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 .. . ingstonevisited Sekeletu, the latter was quite scandalized that a portion of themeal was put aside. However, he soon saw the advantage of the plan,and after awhile followed it himself, in spite of the remonstrances of theold men; and, while the missionary was with him, they played into eachothers hands by each reserving a portion for the other at every Skill in Using- Canoes. As
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 .. . ingstonevisited Sekeletu, the latter was quite scandalized that a portion of themeal was put aside. However, he soon saw the advantage of the plan,and after awhile followed it himself, in spite of the remonstrances of theold men; and, while the missionary was with him, they played into eachothers hands by each reserving a portion for the other at every Skill in Using- Canoes. As the Makololo live much on the banks of the river Zambesi, theynaturally use the canoe, and are skilful in its management. These canoesare flat-bottomed, in order to enable them to pass over the numerousshallows of the Zambesi, and are sometimes forty feet in length, carryingfrom six to ten paddlers, besides other freight. The paddles are about?eight feet in length, and, when the canoe gets into shallow water, the pad-dles are used as punt-poles. The paddlers stand while at work, and keeptime as if they were engaged in a University boat race, so that they pro-pel the vessel with considerable <if-o o H < 03, A CELEBRATED AFRICAN TRIBE. ^5 Being flat-bottomed, the boats need very skilful management, especi-ally in so rapid and variable a river as the Zambesi, where sluggish<iepths, rock-beset shallows, and swift rapids, follow each other repeat--edly. If the canoe should happen to come broadside to the current, itwould inevitably be upset, and as the Makololo are not all swimmers,::several of the crew would probably be drowned. As soon, therefore, assuch a danger seems to be pending, those who can swim jump into thewater and guide the canoe through the sunken rocks and dangerous ed-dies. Skill in the management of the canoe is especially needed in thechase of the hippopotamus, which they contrive to hunt in their own-element, and which they seldom fail in securing
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