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brandy, which he called *' maghony chickee," 

 (medicine for the belly). When we discovered 

 him, he was seated under some mats, with several 

 elephant-hunters, who were presenting him their 

 half-year's tribute. Many of them had sheep, 

 goats, and elephant's teeth, to pay it with ; 

 others paid it in slaves and cowries. 



Shortly after my arrival, I informed Abboka of 

 the object of my journey, and that I wanted 

 Maccadania butter, and three or four large 

 canoes to tow the ship up to Iddah, where I 

 should be amongst my friends. To this he lis- 

 tened with great attention, and replied, that al- 

 though he had not yet received all the tributes 

 from his people, he would nevertheless leave one 

 of his sons to act for him, and follow me up to 

 his brother at Iddah. He then supplied me with 

 several pullaboys, saying that he would come up 

 after me. 



A great number of the natives whom I found 

 with Abboka were elephant-hunters, and had 

 a very ferocious appearance. They were desti- 

 tute of every article of clothing. Their skin was 

 of a dark copper colour, their limbs of fine sym- 

 metrical formation, and their hair, after being 

 plaited straight down, was inclosed in a little 



