Nowhere in the interior are natives so well clad as these creatures.

In dressing up their hair, and otherwise smearing their bodies with ochreish clay, they are great dandies.

They always keep their bows and arrows, which form their national arm, in excellent order, the latter well poisoned, and carried in quivers nicely carved.

To intimidate a caravan and extort a hongo or tax, I have seen them drawn out in line as if prepared for battle; but a few soft words were found sufficient to make them all withdraw and settle the matter at issue by arbitration in some appointed place.

A few men without property can cross their lands fearlessly, though a single individual with property would stand no chance, for they are insatiable thieves.