Western field . TYPICAL KIKUYU CCSTUMFJS. placing the huts, each of which invariablyhas an annex in which grain and other sup-plies are stored. All chiefs are tyrants, and rule their peo-ple with a strong hand; petty offenders aredealt with roughly, being sometimes evenenslaved. Often the people feel the effectof their leaders quarrels; the weaker chiefwill be required to send a number of men towork for his stronger neighbor. Since therailroad has started, some of those stronger to servility; their hearts break and they longfor death, which I believe is a relief tothem. It will readny be seen
Western field . TYPICAL KIKUYU CCSTUMFJS. placing the huts, each of which invariablyhas an annex in which grain and other sup-plies are stored. All chiefs are tyrants, and rule their peo-ple with a strong hand; petty offenders aredealt with roughly, being sometimes evenenslaved. Often the people feel the effectof their leaders quarrels; the weaker chiefwill be required to send a number of men towork for his stronger neighbor. Since therailroad has started, some of those stronger to servility; their hearts break and they longfor death, which I believe is a relief tothem. It will readny be seen that Kikuyuland isno place for a hunter to go for sport. Nearlyail game has been driven out by the numer-ous inhabitants; true, once in a while a rhi-noceros or elephant emerges from the forestand causes a serious disturbance among thecrops, but it is not worth while stopping hereif on a hunting expedition. 110^ Our. Last Quail sp ^ %> # #> .
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