. The Baganda . hese houses in a few hours, and destroyed thework of months. Two hundred men would be at work for atleast two months, building one of the large houses. In theroyal enclosure there were always several houses being builtat the same time, as well as repairs being made to others, sothat there was a stream of workmen entering the enclosuredaily; no fewer than a thousand men were engaged there onbuilding alone. There were not less than three thousandpeople living in the royal enclosure. Important chiefs alsohad, living in their enclosure, numbers of wives, and followerswho could be n
. The Baganda . hese houses in a few hours, and destroyed thework of months. Two hundred men would be at work for atleast two months, building one of the large houses. In theroyal enclosure there were always several houses being builtat the same time, as well as repairs being made to others, sothat there was a stream of workmen entering the enclosuredaily; no fewer than a thousand men were engaged there onbuilding alone. There were not less than three thousandpeople living in the royal enclosure. Important chiefs alsohad, living in their enclosure, numbers of wives, and followerswho could be numbered by the hundred, often making up thelarge total of a thousand a The site for the capital had to be selected with a view to ac-site for the commodating these large numbers of people; a second consider-^^^ ^ ation, when selecting it, was to find a situation where roads fromthe various districts converged. The King liked the capital tocommand all the roads from every part of the kingdom ; he. 3^7 368 THE BAGANDA CHAP. also needed a private exit to the lake, which would enable himto escape unobserved to an island should any danger threatenhim. The royal enclosure was encircled by a tall reed-fenceten or twelve feet high made of elephant-grass, and supportedby stout posts at intervals. The posts were cut from differentvarieties of wild fig-trees, and were so planted that they soontook root and grew ; to these posts reeds were tied horizontallywith the strontr bark of a tree. To the frame-work thus made
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