Inshootingbynight，animalsaremorefrequentlywoundedthankilled；
　　theflowinglife-streamincreasesthethirst，sothatindesperationtheycomeslowlyuptodrinkinspiteofthedanger，“Imustdrink，thoughIdie。”
　　Theostrich，evenwhennotwounded，cannot，withallhiswariness，resisttheexcessivedesiretoslakehisburningthirst。
　　ItisBushman-likepracticetotakeadvantageofitspiteousnecessities，formostofthefeatherstheyobtainareprocuredinthisway；
　　buttheyeattheflesh，andaresofarjustifiable。
　　IcouldnotordermymentodowhatIwouldnotdomyself，but，thoughItriedtojustifymyselfonthepleaofnecessity，IcouldnotadoptthismodeofhuntingIfyourobjectistosecurethebestspecimensforamuseum，itmaybeallowable，andevendeservingofcommendation，asevincingadesiretokillonlythosereallywanted；butif，ashasbeenpracticedbysomeGriquasandotherswhocameintothecountryafterMrCumming，andfiredawayindiscriminately，greatnumbersofanimalsarewoundedandallowedtoperishmiserably，orarekilledonthespotandlefttobepreyedonbyvulturesandhyenas，andallforthesolepurposeofmakinga“bag“，thenItakeittobeevidentthatsuchsportsmenareprettyfargoneinthehuntingformofinsanity。
　　Mymenshotablackrhinocerosinthisway，andIfeltgladtogetawayfromtheonlyplaceinwhichIeverhadanyshareinnight-hunting。
　　WepassedovertheimmensepanNtwetwe，onwhichthelatitudecouldbetakenasatseaGreattractsofthispartofthecountryareofcalcareoustufa，withonlyathincoatingofsoil；numbersof“baobab“and“mopane“treesaboundalloverthishard，smoothsurfaceAbouttwomilesbeyondthenorthernbankofthepanweunyokedunderafinespecimenofthebaobab，herecalled，inthelanguageofBechuanas，Mowana；itconsistedofsixbranchesunitedintoonetrunkAtthreefeetfromthegrounditwaseighty-fivefeetincircumference。
　　Thesemowana-treesarethemostwonderfulexamplesofvitalityinthecountry；
　　itwasthereforewithsurprisethatwecameuponadeadoneatTlomtla，afewmilesbeyondthisspotItisthesameasthosewhichAdamsonandothersbelieved，fromspecimensseeninWesternAfrica，tohavebeenalivebeforethefloodArguingwithapeculiarmentalidiosyncracyresemblingcolor-blindness，commonamongtheFrenchofthetime，thesesavanscametotheconclusionthat“thereforethereneverwasanyfloodatall。”Iwouldbackatruemowanaagainstadozenfloods，providedyoudonotboilitinhotsea-water；
　　butIcannotbelievethatanyofthosenowalivehadachanceofbeingsubjectedtotheexperimentofeventheNoachiandeluge。
　　Thenativesmakeastrongcordfromthefibrescontainedinthepoundedbark。
　　Thewholeofthetrunk，ashighastheycanreach，isconsequentlyoftenquitedenudedofitscovering，whichinthecaseofalmostanyothertreewouldcauseitsdeath，butthishasnoeffectonthemowanaexcepttomakeitthrowoutanewbark，whichisdoneinthewayofgranulation。
　　Thisstrippingofthebarkisrepeatedfrequently，sothatitiscommontoseethelowerfiveorsixfeetaninchortwolessindiameterthanthepartsabove；evenportionsofthebarkwhichhavebrokenintheprocessofbeingtakenoff，butremainseparatedfromthepartsbelow，thoughstillconnectedwiththetreeabove，continuetogrow，andresemblecloselymarksmadeinthenecksofthecattleoftheislandofMullandofCaffreoxen，whereapieceofskinisdetachedandallowedtohangdownNoexternalinjury，notevenafire，candestroythistreefromwithout；norcananyinjurybedonefromwithin，asitisquitecommontofindithollow；andIhaveseenoneinwhichtwentyorthirtymencouldliedownandsleepasinahut。
　　Nordoescuttingdownexterminateit，forIsawinstancesinAngolainwhichitcontinuedtogrowinlengthafteritwaslyingontheground。
　　ThosetreescalledexogenousgrowbymeansofsuccessivelayersontheoutsideTheinsidemaybedead，orevenremovedaltogether，withoutaffectingthelifeofthetreeThisisthecasewithmostofthetreesofourclimateTheotherclassiscalledendogenous，andincreasesbylayersappliedtotheinside；andwhenthehollowthereisfull，thegrowthisstoppedthetreemustdieAnyinjuryisfeltmostseverelybythefirstclassonthebark；bythesecondontheinside；whiletheinsideoftheexogenousmayberemoved，andtheoutsideoftheendogenousmaybecut，withoutstoppingthegrowthintheleastThemowanapossessesthepowersofbothThereasonisthateachofthelaminaepossessesitsownindependentvitality；
