. The Baganda . a cattle, which were black,or black and white; the Nsoga cattle, with longer hornsthan the Nganda, which also were black, or black and white ;the red, or red and white, hornless cattle ; and finally the Nsagala, or long-horned cattle which were red, or red andwhite, and had horns of immense size. The Nsoga breedwere the only cows with any pretence to a hump, and theyhad only small humps. 4i6 THE BAGANDA CHAP. ipigrass. Cows were The animals were not given any food when they werefedentirely brought in from pasture at nightfall, though occasionallysome peasant might save a few pe
. The Baganda . a cattle, which were black,or black and white; the Nsoga cattle, with longer hornsthan the Nganda, which also were black, or black and white ;the red, or red and white, hornless cattle ; and finally the Nsagala, or long-horned cattle which were red, or red andwhite, and had horns of immense size. The Nsoga breedwere the only cows with any pretence to a hump, and theyhad only small humps. 4i6 THE BAGANDA CHAP. ipigrass. Cows were The animals were not given any food when they werefedentirely brought in from pasture at nightfall, though occasionallysome peasant might save a few peelings from the plantainsfor his one animal ; cows fed as best they could during theday, and fasted from sunset until the next morning, whenthey were again taken to the pastures. When the weatherwas hot, and the flies were troublesome, the herdsmenoften took the animals to graze by night, if there wasa moon ; at such times several men would join togetherto guard the cows against wild animals. Peasants sent their. boys to herd any cows they possessed, but girls and womenwere forbidden by custom to do this work, and no womanwas allowed to milk cows. Many herdsmen became expertsin the knowledge of medicinal herbs, and could treat theanimals during sickness. Before the country was thrownopen there were seldom any scourges of plague among thecattle, there was no exchange of cattle with other nations,and cattle-raids were confined to limited areas, whichcircumstances also limited the spread of disease. Cows XII THE KEEPING OF COWS, ETC. 417 belonging to the King and to chiefs were kept in an openkraal by night, with a strong rough fence, composed chiefly ofthorny shrubs, to protect them against the attacks of wildanimals. Poor people took their cows into their houses by night,and made special places of beaten earth for them to lie upon,with a gutter to carry any water off. Inside the kraal the herds-men had their huts, and a fire was kept burning during thenight. The cow-droppings we
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