Heputsomerootsintoapotwithwater，and，whenitwasboiling，placeditonaspotbeneathablanketthrownaroundbothmeandit。
　　Thisproducednoimmediateeffect；hethengotasmallbundleofdifferentkindsofmedicinalwoods，and，burningtheminapotsherdnearlytoashes，usedthesmokeandhotvaporarisingfromthemasanauxiliarytotheotherincausingdiaphoresisIfondlyhopedthattheyhadamorepotentremedythanourownmedicinesafford；butafterbeingstewedintheirvapor-baths，smokedlikearedherringovergreentwigs，andcharmed`secundemartem’，IconcludedthatIcouldcurethefevermorequicklythantheycan。
　　Ifweemployawetsheetandamildaperientincombinationwithquinine，inadditiontothenativeremedies，theyareanimportantaidincuringthefever，astheyseemtohavethesamestimulatingeffectsonthealimentarycanalasthesemeanshaveontheexternalsurface。
　　Purgatives，generalbleedings，orindeedanyviolentremedies，areinjurious；
　　andtheappearanceofaherpeticeruptionnearthemouthisregardedasanevidencethatnointernalorganisindanger。
　　Thereisagooddealinnot“givingin“tothisdisease。
　　Hewhoislow-spirited，andapttodespondateveryattack，willdiesoonerthanthemanwhoisnotofsuchamelancholicnature。
　　TheMakololohadmadeagardenandplantedmaizeforme，that，astheyremarkedwhenIwaspartingwiththemtoproceedtotheCape，ImighthavefoodtoeatwhenIreturned，aswellasotherpeople。
　　ThemaizewasnowpoundedbythewomenintofinemealThistheydoinlargewoodenmortars，thecounterpartofwhichmaybeseendepictedontheEgyptianmonuments。*Sekeletuaddedtothisgoodsupplyofmealtenortwelvejarsofhoney，eachofwhichcontainedabouttwogallons。
　　Liberalsuppliesofground-nuts`Arachishypogoea’werealsofurnishedeverytimethetributarytribesbroughttheirduestoLinyanti，andanoxwasgivenforslaughtereveryweekortwoSekeletualsoappropriatedtwocowstobemilkedforuseverymorningandeveningThiswasinaccordancewiththeacknowledgedrulethroughoutthiscountry，thatthechiefshouldfeedallstrangerswhocomeonanyspecialbusinesstohimandtakeuptheirabodeinhiskotlaApresentisusuallygiveninreturnforthehospitality，but，exceptincaseswheretheiraboriginalcustomshavebeenmodified，nothingwouldbeaskedEuropeansspoilthefeelingthathospitalityisthesacreddutyofthechiefsbywhatinothercircumstancesislaudableconductNosoonerdotheyarrivethantheyoffertopurchasefood，and，insteadofwaitingtillamealispreparedforthemintheevening，cookforthemselves，andthenoftendeclineeventopartakeofthatwhichhasbeenmadereadyfortheiruse。
　　Apresentisalsogiven，andbeforelongthenativescometoexpectagiftwithouthavingofferedanyequivalent。
　　*Unfortunately，theillustrationshownwiththisparagraphcannotbeshowninthisASCIIfileIthasthefollowingcaption：
　　`EgyptianPestleandMortar，Sieves，CornVessels，andKilt，identicalwiththoseinusebytheMakololoandMakalaka。
　　FromSirGWilkinson’s“AncientEgyptians“。’AL。，1997。
　　Strangersfrequentlyhaveacquaintancesamongtheunder-chiefs，towhoseestablishmentstheyturnaside，andaretreatedonthesameprinciplethatothersarewhentheyaretheguestsofthechiefSogenerallyisthedutyadmitted，thatoneofthemostcogentargumentsforpolygamyisthatarespectablemanwithonlyonewifecouldnotentertainstrangersasheoughtThisreasonhasespecialweightwherethewomenarethechiefcultivatorsofthesoil，andhavethecontroloverthecorn，asatKolobengThepoor，however，whohavenofriends，oftensuffermuchhunger，andtheverykindattentionSebituanelavishedonallsuchwasoneofthereasonsofhisgreatpopularityinthecountry。
　　TheMakololocultivatealargeextentoflandaroundtheirvillages。
　　ThoseofthemwhoarerealBasutosstillretainthehabitsofthattribe，andmaybeseengoingoutwiththeirwiveswiththeirhoesinhand
