ButterMaggita。AgirlMiss-sooki。
　　Acanoe……Obwato。AboyUm-wana。
　　Apaddle。…Engaiee。AthiefMoosuma。
　　Amountain…Orsozi。LubariorTheearth…Intaka。Fish…Enchoa。
　　Thesky………Iggohr。Wood……Bitl。
　　AroadorpathMuhanda。Eggs…Yooli。
　　Goon…Togendi。
　　DOMESTICANIMALS。
　　Itisasingularfactthat，althoughthedomesticox，sheep，andfowlsarefoundeverywhereamongthenegroesofCentralAfrica，thereisnotraceoftheoriginalstockamongthewildanimalsofthecountry。Thequestionarises——wheredidtheycomefrom?
　　Dogsaredomesticated，andareusedbythenativesintheirhunts。
　　ThoseofCentralAfricaaremiserablepariahs，buttheyareneverthelessmuchprizedbytheirowners。
　　AftertheattackatFatikobytheslave-hunters，whichresultedinthedispersionoftheirparty，upwardsof170dogsbecamehouseless。Thenativesaskedmypermissiontocapturethem，and，havingspreadtheirhunting-nets，theydrovethedogsastheywouldwildanimals，anddailysecuredagreatnumber，whichtheytrainedtohuntthecalvesofantelopesandthegreatgrass-ratAnlacodusSwindernianus。
　　Negroeshavenosympathywiththeyoungofwildanimals，andIhaveneverseenapetanimalorbirdintheirvillages。AlthoughIofferedtwocowsforeveryyoungelephanttheymightcatch，Inevercouldprevailuponthemtosparethelittleones。Fivewerespearedruthlesslyinoneday，withintwoorthreehours’marchofFatiko。Anegroisneverseenwithouthisspear，andhefindsthegreatestpleasureinstickingitintoeithersomethingorsomebody。
　　DISEASES。
　　Small-poxisprevalent，Cholerararelyattacksthecountry，butitisknown。DysenteryisverycommonintheWhiteNiledistricts，butitisrareinthehighlands。ThiscomplaintisgenerallyfatalatGondokoro。
　　Greatcautionshouldbeused，andimpurewateravoided。Marshfeveristhegeneralcomplaintofthelowground，butisrareinthehighlandsofFatikoandUnyoro。
　　IhavenevermetwithtyphoidfeversinCentralAfrica，althoughtheyarecommonatKhartoum。
　　Measles，whooping-cough，scarlatina，croup，diphtheria，arequiteunknown。
　　Blindnessisonlytheresultofextremeage，andisveryrare。Ineversawacaseofmania，norhaveIevermetmorethanoneidiotinCentralAfrica。Thebrainappearstobeexercisedasasimplemuscleofthebody，andisneveroverstrainedbydeepthoughtorbyexcessivestudy。
　　Therearenogreatcommercialorparliamentaryanxieties；nostrugglestokeepupappearancesandpositioninsocietyagainstthecommonenemy，”smallmeans；”noheartstobreakwithoverwhelminglove；butthehumanbeingsofCentralAfricaliveasanimals，simplyusingthebrainasadirectoroftheirdailywants。Thusintheirsimplestatetheynevercommitsuicideandnevergomad。Theirwomennevergivebirthtocripplesormonsters，asthesympatheticuteruscontinuesinharmonywiththehealthybrain。
　　Ihaveseenonlytwodwarfs。ThesewereinUnyoro，oneofwhomwasdescribedbySpekeKimenya：heissincedead。TheotherwasatthecourtofKabbaRega，namedRakoomba。Wemeasuredthislittlefellow，whowasexactlythreefeetandhalf-aninchinheight，attheageofabouteighteenyears。
　　TheteethareremarkablethroughoutCentralAfrica。Ihaveexaminedgreatnumbersofskulls，andIneverfoundadecayedtooth。Manytribesextractthefourfrontteethofthelowerjaw。Thebonethencloses，andformsasharpedgelikethejawofaturtle。
　　MAMMALIA*
　　*Mr。Sclater，oftheZoologicalSocietyofLondon，hasfurnishedmewiththescientificnamesoftheantelopesandothermammals。
　　TheprincipalanimalsandbirdsintheShoolicountryare：——
　　Nativename。
　　Gezelladama。Lajooar。
　　Nanotragushemprichianus。Amoor。
　　Cervicapralencolis。Teel。
　　Cervicapraellipsiprymna。Apoolli。
　　Cervicapraarundinaera。Oboor。
　　Alcelaphusbubalis。Poora。
　　Trageiaphusscriptus。Roda。
　　HippoacayusBakeriAboori。
　　Camelopardalisgiraffa。Ree。
　　PhacochaerusAEtaniRuppWart-hog。Kool。
　　Boscaffer。Joobi。
　　ElephasAfricanus。Leteb。
　　Rhinoceerosbicornis。Oomooga。
　　Felisleo。Lobohr。
