'The porters trudge from sunrise to 10 or 11 a.m.; and sometimes; though rarely; they will travel twice a day; resting only during the hours of heat. They work with a will; carrying uncomplainingly huge tusks; some so heavy that they must be lashed to a pole between two men. Their shoulders are often raw with the weight; their feet are sore; and they walk half or wholly naked to save their cloth for displays at home.

They ignore tent or covering; and sleep on the ground; their only supplies are their country's produce. . . . Those who must consult comfort carry; besides their loads and arms; a hide for bedding; an earthen cooking pot; a stool; a kilindo or bark-box containing cloth and beads; and perhaps a small gourd full of ghee. They sometimes suffer severely from exposure to a climate which forbids long and hard work upon short and hard fare.'