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on the noon train. We had seen the main things
and a longer stay would only enable us to do the
chief excursion over again. We had dreaded the return
journey and rather anticipated having it behind us. We arose
betimes on Saturday to find that Dr. J had had a bad
night with diarrhea. She took no breakfast and looked de-
cidely ill. but insisted upon going. We helped her to
pack and to get off and she at once laid down in the
train. During the three days and nights which lay between
Victoria Falls and Pretoria, she ate practically nothing and was
ill enough to make us all anxious. She persisted in going
on however. The home journey was not so hot and we did
not notice the dust so much, as we passed through the
75 miles west found for its dust in the night. We were entertained
at various places by groups of Natives who came
with things for sale. There were always skins of wild animals
which were usually sold, always bottles of milk which no one bought, bracelets
made of brass wire, and many fantastical things carved
from wood. Spoons with all sorts of animals for handles
were the commonest. When compared with good
carving the work was very crude, but for these Natives
it was quite good. At Bulawayo I saw a group
of two men and two women quite characteristic
A man with trousers, shoes, hat and shirt led the way
very idly twirling a cane in his left hand, and carrying
a gourd in his right, (called calabash, in which milk is placed to
sour. It is never drank sweet. The calabash is never cleaned.