m a r ried , fo r m a n y a re w iv e s b e fo re th e y a re m a r r ia g e a b le .
A m an p a y s fo r h is w ife a b o u t fo u r o r fiv e d o tis ; i f th e
w ife le a v e s h im h e r fa th e r m u s t m a k e it g o od . S a v in g
y o u n g men c an p a y fo r th e ir w iv e s b y in s t a lm e n t s ; b u t
th e p ru d en t fa th e r w ill n o t g iv e d e liv e r y o f th e a r t ic le
u n t il th e w h o le p r ic e is p a id up. A n o ld m an , a so r t
o f g o d fa th e r , co n d u c ts th e g ir l to h e r h u sb an d ; w h e th e r
th e h a p p y o c c a s io n is c e le b ra ted b y a d a n c e o r n o t se em s
.to b e a m a t te r o f p r iv a t e d isc re tio n . A f t e r m a r r ia g e a
m an m a k e s a p re se n t to h is w ife— “ to a p p e a s e h e r .” A
m an o f th e s e p a r t s m a y n o m o re lo o k u p o n h is m o th e r-
in - law th an m a y a M a ta b e le . H e r e , a s on th e Z am b e z i,
w e fin d a p u b lic b ro th e l, “ ’N s a k a ,” an d p ro s t itu t io n a s
a p ro fe s s io n e x is t s , a s E m in P a sh a s a y s it d o e s in U n y o ro .
N e v e r th e le s s , a d u lt e r y is r ig o r o u s ly p u n ish ed ; th e c o re
sp o n d e n t h a s to p a y th e h u sb an d th e e q u iv a le n t o f a
gu n . O th e r c r im e s a re few , e x c e p t th é e v e r -p re s en t w itc h c
ra ft. T o b ew itc h an e n em y on th e T a n g a n ik a p la te a u
y o u s c a t te r a re d p ow d e r ro u n d h is h u t, an d a w h ite on e
n e a r h is d o o r ; th is n e v e r fa ils to k ill. O rd e a l b y m u a v i
is, o f cou r se , flo u r ish in g , w ith th e e n lig h te n e d m o d ific a tion
th a t i f th e a c cu sed d o e s n o t d ie h e c an re c o v e r
d am a g e s from h is a c cu se r. In th e M am bw e d is tr ic t th e
m u a v i is m a d e o f a p o iso n o u s b e an . B e s id e s th e o rd e a l,
th e s e p e o p le p o s s e s s th e v e n d e t ta , w h ich a p p lie s e v en
w h en on e m an k ills an o th e r b y a c c id e n t I f h e e sc ap e s ,
th e d e a d m an ’s n e x t o f k in s la y s h is n e x t o f k in. N o w
h e r e e ls e h a v e I fo u n d th is cu stom.
F u n e r a ls fo llow up on d e a th w ith com m en d a b le p rom p t itu
d e . I f a p e r so n d ie s to o la te to b e b u r ied th e s am e d a y
th e c e r em o n y ta k e s p la c e b y n ig h t. T h e b o d y is w o u n d
ro u n d in a p ie c e o f s tu f f w h ich is s lu n g on to a s to u t
p o le l ik e a h am m o c k , an d c a r r ied s e v e r a l h u n d red y a r d s
from th e v illa g e . I t is b u r ied in a re cum b en t a ttitu d e .
A t th e g r a v e th e y fire s a lu te s , an d th e re is th e u su a l
w e e p in g an d fu n e ra l fe a s t. T h e m o s t n o ta b le fe a tu re
o f th e T a n g a n ik a e t iq u e t te is th a t n o n e b u t men m a y
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ta k e p a r t in th e b u r ia l o f a m an , an d n o n e b u t w om en
in th a t o f a w om an . In th e la t t e r c a se a ll th e w om en
w h o' m e e t th e p ro c e s s io n p ic k u p a h an d fu l o f e a r th an d
th row it up on th e b o d y . O n re tu rn in g from th e g r a v e
th e n e a re s t r e la t iv e o f th e d e c e a se d w a lk s w ith h e r h e ad
b ow ed dow n an d h e r h an d s le a n in g on th e sh o u ld e r s o f
a w om an w h o p re c ed e s h e r ; an d fo r s e v e r a l d a y s a fte r w
a rd s sh e w a lk s th u s w h en e v e r sh e g o e s ab ro ad .
A m o n g th e se p eo p le , a s e lsew h e re , th e firs t n ig h t o f the
n ew moon is a p u b lic fe s tiv a l. A b o u t T a n g a n ik a it is
c e le b r a te d b y a d an c e in w h ich th e men a lo n e t a k e p art.
G ir ls an d b o y s sm e a r w e t c la y o v e r th e n o se an d ro u n d
th e e y e s in o rd e r to a v o id a ra sh v e r y com m on in th e se
p ar ts . T h e p eo p le s a lu te in tru e o p e ra tic s t y le b y b e n d in g
th e k n e e an d la y in g th e r ig h t h an d on th e he a rt.
A s th e su r fa c e o f th e so il o f th is c o u n t r y is p oo r, th e y
ch an g e th e s ite o f th e ir g a rd e n s e v e r y y e a r . A b o u t M a y
th e y cu t d ow n th e tre e s , an d le t th em d r y on th e g ro u n d
till n e a r th e tim e o f th e fir s t ra in s , w h en th e y b u rn th em
fo r m an u re . T o se cu re th e b e s t so il p o s s ib le th e y d ig
g r e a t h o le s h e re an d th e re , an d sp r e a d th e e a r th from
th em o v e r th e in te rm e d ia te sp a c e s . F o r b e an s th e y m a k e
h e a p s o f e a r th , an d sow on th em . T h e fie ld s are, a s a
ru le , n o t m o re th an a h u n d red y a rd s a c ro s s , an d su r ro
u n d ed b y s t ro n g p a lis a d e s to k e e p ou t w ild b e a s ts .
S o w in g ta k e s p la c e a t th e firs t ra in s ; an d th e y m ix
th e ir v a r io u s k in d s o f g r a in to g e th e r. T h e s e a re m a iz e
(k ip am b o ) , m ille t (’m k o n a ) , an d e leu s in e (m a te si). T h e
h a r v e s t is in Ju n e . T h e c a s to r o il p la n t g row s w ild , an d
th e y c o lle c t th e o il to ru b on th e ir h a ir. T h e y a lso
c u lt iv a te th e b an an a , an d h a v e a cu rio u s cu s tom co n n e c ted
w ith it. N o m an is p e rm it te d to s o w ; b u t w h en th e
h o le is p r e p a re d a lit t le g ir l is c a r r ied to th e sp o t on a
b o y ’s sh o u ld e r s . S h e fir s t th row s in to th e h o le a sh e rd
o f b ro k en p o t te ry , an d th en s c a t te r s th e se ed o v e r it.
T h e g r a in s I h a v e m en tio n ed a re g ro u n d on a stone.
T h e A m am bw e a re v e r y fo n d o f c a te rp illa r s , w h ich th e y
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