CHAPTER XXXVIII.

RAINY SEASON IN KÚKAWA 491

Supplies—The Herbage—Tropical Rains—Mr. Vogel’s Statement—The Winged Ant—Various Kinds of Cultivation—Intended Excursion to Kanem—Mr. Overweg’s Memoranda—Political Situation of Bórnu—The Turks in Central Africa—Sókoto and Wadáÿ—The Festival—Ceremonies of Festivity—Dependent Situation—My Horse.