　　astateofthingsneverwitnessedatKolobeng，oramonganyotherBechuanaorCaffretribeThegreatchiefMosheshaffordsanexampletohispeopleannuallybynotonlytakingthehoeinhand，butworkinghardwithitoncertainpublicoccasions。
　　HisBasutosareofthesamefamilywiththeMakololotowhomIrefer。
　　TheyoungerMakololo，whohavebeenaccustomedfromtheirinfancytolorditovertheconqueredMakalaka，haveunfortunatelynodesiretoimitatetheagriculturaltastesoftheirfathers，andexpecttheirsubjectstoperformallthemanuallaborTheyarethearistocracyofthecountry，andoncepossessedalmostunlimitedpowerovertheirvassals。
　　Theirprivilegeswere，however，muchabridgedbySebituanehimself。
　　IhavealreadymentionedthatthetribeswhichSebituanesubjectedinthisgreatcountrypassbythegeneralnameofMakalaka。
　　TheMakololowerecomposedofagreatnumberofothertribes，aswellasofthesecentralnegroesThenucleusofthewholewereBasuto，whocamewithSebituanefromacomparativelycoldandhillyregioninthesouthWhenheconqueredvarioustribesoftheBechuanas，asBakwains，Bangwaketze，Bamangwato，Batauana，etc。，heincorporatedtheyoungofthesetribesintohisownGreatmortalitybyfeverhavingtakenplaceintheoriginalstock，hewiselyadoptedthesameplanofabsorptiononalargescalewiththeMakalaka。
　　SowefoundhimwitheventhesonsofthechiefsoftheBarotsecloselyattachedtohisperson；andtheysaytothisday，ifanythingelsebutnaturaldeathhadassailedtheirfather，everyoneofthemwouldhavelaiddownhislifeinhisdefense。
　　OnereasonfortheirstrongaffectionwastheiremancipationbythedecreeofSebituane，“allarechildrenofthechief。”
　　TheMakalakacultivatethe`Holcussorghum’，ordura，astheprincipalgrain，withmaize，twokindsofbeans，ground-nuts`Arachishypogoea’，pumpkins，watermelons，andcucumbersTheydependforsuccessentirelyuponrain。
　　ThosewholiveintheBarotsevalleycultivateinadditionthesugar-cane，sweetpotato，andmanioc`Jatrophamanihot’Theclimatethere，however，iswarmerthanatLinyanti，andtheMakalakaincreasethefertilityoftheirgardensbyrudeattemptsatartificialirrigation。
　　Theinstrumentofcultureoverallthisregionisahoe，theironofwhichtheBatokaandBanyetiobtainfromtheorebysmelting。
　　TheamountofironwhichtheyproduceannuallymaybeunderstoodwhenitisknownthatmostofthehoesinuseatLinyantiarethetributeimposedonthesmithsofthosesubjecttribes。
　　Sekeletureceivestributefromagreatnumberoftribesincornordura，ground-nuts，hoes，spears，honey，canoes，paddles，woodenvessels，tobacco，mutokuane`Cannabissativa’，variouswildfruitsdried，preparedskins，andivoryWhenthesearticlesarebroughtintothekotla，SekeletuhasthehonorofdividingthemamongtheloungerswhousuallycongregatethereAsmallportiononlyisreservedforhimself。
　　Theivorybelongsnominallytohimtoo，butthisissimplyawayofmakingafairdistributionoftheprofitsThechiefsellsitonlywiththeapprobationofhiscounselors，andtheproceedsaredistributedinopendayamongthepeopleasbeforeHehasthechoiceofeverything；
　　butifheisnotmoreliberaltoothersthantohimself，helosesinpopularityIhaveknowninstancesinthisandothertribesinwhichindividualsaggrieved，becausetheyhadbeenoverlooked，fledtootherchiefsOnediscontentedperson，havingfledtoLechulatebe，wasencouragedtogotoavillageoftheBapalleng，ontheRiverChoorTso，andabstractedthetributeofivorythencewhichoughttohavecometoSekeletuThistheftenragedthewholeoftheMakololo，becausetheyallfeltittobeapersonalloss。
　　SomeofLechulatebe’speoplehavingcomeonavisittoLinyanti，ademonstrationwasmade，inwhichaboutfivehundredMakololo，armed，wentthroughamimicfight；theprincipalwarriorspointedtheirspearstowardthelakewhereLechulatebelives，andeverythrustinthatdirectionwasansweredbyallwiththeshout，“Ho-o！”whileeverystabonthegrounddrewoutasimultaneous“Huzz！”Ontheseoccasionsallcapableofbearingarms，eventheold，mustturnoutatthecall。
