Africa . ong in 1874,and by Colonel Gordons more recent explorations. Ugan-da is rolling and picturesque; groves of banana treesthat abound everywhere, adorn the verdant landscape ; thesoil is rich in iron, rock crystals, and granite; but theclimate is unhealthy and weakening for Europeans. The 1 Central Africa. Colonel C. Chaille Long ; 1876. 324 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. valleys are interspersed with swamps and morasses fre-quented by herds of elephants and buffaloes. Jungle feveralso prevails, and the natives themselves are not alwaysproof against its deadly attacks. The products
Africa . ong in 1874,and by Colonel Gordons more recent explorations. Ugan-da is rolling and picturesque; groves of banana treesthat abound everywhere, adorn the verdant landscape ; thesoil is rich in iron, rock crystals, and granite; but theclimate is unhealthy and weakening for Europeans. The 1 Central Africa. Colonel C. Chaille Long ; 1876. 324 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. valleys are interspersed with swamps and morasses fre-quented by herds of elephants and buffaloes. Jungle feveralso prevails, and the natives themselves are not alwaysproof against its deadly attacks. The products of the landare—coffee, which grows wild and is chewed instead ofboiled by the natives; tobacco of excellent quality, andlargely cultivated ; sugar-cane, maize, potatoes, yams, beans,and bananas in vast quantities. 8. King Mtesa and his People. Mtesa is an absolute sovereign. For the last six yearshe has adopted Mohammedanism, introduced into thecountry by some Zanzibar traders ; but how far his practice. KING MTESA S DAUGHTER. may correspond with his profession has not been ascer-tained. By one conversation with him, Mr. Stanley be-lieved that he had converted King Mtesa to of his people go about with little wooden tabletsinscribed with passages from the Koran in Arabic char-acters, and the fortunate possessors of these talismans areregarded with a sort of veneration by their neighbours. UGANDA. 325 In honour of Longs first visit to the court, thirty of KingMtesas subjects were beheaded, and from eight to ten oneach successive visit. Simi-lar atrocious practices pre-vail in the adjoining stateof Unyoro. King Mtesas capital ofUlagalla, close to the Mur-chison gulf of the Nyanza,centres in the royal quarters,a large collection of build-ings crowning an eminence,round which five severalpalisades and circular courtsare built, and separated bya broad road from the town,through which six or sevenimposing avenues lined withgardens and huts radiateoutward. The popul
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