. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. MASAI, TUEKANA, SUK, NANDI, ETC. 819^ medicine derived from herbs is mixed with it. The Masai women and old married men eat pretty much what they like, and are allowed to- smoke tobacco; but during pregnanc
. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. MASAI, TUEKANA, SUK, NANDI, ETC. 819^ medicine derived from herbs is mixed with it. The Masai women and old married men eat pretty much what they like, and are allowed to- smoke tobacco; but during pregnancy the women rarely touch meat, consuming at that time enormous quantities of butter and milk. They also, when in this condition, eat fat, and believe that these oily substances will lubricate the passages and make delivery easier. Honey is eaten by every one who can get it. By mixing a little water with the honey au intoxicating mead is made, which is much drunk by the old 456. SPEAKS OF WARRIORS. (SOME OK THE JIEN' ARE PLAYING THE GAME OP DRAUGHTS, ILLUSTRATED ON P. 79S) The foregoing remarks about food apply mainly to the pastoral Masai; the agricultural section does not hold quite so rigidly to its special observances for the food of the young men as distinguished from that of the elders or the women; and as these people are industrious agriculturists and rear large crops of grain, pumpkins, and beans, their diet is largely of vegetable substances, though they are as fond of meat as their pastoral- kinsmen and enemies. Among the pastoral :Masai only the women and the married men are allowed to smoke tobacco. Some of the elder men take tobacco mixed' with potash as snuff. The iceapons of the ]Masai consist of spears and shields, bows and'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns
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