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As regards mnital characteristics, there is much diversity. 

 The Mandingo are a proud but courteous people, reminding 

 one of the East in their manners. They are passionately fond 

 of music, of brightly coloured, strikingly patterned, or stately 

 I hey are almost all Muhammadans, but not so 



clothing 



351. MANDINGO WEARING AMUL1-/I 



fanatical as the Fula. On the other hand they are much 

 stricter about the avoidance of alcohol. It is this trait amongst 

 others which marks them out as a " coming race " in West 

 Africa. The drunken peoples — whether it be with palm wine, 

 whiskey, gin, or champagne — will go down before the 

 sober, wholesome folk, to the ultimate benefit of humanity. 



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