Adventure and adventurers > Africans at home

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CHAP. XIII.
Our Situation.—A new Region.—Baghirmi.—Legions of Worms.—
Army of black Ants. —Masseiia.—The Palace.—Sultan.—Tribute
in Slaves.—Triumphal Procession and Captives.—Waday.—Wara.
—Caravans to Darfur.—Nubian Slaves.—CobbA—Sharpers.—
The Sultan.—Sennaar.—The King’s Cut-throat.—G-arb.—Harem.
— Strange Notion of Beauty. — Change of Government. —Berbers.
—Female Decoys.—Nubian Desert.—The Simoom.—Catastrophic.
—Abyssinia.— Gondar.— The former King.—His Grandeur.—
The People.—Eating a live Bullock.—About the Town.—“Was
Nebuchadnezzar a Saint?”—A monkish King.—How to fill the
Exchequer.—“ For my Life.”—Credulity of a Lady.—Squabbling.
—The Source of the Nile,—Late Eevolution . Page 298
CHAP. XIV.
Source of the Nile.—Dangerous Road to Shoa.—Ankobar.—
Strange Detectives.—The Gallas.—How to get to Harar.—Its
Palace and Sultan. —Zayla.—Somal Village.—Flitting of a Camp.
—Poisoned Arrows.—Use of a black Skin.—Geographical Infor¬
mation.—Eventful History of Dilbo.—Enarea.—Kaffa.—Queen
Balbi.—Doko Pigmies.—Sacrifices.—Unyoro. —Uganda. — The
Wondrous Kabuja.—The mighty Sultan Sun a.—Karawak.—Corpu¬
lent Ladies.—Wotosi and Usui—Lake Nyanza.—Kazeh.—Arab
Merchants.—Native Doctor and Witch.—Sad Travelling.—Im¬
practicable Servants and Chiefs.—A petty Sultan.—Ugogo.—
Usugara Mountains.—Rubero and Tamarind Hills.—The Savage
Wadoe.—Burying alive.—The Wakhutu.—The Wazaramo.—A
Circaean Town.—Wanyamwesi.—Sorcerers.—Lake Tanganyika.—
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CHAP. XV.
Countries about the Equator.—Cannibals.—Gorillas. —Matiamvo.—
Despotism.—Katema. — Some Words about the King.—Kawawa.
—Tricks of the Chiboque.—Nudity.—Etiquette.—Superstitious
Fears— Cabango. —Women.—“A fine Funeral.”—Employments.