No sooner do any strangers appear at the spot, than the women may be seen emerging from their villages bearing baskets of manioc-meal, roots, ground-nuts, yams, bird's-eye pepper, and garlic for sale.
Calico, of which we had brought some from Cassange, is the chief medium of exchange.

We found them all civil, and it was evident, from the amount of talking and laughing in bargaining, that the ladies enjoyed their occupation.

They must cultivate largely, in order to be able to supply the constant succession of strangers.

Those, however, near to the great line of road, purchase also much of the food from the more distant villages for the sake of gain.
Pitsane and another of the men had violent attacks of fever, and it was no wonder, for the dampness and evaporation from the ground was excessive.

When at any time I attempted to get an observation of a star, if the trough of mercury were placed on the ground, so much moisture was condensed on the inside of the glass roof over it that it was with difficulty the reflection of the star could be seen.