　　infact，thebaobabisratheragiganticbulbrunuptoseedthanatree。
　　Eachofeighty-fourconcentricringshad，inthecasementioned，grownaninchafterthetreehadbeenblownoverTheroots，whichmayoftenbeobservedextendingalongthesurfaceofthegroundfortyorfiftyyardsfromthetrunk，alsoretaintheirvitalityafterthetreeislaidlow；andthePortuguesenowknowthatthebestwaytotreatthemistoletthemalone，fortheyoccupymuchmoreroomwhencutdownthanwhengrowing。
　　Thewoodissospongyandsoftthatanaxecanbestruckinsofarwithagoodblowthatthereisgreatdifficultyinpullingitoutagain。
　　InthedeadmowanamentionedtheconcentricringswerewellseenTheaverageforafootatthreedifferentplaceswaseighty-oneandahalfoftheserings。
　　Eachofthelaminaecanbeseentobecomposedoftwo，three，orfourlayersofligneoustubes；butsupposingeachringthegrowthofoneyear，andthesemidiameterofamowanaofonehundredfeetincircumferenceaboutseventeenfeet，ifthecentralpointwereinthecentreofthetree，thenitsagewouldlacksomecenturiesofbeingasoldastheChristianera1400Thoughitpossessesamazingvitality，itisdifficulttobelievethatthisgreatbaby-lookingbulbortreeisasoldasthePyramids。
　　Themopane-tree`bauhinia’isremarkableforthelittleshadeitsleavesaffordTheyfoldtogetherandstandnearlyperpendicularduringtheheatoftheday，sothatonlytheshadowoftheiredgescomestothegroundOntheseleavesthesmalllarvaeofawingedinsectappearcoveredoverwithasweet，gummysubstanceThepeoplecollectthisingreatquantities，anduseitasfood；*andthelopane
　　largecaterpillarsthreeincheslong，whichfeedontheleaves，andareseenstrungtogethersharethesamefate。
　　*IamfavoredwithMrWestwood’sremarksonthisinsectasfollows：
　　“TaylorInstitution，Oxford，July9，1857。
　　“Theinsectanditssecretionontheleavesofthebauhinia，andwhichiseatenbytheAfricans，provestobeaspeciesofPsylla，agenusofsmall，veryactiveHomoptera，ofwhichwehaveoneverycommonspeciesinthebox；butourspecies，Psyllabuxi，emitsitssecretionintheshapeofverylong，white，cotton-likefilaments。
　　ButthereisaspeciesinNewHolland，foundontheleavesoftheEucalyptus，whichemitsasecretionverysimilartothatofDrLivingstone’sspeciesThisAustraliansecretionanditsinsectoriginatorisknownbythenameofwo-me-la，and，likeDrLivingstone’s，itisscrapedofftheleavesandeatenbytheaboriginesasasaccharinedaintyTheinsectsfoundbeneaththesecretion，broughthomebyDrLivingstone，areinthepupastate，beingflattened，withlargescalesatthesidesofthebody，inclosingthefuturewingsoftheinsect。
　　Thebodyispaleyellowish-colored，withdark-brownspots。
　　ItwillbeimpossibletodescribethespeciestechnicallyuntilwereceivetheperfectinsectThesecretionitselfisflatandcircular，apparentlydepositedinconcentricrings，graduallyincreasinginsizetillthepatchesareaboutaquarterorathirdofaninchindiameter。
　　JnoOWestwood。”
　　InpassingalongweseeeverywherethepowerofvegetationinbreakinguptheoutercrustoftufaAmopane-tree，growinginasmallchink，asitincreasesinsizerendsandliftsuplargefragmentsoftherockallaroundit，subjectingthemtothedisintegratinginfluenceoftheatmosphereThewoodishard，andofafineredcolor，andisnamediron-woodbythePortugueseTheinhabitants，observingthatthemopaneismorefrequentlystruckbylightningthanothertrees，cautiontravelersnevertoseekitsshadewhenathunder-stormisnear“Lightninghatesit；“whileanothertree，the“Morala“，whichhasthreespinesoppositeeachotheronthebranches，andhasneverbeenknowntobetouchedbylightning，isesteemed，evenasfarasAngola，aprotectionagainsttheelectricfluid。
