Whenthenervousforceisentire，terriblewoundsmaybeinflictedwithoutkilling；atsessebehavingbeenshotthroughtheneckwhilequietlyfeeding，wewenttohim，andoneofthemencuthisthroatdeepenoughtobleedhimlargelyHestartedupafterthisandranmorethanamile，andwouldhavegotclearoffhadnotadogbroughthimtobayunderatree，wherewefoundhimstanding。
Mymen，havingneverhadfire-armsintheirhandsbefore，founditsodifficulttoholdthemusketsteadyattheflashoffireinthepan，thattheynaturallyexpectedmetofurnishthemwith“gunmedicine“，withoutwhich，itisalmostuniversallybelieved，noonecanshootstraightGreatexpectationshadbeenformedwhenIarrivedamongtheMakololoonthissubject；but，havinginvariablydeclinedtodeceivethem，assomefortheirownprofithavedone，mymennowsupposedthatIwouldatlastconsent，andtherebyrelievemyselffromthehardworkofhuntingbyemployingthemafterduemedication。
ThisIwasmostwillingtodo，ifIcouldhavedoneithonestly；
for，havingbutlittleofthehunting`furore’inmycomposition，IalwayspreferredeatingthegametokillingitSulphuristheremedymostadmired，andIrememberSechelegivingalargepriceforaverysmallbitHealsogavesomeelephants’tusks，worth30Pounds，foranothermedicinewhichwastomakehiminvulnerabletomusketballs。
AsIuniformlyrecommendedthatthesethingsshouldbetestedbyexperiment，acalfwasanointedwiththecharmandtiedtoatreeItproveddecisive，andSecheleremarkeditwas“pleasantertobedeceivedthanundeceived。”