Chapter 27.
Low Hills - Black Soldier-Ants; Their Cannibalism -
The Plasterer And Its Chloroform - White Ants; Their Usefulness -
Mutokwane-Smoking;
Its Effects - Border Territory -
Healthy Table-lands - Geological Formation - Cicadae -
Trees - Flowers - River Kalomo - Physical Conformation of Country -
Ridges, sanatoria
- A wounded Buffalo assisted - Buffalo-bird -
Rhinoceros-bird - Leaders of Herds - The Honey-guide -
The White Mountain - Mozuma River - Sebituane's old Home -
Hostile Village - Prophetic Phrensy - Food of the Elephant -
Ant-hills - Friendly Batoka - Clothing despised - Method of Salutation -
Wild Fruits - The Captive released - Longings for Peace -
Pingola's Conquests - The Village of Monze - Aspect of the Country -
Visit from the Chief Monze and his Wife - Central healthy Locations -
Friendly Feelings of the People in reference to a white Resident -
Fertility of the Soil - Bashukulompo Mode of dressing their Hair -
Gratitude of the Prisoner we released - Kindness and Remarks
of Monze's Sister - Dip of the Rocks - Vegetation -
Generosity of the Inhabitants - Their Anxiety for Medicine -
Hooping-cough - Birds and Rain.
Chapter 28.
Beautiful Valley - Buffalo - My young Men kill two Elephants -
The Hunt - Mode of measuring Height of live Elephants -
Wild Animals smaller here than in the South, though their Food
is more abundant - The Elephant a dainty Feeder - Semalembue -
His Presents - Joy in prospect of living in Peace - Trade -
His People's way of wearing their Hair - Their Mode of Salutation -
Old Encampment - Sebituane's former Residence - Ford of Kafue -
Hippopotami - Hills and Villages - Geological Formation -
Prodigious Quantities of large Game - Their Tameness - Rains -
Less Sickness than in the Journey to Loanda - Reason -
Charge from an Elephant - Vast Amount of animal Life on the Zambesi -
Water of River discolored - An Island with Buffaloes and Men on it -
Native Devices for killing Game - Tsetse now in Country -
Agricultural Industry - An Albino murdered by his Mother -
"Guilty of Tlolo" - Women who make their Mouths "like those of Ducks" -
First Symptom of the Slave-trade on this side - Selole's Hostility -
An armed Party hoaxed - An Italian Marauder slain -
Elephant's Tenacity of Life - A Word to young Sportsmen -
Mr. Oswell's Adventure with an Elephant; narrow Escape -
Mburuma's Village - Suspicious Conduct of his People -
Guides attempt to detain us - The Village and People of Ma Mburuma -
Character our Guides give of us.
Chapter 29.
Confluence of Loangwa and Zambesi - Hostile Appearances -
Ruins of a Church - Turmoil of Spirit - Cross the River -
Friendly Parting - Ruins of stone Houses - The Situation of Zumbo
for Commerce - Pleasant Gardens - Dr. Lacerda's Visit to Cazembe -
Pereira's Statement - Unsuccessful Attempt to establish Trade
with the People of Cazembe - One of my Men tossed by a Buffalo -
Meet a Man with Jacket and Hat on - Hear of the Portuguese and native War
- Holms and Terraces on the Banks of a River - Dancing for Corn -
Beautiful Country - Mpende's Hostility - Incantations -
A Fight anticipated - Courage and Remarks of my Men -
Visit from two old Councilors of Mpende - Their Opinion of the English -
Mpende concludes not to fight us - His subsequent Friendship -
Aids us to cross the River - The Country - Sweet Potatoes -
Bakwain Theory of Rain confirmed - Thunder without Clouds -
Desertion of one of my Men - Other Natives' Ideas of the English -
Dalama (gold) - Inhabitants dislike Slave-buyers -
Meet native Traders with American Calico - Game-laws -
Elephant Medicine - Salt from the Sand - Fertility of Soil -
Spotted Hyaena - Liberality and Politeness of the People -
Presents - A stingy white Trader - Natives' Remarks about him -
Effect on their Minds - Rain and Wind now from an opposite Direction -
Scarcity of Fuel - Trees for Boat-building - Boroma -
Freshets - Leave the River - Chicova, its Geological Features -
Small Rapid near Tete - Loquacious Guide - Nyampungo, the Rain-charmer -
An old Man - No Silver - Gold-washing - No Cattle.
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