　　BranchesofitmaybeseenplacedonthehousesofthePortugueseforthesamepurposeThenatives，moreover，believethatamanisthoroughlyprotectedfromanenragedelephantifhecangetintotheshadeofthistreeTheremaynotbemuchinthis，butthereisfrequentlysomefoundationoftruthintheirobservations。
　　AtRapeshwecameamongouroldfriendstheBushmen，underHoroye。
　　Thisman，Horoye，agoodspecimenofthattribe，andhissonMokantsaandothers，wereatleastsixfeethigh，andofadarkercolorthantheBushmenofthesouthTheyhavealwaysplentyoffoodandwater；
　　andastheyfrequenttheZougaasoftenasthegameincompanywithwhichtheylive，theirlifeisverydifferentfromthatoftheinhabitantsofthethirstyplainsoftheKalahariTheanimaltheyrefrainfromeatingisthegoat，whichfact，takeninconnectionwiththesuperstitiousdreadwhichexistsineverytribetowardaparticularanimal，issignificantoftheirfeelingstotheonlyanimalstheycouldhavedomesticatedintheirdeserthomeTheyareamerrylaughingset，anddonottelllieswantonlyTheyhaveintheirsuperstitiousritesmoreappearanceofworshipthantheBechuanas；andataBushman’sgraveweoncecametoontheZouga，theobservancesshoweddistinctlythattheyregardedthedeadasstillinanotherstateofbeing；
　　fortheyaddressedhim，andrequestedhimnottobeoffendedeventhoughtheywishedstilltoremainalittlewhilelongerinthisworld。
　　Thoseamongwhomwenowwerekillmanyelephants，andwhenthemoonisfullchoosethattimeforthechase，onaccountofitscoolness。
　　Huntingthisanimalisthebesttestofcouragethiscountryaffords。
　　TheBushmenchoosethemomentsucceedingacharge，whentheelephantisoutofbreath，toruninandgivehimastabwiththeirlong-bladedspears。
　　Inthiscasetheuncivilizedhavetheadvantageoverus，butIbelievethatwithhalftheirtrainingEnglishmenwouldbeattheBushmen。
　　Ourpresentformofcivilizationdoesnotnecessarilyproduceeffeminacy，thoughitunquestionablyincreasesthebeauty，courage，andphysicalpowersoftheraceWhenatKolobengItooknotesofthedifferentnumbersofelephantskilledinthecourseoftheseasonbythevariouspartieswhichwentpastourdwelling，inordertoformanideaoftheprobableannualdestructionofthisnobleanimal。
　　TherewerepartiesofGriquas，Bechuanas，Boers，andEnglishmen。
　　Allwereeagertodistinguishthemselves，andsuccessdependedmainlyonthecouragewhichleadsthehuntsmantogoclosetotheanimal，andnotwastetheforceofhisshotontheairItwasnoticeablethattheaverageforthenativeswasunderoneperman，fortheGriquasoneperman，fortheBoerstwo，andfortheEnglishofficerstwentyeach。
　　Thiswasthemoreremarkable，astheGriquas，Boers，andBechuanasemployedbothdogsandnativestoassistthem，whiletheEnglishhuntersgenerallyhadnoassistancefromeitherTheyapproachedtowithinthirtyyardsoftheanimal，whiletheothersstoodatadistanceofahundredyards，orevenmore，andofcoursespentalltheforceoftheirbulletsontheairOneelephantwasfoundbyMrOswellwithquiteacrowdofbulletsinhisside，allevidentlyfiredinthisstyle，andtheyhadnotgonenearthevitalparts。
　　ItwouldthusappearthatourmorebarbarousneighborsdonotpossesshalfthecourageofthecivilizedsportsmanAnditisprobablethatinthisrespect，aswellasinphysicaldevelopment，wearesuperiortoourancestorsThecoatsofmailandgreavesoftheKnightsofMalta，andthearmorfromtheTowerexhibitedattheEglintontournament，maybeconsidereddecisiveastothegreatersizeattainedbymoderncivilizedmen。
　　AtMailawespentaSundaywithKaisa，theheadmanofavillageofMashona，whohadfledfromtheironswayofMosilikatse，whosecountrylieseastofthisIwishedhimtotakechargeofapacketoflettersforEngland，tobeforwardedwhen，asisthecustomoftheBamangwato，theBechuanascomehitherinsearchofskinsandfoodamongtheBushmen；
　　buthecouldnotbemadetocomprehendthattherewasnodangerintheconsignmentHefearedtheresponsibilityandguiltifanythingshouldhappentothem；soIhadtobidadieutoallhopeoflettingmyfamilyhearofmywelfaretillIshouldreachthewestcoast。