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THE MASAI AND OTHER TRIBES 



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carefully within the skull ; this was done, he said, 

 to avert evil from himself. The same man asked 

 me among many other questions if my country was 

 nearer to God than his. I am afraid I was unable 



MASAI GIRLS. 



conscientiously to answer him in the affirmative. 

 Formerly the Masai used to spit in the face as a 

 mark of great friendship, but nowadays like most 

 other native races they have adopted our English 

 fashion of shaking hands. 



Another very common custom amongst them is 



