemandedaclothinstead，whichwasfarmorethanthevalueofhisgift。
　　Theydidthesamewithmymen，untilwehadtorefusepresentsaltogether。
　　OthersmadehighdemandsbecauseIsleptina“houseofcloth“，andmustberichTheyseemedtothinkthattheyhadaperfectrighttopaymentforsimplypassingthroughthecountry。
　　BeyondtheChikapawecrossedtheKamaue，asmalldeepstreamproceedingfromtheS。S。W。，andflowingintotheChikapa。
　　Onthe30thofAprilwereachedtheLoajima，wherewehadtoformabridgetoeffectourpassageThiswasnotsodifficultanoperationassomemightimagine；foratreewasgrowinginahorizontalpositionacrosspartofthestream，and，therebeingnowantofthetoughclimbingplantswhichadmitofbeingknittedlikeropes，SenhorPsoonconstructedabridge。
　　TheLoajimawashereabouttwenty-fiveyardswide，butverymuchdeeperthanwhereIhadcrossedbeforeontheshouldersofMashauana。
　　Thelastrainofthisseasonhadfallenonthe28th，andhadsuddenlybeenfollowedbyagreatdecreaseofthetemperature。
　　Thepeopleinthesepartsseemedmoreslenderinform，andtheircoloralighterolive，thananywehadhithertometThemodeofdressingthegreatmassesofwoollyhairwhichlayupontheirshoulders，togetherwiththeirgeneralfeatures，againremindedmeoftheancientEgyptians。
　　Severalwereseenwiththeupwardinclinationoftheouteranglesoftheeye，butthiswasnotgeneralAfewoftheladiesadoptacuriouscustomofattachingthehairtoahoopwhichencirclesthehead，givingitsomewhattheappearanceofthegloryroundtheheadoftheVirginwood-cutNo1*。
　　Somehaveasmallhoopbehindthatrepresentedinthewood-cut。
　　Otherswearanornamentofwovenhairandhideadornedwithbeads。
　　Thehairofthetailsofbuffaloes，whicharetobefoundfarthereast，issometimesaddedThisisrepresentedinNo2Whileothers，asinNo3，weavetheirownhaironpiecesofhideintotheformofbuffalohorns；
　　or，asinNo4，makeasinglehorninfrontThefeaturesgivenarefrequentlymetwith，buttheyarebynomeansuniversal。
　　Manytattootheirbodiesbyinsertingsomeblacksubstancebeneaththeskin，whichleavesanelevatedcicatrixabouthalfaninchlong：thesearemadeintheformofstars，andotherfiguresofnoparticularbeauty。
　　*Unfortunatelythesewood-cutscannotberepresentedinthisASCIItext。
　　No1appearslikeawheelwithspokesofhairconnectingittothehead。
　　No2appearssomewhatlikeatiaraslopedforward，asthebowofaship。
　　No3appearslikegentlycurvinghornsThereisapartinthemiddle，andthehair，onleatherframes，curlsoutwardandupwardatthetemples。
　　No4islikewise，butthesinglehorncurvesoutwardandupwardfromtheforeheaditislabelled“AYoungMan’sFashion“。
　　ExceptforNo1，allarerepresentedashavingtherestoftheirhairhanginginbraidsaroundthesidesandbackAllofthefaces，asLivingstoneasserts，appearmuchlikepaintingsofancientEgyptians，andcouldeasilybeEuropeanexceptfortheshadingandtheslantedeyes。
　　TheyareallhandsomeAL。，1997。
　　Chapter23。
　　MakeaDetoursouthwardPeculiaritiesoftheInhabitants
　　ScarcityofAnimalsForestsGeologicalStructureoftheCountry
　　AbundanceandCheapnessofFoodneartheChihomboASlavelost
　　TheMakololoOpinionofSlaveholdersFuneralObsequiesinCabango
　　SendaSketchoftheCountrytoMrGabrielNativeInformationrespectingtheKasaiandQuangoTheTradewithLuba
　　DrainageofLondaReportofMatiamvo’sCountryandGovernment
　　SenhorFaria’sPresenttoaChiefTheBalondaModeofspendingTime
　　FaithlessGuideMakolololamenttheIgnoranceoftheBalonda
　　EagernessoftheVillagersforTradeCivilityofaFemaleChief
　　TheChiefBangoandhisPeopleRefusetoeatBeefAmbitionofAfricanstohaveaVillageWintersintheInteriorSpringatKolobeng
　　WhiteAnts：“Nevercoulddesiretoeatanythingbetter“
　　YoungHerbageandAnimalsValleyoftheLoembwe
