The New York herald., 1872-08-10

iodBmeht III tne pOSteIlor anu ITOht JUS Vi the
head. This kind Is generally Of the intermittent
type, and Is not considered dangerous. The re-
mittent form-the most dangerous--is not pre-
ceded by o shaking nt, but the patient Is at once
seized with excessive heat, throbbing temples,
lon and spinal aches: raging thirst takes pos
session Of him, and the brain becomes crowded with
strange iancies which sometimes assume most
hide0us shapes. Before the darkened vision loat
In q seething atmosphere figures OF created and
uncreated, possible and impossible figures, which
are metamorphosed every instant into stranger
shapes ana designs, growing every instant more
confused, more complicated, hideous and terrible
until the sufferer, unable to bear longer the dis
tracing scene, with an effort opens his eyes and
dssolves il, only to glide again unconsciously into
another dreamland, where similar unreal inferno
is dioramically revealed.
THE CAPITAL OF uGUNDA.
II takes seven hours to traverse the forest be-
tween Kigandu and Ugunda when we come 70 the
capital Of the new district wherein one may laugh
at Mirambo and his forest thieves. At least the
Sultan, or Lord Of Ugunda, feels in laughing mood
while in his strong stockade, should one but hint
to him that Mirambo might come to settle up the
long debt that Chieftain owes him, for defeating
him the last time-a year ag0-he attempted to
storm his place. And well may the Sultan laugh ut
him, and all others which the hospitabe Chief may
permit to reside within, for II Is the strongest
place-except Simba-Moen and Kwikuru, In
Unyanyembe-I have as yet seen In Africa The
deences Of the capital consist of strong stockade
surrounding 1t, or tall thick poles planted deep In
the earth and close to each other in some places
that spear head could not be driven between. At
intervals also rise wooden towers above the palis-
ade, where the best marksmen, known for their
skill with the mnsket, are posted to pick out the
fl.n onfo
Against such forces as the African chiefs could
bring against such palisaded villages Ugunda may
be- considered mpregnable, though few white
men with two-pounder might soon effect an en-
trance. Having arrived safely at Ugunda we may
now proceed on our journey fearless Of Mirambo,
though he has attacked places four days south Of
this but as he has already at former time felt the
power Of the Wanyamwezi Of Ugunda he will not
venture again in hurry. On the sixth day OF our
departure from Unyanyembe we continued our
journey south.
THE .KNow-NOTulNG OF MANyARA.
Three long marches, under hot sun, through
jungly plains, heat-cracked eXpanses OF prairie
land, through young forests haunted by the tseetse
and sword flies, considered fatal to cattle, brought
us to the gates Of village called Manyara, whose
chief was determined not to let us in nor sell us
grain OF corn, because he had never seen a white
man before, and he must know oil about this won
derful specimen of humanity before he would allow
US to pass through his country My men were i'm
mediatey dismayed at this and the guide, whom
had already marked as a coward, and one mis-
trusted, quaked as II he had the ague. The chief,
however expressed his belief that we should find
suitable camping place near some pools OF water
distant half a mile to the right of his village.
PROPlTIATING TIE CHIEF.
Having arrived at the khambi, or camp des-
patched Bombay with o propitiatng gift OF cloth
to the Chief-a gift at once SO handsome and so
muniacent, consisting Of no less than two royal
cloths and three common dotis that the Chief sur
rendered at once, declaring that the white man
was q superior being to any he had ever seen.
Surely" said he. che must have friends otherwise
how came he to send me such fine cloths9 Tell the
white man that shall come and see him." Permis'
sion was at once given to his people to sell US as
much corn as we needed. We had barely finished
distributing five days rations to each man when
the Chief was announced.
AN AFRICAN ROYAL VISIT.
Gunbearers, twenty In number, preceded him,
and thirty spearmen followed him, and behind
these came eight or ten men loaded with gifts Of
honey, native beer, holcus sorghum, beans and
maize. at once advanced and invited the Chief to
my tent, which had undergone some alterations,
that might honor him as much as lay in my power.
Ma-manyara was q tall, stalwart man, with very
pleasing face. He carried In his hand a couple OF
spears, and, with the exception of well-worn bar
sati around his loins, he was naked. Three Of his
principal men and himself were invited to seat
themselves on my Persian carpet. They began to
admire it excessively and asked il it came from my
countryY Where was my cOuntry2 Was
it large9 How many days to it9 Was
a king Had many soldiers ? were questions
quickly asked, and as quickly answered, and the
ice being broken, the chief being equally candid as
was myself he grasped my fore and middle fin
gers and vowed we were friends The revOlvers
and Wnchester's repeating rifles were things so
wonderful that to attempt to give you any idea OF
how awe-struck he and his mon were would task
my powers
ROYAL WONDER.
The Chief roarcd with laughter; he tickled his
men in the ribs with his forefnger he casped their
fore and middle fingers, vowed that the Muzungu
was q wonder. marvel, and no mistake. Did they
ever see anything like itR 'No," his men solemnly
said. Did they ever hear anything like it beforei
NO." as solemnly as before '.Is he not wonderi
Quite wonder-positvely wonder"
WHITE MANS PoMBE.
My medicine chest was opened next, and ! un-
corked small phial of medicinal brandy and gave
each teaspoonful. The men all gazed at their
Chief and he gazed at them; they were questioning
each other with their eyes. What was 1t ? Pombe
was my reply. Pombe kisungu. The white
mans pombe) 'Surely this Is also wonderful, as
all things belonging to him are,n SAID the Chief.
wonderful" they echoed; and then all burst into
another series OF cachinations, earspttlng almost
Smelling at the ammonia bottle was thing all
must have; but some were fearful owing to the
enects produced on each mans eyes and the facial
contortions which followed the olfactory effort.
The Chief smet three or four times after which he
declared his headache vanished and that must be
great and good white man. Sufice 1t that ]
made myself so popular with Ma-manyara and his
people that they will not forget me In hurry.
NIMROD's PARADISE.
Leaving kind and hospitabe Ma-manyara, after O
four hours march we came to the banks OF the
Gombe Nullah, not the one which Burton Spoke