Western field . and vary considerably in height; thiscauses me to think that numerous tribeshave been absorbed by the Nandi in formeryears and, by intermarrying, the stature ofthese people has lost its original characteris-tics. I doubt if the change has been for thebetter, for although some magnificently builtmen may be seen, it is rather the exception. As with most African natives clothing is asuperfluous article, especially with theyounger people; the older folks wear furcapes, or soft leather mantles, during cold orrainy weather, and married women wear amuch abbreviated leather skirt. The
Western field . and vary considerably in height; thiscauses me to think that numerous tribeshave been absorbed by the Nandi in formeryears and, by intermarrying, the stature ofthese people has lost its original characteris-tics. I doubt if the change has been for thebetter, for although some magnificently builtmen may be seen, it is rather the exception. As with most African natives clothing is asuperfluous article, especially with theyounger people; the older folks wear furcapes, or soft leather mantles, during cold orrainy weather, and married women wear amuch abbreviated leather skirt. The Nandiwomen, as a rule, are very ugly, and in anycase the most kindly disposed observerwould hardly accuse one of being handsome. From the age of twenty-five or thirty on,the women decline very fast and assume ashrunken appearance which reminds one ofparchment. There is some excuse for this,however, as they usually work very hard. In pursuance of the usual custom of allsavages, the women do the most of all agri-. y- y FEATURES RESEMBLING THE ARAB. cultural work, and as the Nandi depend agreat deal on the products of Mother Earth,there is plenty of work for the women. As a fighter the Nandi warrior holds hisown pretty well, and is held in great respectby neighboring tribes. Although great raiders they are hardlyso daring or tenacious as the more cleverMasai. It not being required that they liveon plunder, the surrounding tribes do notfeel the weight of their power as often aswould be supposed, and really about the onlywarriors which go on a raid are young fel-lows who need a spear or arrow stuck intotheir anatomy in order to make them wise—but some never learn enough to make themstop fighting. I one time encountered aparty in which there was one fellow who wasa magnificent and terrible appearing war-rior; that part of his body which he wasunable to cover with his shield seemed to bea network of scars. I looked him over andremarked that he must be a great the words
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