　　ThewhiteManaHobgoblinSpecimenofQuarreling
　　EagerDesireforCalicoWantofClothingatKawawa’s
　　FuneralObservancesAgreeableIntercoursewithKawawa
　　HisimpudentDemandUnpleasantPartingKawawatriestopreventourcrossingtheRiverKasaiStratagem。
　　WemadealittledetourtothesouthwardinordertogetprovisionsinacheapermarketThisledusalongtherivuletcalledTamba，wherewefoundthepeople，whohadnotbeenvisitedsofrequentlybytheslave-tradersastherest，rathertimidandverycivil。
　　Itwasagreeabletogetagainamongtheuncontaminated，andtoseethenativeslookatuswithoutthatairofsuperciliousnesswhichissounpleasantandcommoninthebeatentrack。
　　ThesameolivecolorprevailedTheyfiletheirteethtoapoint，whichmakesthesmileofthewomenfrightful，asitremindsoneofthegrinofanalligatorTheinhabitantsthroughoutthiscountryexhibitasgreatavarietyoftasteasappearsonthesurfaceofsocietyamongourselvesManyofthemenaredandies；theirshouldersarealwayswetwiththeoildroppingfromtheirlubricatedhair，andeverythingaboutthemisornamentedinonewayoranotherSomethrumamusicalinstrumentthelivelongday，and，whentheywakeatnight，proceedatoncetotheirmusicalperformanceManyofthesemusiciansaretoopoortohaveironkeystotheirinstrument，butmakethemofbamboo，andpersevere，thoughnoonehearsthemusicbutthemselvesOtherstrytoappearwarlikebynevergoingoutoftheirhutsexceptwithaloadofbowsandarrows，oragunornamentedwithastripofhideforeveryanimaltheyhaveshot；
　　andothersnevergoanywherewithoutacanaryinacageLadiesmaybeseencarefullytendinglittlelap-dogs，whichareintendedtobeeaten。
　　Theirvillagesaregenerallyinforests，andcomposedofgroupsofirregularly-plantedbrownhuts，withbananaandcottontrees，andtobaccogrowingaroundThereisalsoateveryhutahighstageerectedfordryingmaniocrootsandmeal，andelevatedcagestoholddomesticfowls。
　　Roundbasketsarelaidonthethatchofthehutsforthehenstolayin，andonthearrivalofstrangers，men，women，andchildrenplytheircallingashucksterswithagreatdealofnoisyhaggling；
　　alltheirtransactionsareconductedwithcivilbanterandgoodtemper。
　　Mymen，havingthemeatoftheoxenwhichweslaughteredfromtimetotimeforsale，wereentreatedtoexchangeitformeal；nomatterhowsmallthepiecesofferedwere，itgavethempleasuretodeal。
　　Thelandscapearoundisgreen，withatintofyellow，thegrasslong，thepathsaboutafootwide，andgenerallyworndeeplyinthemiddle。
　　Thetalloverhanginggrass，whenbrushedagainstbythefeetandlegs，disturbedthelizardsandmice，andoccasionallyaserpent，causingarustlingamongtheherbageTherearenotmanybirds；
　　everyanimalisentrappedandeatenGinsareseenonbothsidesofthepatheverytenorfifteenyards，formilestogetherThetimeandlaborrequiredtodigupmolesandmicefromtheirburrowswould，ifappliedtocultivation，affordfoodforanyamountoffowlsorswine，butthelatterareseldommetwith。
　　Wepassedonthroughforestsaboundinginclimbing-plants，manyofwhicharesoextremelytoughthatamanisrequiredtogoinfrontwithahatchet；
　　andwhentheburdensofthecarriersarecaught，theyareobligedtocuttheclimberswiththeirteeth，fornoamountoftuggingwillmakethembreakThepathsinalltheseforestsaresozigzagthatapersonmayimaginehehastraveledadistanceofthirtymiles，which，whenreckonedasthecrowflies，maynotbefifteen。
　　WereachedtheRiverMoambalat9d38’S。，long20d13’34“E。
　　onthe7thMayThisisastreamofthirtyyardswide，and，liketheQuilo，Loange，Chikapa，andLoajima，containsbothalligatorsandhippopotami。
　　WecrosseditbymeansofcanoesHere，asontheslopesdowntotheQuiloandChikapa，wehadanopportunityofviewingthegeologicalstructureofthecountryacappingofferruginousconglomerate，whichinmanypartslooksasifithadbeenmelted，fortheroundednodulesresemblemassesofslag，andtheyhaveasmoothscaleonthesurface；
