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。