Uganda and the Egyptian Soudan, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Uganda and the Egyptian Soudan, Vol. 2 of 2Chapter VI. of the first volume of this work contains a full account of the manners and customs of the Waganda, from the pen of Mr. Wilson, whose long residence amongst them specially qualifies him for such a task, and there is no necessity for me to touch upon that subject. But I must give a short account of my personal relations with King Mtesa, as his "Court Physician, " during my three months' stay in Uganda.On the day after our arrival a goodly number of people, of both sexes and of all ages, began to crowd round our compound to obtain a sight of the new arrivals, and the broad well-kept streets were lined with a noisy gesticulating crowd, all curious and eager for a good look at the white men. They were dressed in the native "mbugu, " or bark cloth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.