. Young folks library . dulge in a manner ofmerriment which resembles the gam-bols of sportive water-fowls: standingupright and balancing themselves intheir hollow logs, which appear butlittle larger than themselves, theystrike the water furiously with theirpaddles, skimming over the surface,dashing to and fro, splashing one an-other, urging forward, backing, and Native Hkaddress. i t xi • r. wheenng their crait, now capsizing,then regaining their position with wonderful make coarse hooks, and have many varieties ofnets and creels. Conspicuous on the waters and in thevillages is
. Young folks library . dulge in a manner ofmerriment which resembles the gam-bols of sportive water-fowls: standingupright and balancing themselves intheir hollow logs, which appear butlittle larger than themselves, theystrike the water furiously with theirpaddles, skimming over the surface,dashing to and fro, splashing one an-other, urging forward, backing, and Native Hkaddress. i t xi • r. wheenng their crait, now capsizing,then regaining their position with wonderful make coarse hooks, and have many varieties ofnets and creels. Conspicuous on the waters and in thevillages is the dewa, or otter of Oman, a triangle ofstout reeds, which shows the position of the net. Astronger kind, and used for the larger ground-fish, is acage of open basket-work, provided like the formerwith a bait and two entrances. The fish once en-tangled cannot escape, and a log of wood used as atrimmer, attached to a float-rope of rushy plants,directs the fisherman. The Wajiji . . are taught by the example of their. Discovery of Tanganyika Lake 349 chiefs to be rude, insolent, and extortionate; they de-mand beads even for pointing out the road; they willderide and imitate a strangers speech and manner be-fore his face; they can do nothing without a long pre-liminary of the fiercest scolding; they are as readywith a blow as with a word; and they may often beseen playing at rough and tumble, fighting, pushing,and tearing hair, in their boats. A Mjiji uses hisdagger or his spear upon a guest with little hesitation;he thinks twice, however, before drawing blood, if itwill cause a feud. Their roughness of manner is dashedwith a curious ceremoniousness. When the sultan ap-pears among his people, he stands in a circle and clapshis hands, to which all respond in the same courtesy to one another, bending the rightknee almost to the ground. When two men meet,they clasp each others arms with both hands, rubbingthem up and down, and ejaculating for some minutes, Nama sanga ? n
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