How did Elsepth Huxley describe the smell of Africa in the memoir, The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood?

According to Elspeth, there were no adequate words to convey a sense of the strong smell she remembered from Africa. She wrote that the smell was dry and peppery, yet rich and deep and added that the natives' habit of smearing fat and red ochre on their bodies added to the overall smell.