　　butinallprobabilityitisanaqueousdeposit，foritcontainswater-wornpebblesofallsorts，andgenerallysmallBelowthismassliesapaleredhardenedsandstone，andbeneaththatatrap-likewhinstone。
　　Lowestofallliesacoarse-grainedsandstonecontainingafewpebbles，and，inconnectionwithit，awhitecalcareousrockisoccasionallymetwith，andsoarebanksoflooseroundquartzpebblesTheslopesarelongerfromthelevelcountryabovethefurtherwegoeastward，andeverywherewemeetwithcircumscribedbogsonthem，surroundedbyclumpsofstraight，loftyevergreentrees，whichlookextremelygracefulonagroundofyellowishgrass。
　　Severalofthesebogspourforthasolutionofiron，whichexhibitsonitssurfacetheprismaticcolorsThelevelplateausbetweentherivers，botheastandwestoftheMoamba，acrosswhichwetraveled，werelesswoodythantheriverglensThetreesonthemarescraggyandwideapartTherearealsolargeopengrass-coveredspaces，withscarcelyevenabushOntheseratherdrearyintervalsbetweentheriversitwasimpossiblenottobepainfullystruckwiththeabsenceofallanimallifeNotabirdwastobeseen，exceptoccasionallyatomtit，someofthe`Sylviadae’and`Drymoica’，alsoablackbird`DicrurusLudwigii’，Smithcommonthroughoutthecountry。
　　Weweregladdenedbythevoiceofbirdsonlyneartherivers，andtheretheyareneithernumerousnorvariedTheSenegallongclaw，however，maintainsitsplace，andisthelargestbirdseen。
　　Wesawabutcher-birdinatrapaswepassedThereareremarkablyfewsmallanimals，theyhavingbeenhuntedalmosttoextermination，andfewinsectsexceptants，whichaboundinconsiderablenumberandvariety。
　　Therearescarcelyanycommonfliestobeseen，norareweevertroubledbymosquitoes。
　　Theairisstill，hot，andoppressive；theintenselybrightsunlightglancespeacefullyontheevergreenforestleaves，andallfeelgladwhenthepathcomesintotheshadeThewantoflifeinthescenerymademelongtotreadagainthebanksoftheZambesi，andseethegracefulantelopesfeedingbesidethedarkbuffaloesandsleekelands。
　　Herehippopotamiareknowntoexistonlybytheirfootprintsonthebanks。
　　Notoneiseverseentobloworputhisheadupatall；
　　theyhavelearnedtobreatheinsilenceandkeepoutofsight。
　　WeneverheardoneutteringthesnortingsoundsocommonontheZambesi。
　　Wecrossedtwosmallstreams，theKanesiandFombeji，beforereachingCabango，avillagesituatedonthebanksoftheChihomboThecountrywasbecomingmoredenselypeopledasweproceeded，butitbearsnopopulationcomparedtowhatitmighteasilysustainProvisionsweretobehadingreatabundance；afowlandbasketofmealweighing20lbs。
　　weresoldforayardandahalfofveryinferiorcottoncloth，worthnotmorethanthreepenceAnideaofthecheapnessoffoodmaybeformedfromthefactthatCaptainNevespurchased380lbsoftobaccofromtheBangalasforabouttwopoundssterlingThis，whencarriedintocentralLonda，mightpurchaseseventhousandfivehundredfowls，orfeedwithmealandfowlsseventhousandpersonsforoneday，givingeachafowland5lbsofmealWhenfoodispurchasedherewitheithersaltorcoarsecalico，fourpersonscanbewellfedwithanimalandvegetablefoodattherateofonepennyaday。
　　Thechiefvegetablefoodisthemaniocandlotsameal。
　　Thesecontainaverylargeproportionofstarch，and，wheneatenaloneforanylengthoftimeproducemostdistressingheartburn。
　　Asweourselvesexperiencedincomingnorth，theyalsocauseaweaknessofvision，whichoccursinthecaseofanimalsfedonpureglutenoramylaceousmatteronlyInowdiscoveredthatwhenthesestarchysubstancesareeatenalongwithaproportionofground-nuts，whichcontainaconsiderablequantityofoil，noinjuriouseffectsfollow。