Liberia <•- 



transported on the backs of men and women by means of the 

 characteristic " kifija," which is a kind of long pottle or hamper 

 attached to a stout frame of sticks. This method of carrying 

 loads is well illustrated on p. 1025, and characterises not only 

 the interior of Liberia but much of Sierra Leone. A consider- 

 able native industry on the coast consists of boiling sea-water 

 and making salt. This salt, fashioned into sticks, is almost a 

 trade currency and circulates throughout the interior. 



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