Theyaresaidsometimestouniteinwrenchingdownlargetrees。
Thenativesintheinteriorbelievethattheelephantnevertouchesgrass，andIneversawevidenceofhishavinggrazeduntilwecameneartoTete，andthenhehadfedongrassinseedonly；thisseedcontainssomuchfarinaceousmatterthatthenativescollectitfortheirownfood。
Thispartofthecountryaboundsinant-hillsIntheopenpartstheyarestuddedoverthesurfaceexactlyashaycocksareinharvest，orheapsofmanureinspring，ratherdisfiguringthelandscape。
Inthewoodstheyareaslargeasroundhaystacks，40or50feetindiameteratthebase，andatleast20feethighThesearemorefertilethantherestoftheland，andheretheyarethechiefgarden-groundformaize，pumpkins，andtobacco。
Whenwehadpassedtheoutskirtingvillages，whichaloneconsiderthemselvesinastateofwarwiththeMakololo，wefoundtheBatoka，orBatonga，astheyherecallthemselves，quitefriendlyGreatnumbersofthemcamefromallthesurroundingvillageswithpresentsofmaizeandmasuka，andexpressedgreatjoyatthefirstappearanceofawhiteman，andharbingerofpeaceThewomenclothethemselvesbetterthantheBalonda，butthemengo`inpurisnaturalibus’TheywalkaboutwithoutthesmallestsenseofshameTheyhaveevenlostthetraditionofthe“fig-leaf“。