　　Felisleopardes。Quatch。
　　Wilddog，probablyLycaonpietus。Orara。
　　Jackal。Roodi。
　　Hyanacrocata。Laluha。
　　ManisTemminckii。Mooak。
　　Hystrixap。Cho。
　　Viverragenetta。Gnonge。
　　Feliscaracal。Quorra。
　　Herpsalesstriatus。Juang。
　　Struthiocameles。Oodo。
　　Leptoptiluscrumenfirus。Kiaoom。
　　Hyraxap。Dooka。
　　AulacodusSwindernianus，orgreatreed-ratNeeri。
　　Eupodolessp。Apido。
　　Nemidameleugris?Owino。
　　Francolinussp。?Aweri。
　　ThezebraexistsintheShoolicountry，butisveryrare。HippopotamiaretobefoundintheAsuariver。
　　OnthebordersoftheWhiteNilewefindtheCervicapramegacerosandthebeautifulDamalisSenegalensis，whichIhadsupposedwasanewspecieswhenIfirstsecureditonthebanksoftheBahrGiraffe。
　　Nothingnewhasbeenactuallydiscoveredduringtheexpedition，andtherecanbenothingexistingasananimalthatisnotwellknowntothenatives，withwhomIconstantlyassociated；thereforethereislittlehopeofunknownspecies，exceptingthewilddogknownbytheShoolias”Orara。”
　　Thebotanicalcollection，madeentirelybyLadyBaker，washandedtotheKhediveofEgypt，thereforeIregretthatIcannotdescribeit。
　　LIBERATEDSLAVES。
　　UponarrivalatGondokorowithourparty，wewereshortlyvisitedbytheBarifatheroflittleCuckoo，whohadtravelledsevenhundredmileswithus。InayearandahalfCuckoohadgrownimmensely，andbeinginagoodsuitofclothes，hewaswithdifficultyrecognizedbyhissavage-lookingparent，whohadpartedwithhimasanaked，ash-smearedlittleurchinofbetweensixandsevenyearsold。
　　IamsorrytosaythatCuckoodidnotmeethisfatherwithanaffectionateembrace，butatfirstpositivelyrefusedtogowithhim；
　　andwhencompelledtoaccompanyhimasaprodigalsonandwanderer，hedughisknucklesintohiseyesandbegantocry。PoorlittleCuckooknewthatthedaysofbeefandgoodcookinghadpassedaway。Heexpressedhisdeterminationtorunawayfromhisfatherandtoreturntous；butashishomewasonthewestbankoftheNile，weneversawCuckooagain。
　　TheboysandyoungwomenwhomIhadliberatedfromtheslave-hunters，andwhohadactedasdomesticservants，werewellcaredforatthecloseoftheexpedition，andIsecuredthemsituationswithwell-knownrespectablefamiliesinCairoandAlexandria。Amarn，theAbyssinianboy，whoinintelligencehadbeenfarinadvanceofthenegrolads，accompaniedhismistresstoEnglandathisexpressrequest，whereheisnowregularlyinstalledinourownhousehold。TheulceratedlegfromwhichhehadsufferedfortwoyearsinAfrica，wassooncuredbythekindattentionofthesurgeonsofSt。George’sHospital，shortlyafterhisarrivalinLondon。Amarnhasnowgrownintoayoungmanofabout18or19。HeisaChristian，andingeneralgoodconductandintegrityhehassetabrightexampletoEnglishservantsandisrespectedbyallclasses。
　　AFEWHINTS。
　　Ishallgivethefollowinghintsastheyoccurredtome，andasInotedthemdownatthetimewheninAfrica：——
　　MedicineChest——Shouldbeofteak，coveredwithzinc，withcopperedgesandcorners。Thebottomshouldbefirstcoveredexternally，toenablethewettodrainoffwithouttouchingthewood。TheexpensivecanteenspurchasedofMessrs。SilverandCo。，althoughcoveredwithmetalonthetopandsides，hadnometalbeneath；thustheywereapreytodampandinsects。
　　Allbottlesinmedicinechestshouldhavenumbersengravedontheglasstocorrespondwithanindexpaintedontheinsideofthelid。Insectsanddampquicklydestroygildingorordinarypaperlabels。
　　Seidlitzpowdersandalleffervescentmedicinesshouldbepackedinwide-mouthed，stopperedbottles，butneverinpapers。
　　Matches——BryantandMay’s”VictoriaMatches”willstandthedampofthetropicsbeyondallothers。
　　Tarpaulins——Shouldbetruemackintosh；butnootherpreparationofindia-rubberwillstandtheheatofthetropics。No。2canvaspaintedisbetterthananypreparationoftar，whichstickswhenfoldedtogether。
　　Alltarpaulinsshouldbe12feetsquare，withlargemetaleyeletholesandstronglines。Iflarger，theyaretooheavy。