The indispensable "dash" of rum on the West Coast in every political transaction with independent chiefs is, however, quite unknown.

The Moslems would certainly not abstain from trading in spirits were the trade profitable.

They often asked for brandy from me in a sly way--as medicine; and when reminded that their religion forbade it, would say, "Oh, but we can drink it in secret." It is something in the nature of the people quite inexplicable, that throughout the Makonde country hernia humoralis prevails to a frightful extent; it is believed by the natives to be the result of beer drinking, so they cannot be considered as abstemious.
_18th June, 1866._--Finding that Musa did not come up with the goods I left in his charge, and fearing that all was not right, we set off with all our hands who could carry, after service yesterday morning, and in six hours' hard tramp arrived here just in time, for a tribe of Wanindi, or Manindi, who are either Ajawas (Waiyau),[11] or pretended Mazitu, had tried to cross the Rovuma from the north bank.

They came as plunderers, and Musa having received no assistance was now ready to defend the goods.

A shot or two from the people of Kitwanga made the Wanindi desert after they had entered the water.
Six sepoys and Simon had come up this length; Reuben and Mabruki reported Richard to be dead.