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This text from The Uganda Protectorate describes the geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages, and history of Uganda during British colonial rule. It also delves into local practices, such as cattle castration by various African tribes, including the Masai, Turkana, Suk, and Nandi. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. 811. MASAI, TURKANA, SUK, NANDI, ETC; castrate their cattle when the yonng bulls are arrived at maturity. An interesting description of their procedui-e in this case is given by Dr. J. R. Stordy (Government ^'eterinary Surgeon) in the Veterimiriari* A barren cow is not an infrequent occurrence in the Masai lierds, and such animals are selected for fattening and slaughter, as their meat is considered to be better eating than that of the bullocks. The milk is generally kept in long, bottle-shaped gourds with leather covers. Milk i.s always drunk fresh, and the gourds that contain it are carefully cleaned with burning grass or with a slightly acrid liquid made from the leaves of a sage-like ])lant. These methods of cleaning the gourd some- times impart a flavour to the milk not altogether agreeable to the. 452. MASAI CATTLE, NAKUEO European palate. The cattle are always branded with some mark peculiar to the owner, who may also cut their ears in some special way so that the beast may be easily recognised as his own property. After coming back from the pasture the cattle are carefully examined, generally in close contact with a large smoky fire, so that the ticks may be removed from their bodies. The cattle are perfectly amenable to small boys, who usually act as the cowherds. The goats and sAeejs belong to the breeds common to so much of Central Africa—the goat being small and plump, with short horns, while the sheep are hairy, hornless, with drooping ears and fat tails, though * October, 1900.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have bee. © Central Historic Books

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