Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . inin-yane, but Moshoshama, and to that name he at once responded. It thenturned out that he had exchanged names with a Zulu. The object ofthe exchange is, that the two persons are thenceforth bound to considereach other as comrades, and to give assistance in every way. If, forexample, Sininyane had happened to travel into the country whereMoshoshama lived, the latter was bound to
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . inin-yane, but Moshoshama, and to that name he at once responded. It thenturned out that he had exchanged names with a Zulu. The object ofthe exchange is, that the two persons are thenceforth bound to considereach other as comrades, and to give assistance in every way. If, forexample, Sininyane had happened to travel into the country whereMoshoshama lived, the latter was bound to like a brother. They seem to be an intelligent race, and to appreciate the notion ofa Creator, and of the immortality of the soul; but, like most Africanraces, they cannot believe that the white and the black races have any-thing in common, or that the religion of the former can suit the are very ready to admit that Christianity is an admirable religion forwhite men, but will by no means be persuaded that it would be equallygood for themselves. They have a hazy sort of idea of their Creator, the invisible head-chiefof the spirits, and ground their belief in the immortality of the soul on. (198) BATTLING WITH DIFFICULTIES AND DANGERS. 199 thefact that their departed relatives come and speak to them in theirdreams. They have the same idea of the muave poison that has aheadyheen mentioned; and so strong is their belief in its efficacy that, in a dis-pute, one man will challenge the other to drink muave; and even thechiefs themselves will often offer to test its discriminating powers. When a Manganja dies, a great wailing is kept up in his house for twodays; his tools and weapons are broken, together with his cookingvessels. All food in the house is taken out and destroyed; and even thebeer is poured on the earth. The burial grounds seem to be carefully cherished—as carefully,indeed, as many of the churchyards in America. The graves are all•arranged north and south,
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