. OWN THE LOSITO. 237 mount his back as of old and guide him with perfect ease. TheAfrican elephant is considered larger than those of India andthose of the southern sections. Those, however, on the easternridge, where Dr. Livingstone witnessed the exploit of his men,are not generally larger than those of India. They are distin-guished, however, more clearly from their Indian cousins bytheir ears, which are enormous. It is worthy of remark, in thisconnection, that there is an appreciable diminution in the size*and vigor of all animal
. OWN THE LOSITO. 237 mount his back as of old and guide him with perfect ease. TheAfrican elephant is considered larger than those of India andthose of the southern sections. Those, however, on the easternridge, where Dr. Livingstone witnessed the exploit of his men,are not generally larger than those of India. They are distin-guished, however, more clearly from their Indian cousins bytheir ears, which are enormous. It is worthy of remark, in thisconnection, that there is an appreciable diminution in the size*and vigor of all animals, including man, in proportion as foodis more abundant, and tropical climates are apparently unfavor-able to the development of either man or beast. But Semalembue is waiting for our attentions, and we mustturn our backs on the lovely valley with its teeming way to the residence of that chief lay down the Lositoand through the ranges of hills. The residence itself was foundat the foot of the range of hills through which the Kafue findsits STAG BEETLC 12 CHAPTER X. BORDER TRIBES. Tho Kafu«— Longing for Peace—Negro Worship—Foreign Goods—BarbisaTuadera—Five Ranges—Geological Features—Health of Livingstone—TheZambesi again—Elephant-Hunting—Suffering from Heat —The Native Pecu-liarities—Absence of Deformed Persons—Continue*.! Friwndline**—Adventurewith an Elephant—Native Suspicions—Doubtful Conduct—Peace and Kind-ness— Portuguese Enterprise—Situation of Zumbo—Abundance of Game— Wonderful Liberality— Dancing for (rn Livingstone1! Example—Providencein the Council—Mondes Favor—Slave Trade Abhorred—Across the Zambesi—Sand River—Game I^aws — Elevated Huts—Hyena Scourge—Overflow of theZambesi—Appreciation of Gifts. Semalembues village guards the narrow gorge throughwhich the Kafue finds its escape from the hills into the Zam-besi, in lat. 15° 48 19 S., long. 28° 22 E. He was notbehind any head man in t
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