　　InthetimeofSebituane，anyoneremaininginhishousewassearchedforandkilledwithoutmercy。
　　ThisoffenseofLechulatebewasaggravatedbyrepetition，andbyasongsunginhistownaccompanyingthedances，whichmanifestedjoyatthedeathofSebituaneHehadenjoinedhispeopletoliveinpeacewiththoseatthelake，andSekeletufeltdisposedtofollowhisadvice；
　　butLechulatebehadnowgotpossessionoffire-arms，andconsideredhimselfmorethanamatchfortheMakololoHisfatherhadbeendispossessedofmanycattlebySebituane，and，asforgivenessisnotconsideredamongthevirtuesbytheheathen，LechulatebethoughthehadarighttorecoverwhathecouldAsIhadagooddealofinfluencewiththeMakololo，Ipersuadedthemthat，beforetheycouldhavepeace，theymustresolvetogivethesameblessingtoothers，andtheynevercoulddothatwithoutforgivingandforgettingancientfeuds。
　　Itishardtomakethemfeelthatsheddingofhumanbloodisagreatcrime；
　　theymustbeconsciousthatitiswrong，but，havingbeenaccustomedtobloodshedfrominfancy，theyareremarkablycalloustotheenormityofthecrimeofdestroyinghumanlife。
　　IsentamessageatthesametimetoLechulatebeadvisinghimtogiveupthecoursehehadadopted，andespeciallythesong；
　　because，thoughSebituanewasdead，thearmswithwhichhehadfoughtwerestillaliveandstrong。
　　Sekeletu，inordertofollowuphisfather’sinstructionsandpromotepeace，senttencowstoLechulatebetobeexchangedforsheep；
　　theseanimalsthrivewellinabushycountrylikethataroundthelake，butwillscarcelyliveintheflatprairiesbetweenthenet-workofwatersnorthoftheChobeThemenwhotookthecowscarriedanumberofhoestopurchasegoatsbesidesLechulatebetookthecowsandsentbackanequalnumberofsheepNow，accordingtotherelativevalueofsheepandcowsintheseparts，heoughttohavesentsixtyorseventy。
　　OneofthemenwhohadhoeswastryingtopurchaseinavillagewithoutformalleavefromLechulatebe；thischiefpunishedhimbymakinghimsitsomehoursonthebroilinghotsandatleast130Deg。。
　　ThisfartheroffenseputastoptoamicablerelationsbetweenthetwotribesaltogetherItwasacaseinwhichaverysmalltribe，commandedbyaweakandfoolishchief，hadgotpossessionoffire-arms，andfeltconsciousofabilitytocopewithanumerousandwarlikerace。
　　Suchcasesaretheonlyonesinwhichthepossessionoffire-armsdoesevil。
　　TheuniversaleffectofthediffusionofthemorepotentinstrumentsofwarfareinAfricaisthesameasamongourselves。
　　Fire-armsrenderwarslessfrequentandlessbloodyItisindeedexceedinglyraretohearoftwotribeshavinggunsgoingtowarwitheachother；and，asnearlyallthefeuds，inthesouthatleast，havebeenaboutcattle，theriskwhichmustbeincurredfromlongshotsgenerallyprovesapreventivetotheforay。
　　TheMakololowereprevailedupontokeepthepeaceduringmyresidencewiththem，butitwaseasytoperceivethatpublicopinionwasagainstsparingatribeofBechuanasforwhomtheMakololoentertainedthemostsovereigncontemptTheyoungmenwouldremark，“Lechulatebeisherdingourcowsforus；letusonlygo，weshall`lift’thepriceoftheminsheep。”etc。
　　AstheMakololoarethemostnortherlyoftheBechuanas，wemayglancebackatthisfamilyofAfricansbeforeenteringonthebranchofthenegrofamilywhichtheMakololodistinguishbythetermMakalakaThenameBechuanaseemsderivedfromthewordChuanaalike，orequal
　　withthepersonalpronounBatheyprefixed，andthereforemeansfellowsorequalsSomehavesupposedthenametohavearisenfromamistakeofsometraveler，who，onaskingindividualsofthisnationconcerningthetribeslivingbeyondthem，receivedtheanswer，Bachuana，“theyarealike“；meaning，“Theyarethesameasweare“；
　　andthatthisnamelesstraveler，whoneverwroteawordaboutthem，managedtoingrafthismistakeasagenerictermonanationextendingfromtheOrangeRiverto18Degsouthlatitude。*
　　*TheMakololohaveconqueredthecountryasfaras14Degsouth，butitisstillpeopledchieflybytheblacktribesnamedMakalaka。