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yielding cereals and cotton, for which there would appear to be a great future. 
Transport is conducted by means of carriers and pack animals. Slave raiding, for 
which the country was once famous, has now quite died out. 
The Fulahs are the most important of the races of Nigeria. They are 
apparently of Eastern origin, and are similar in appearance to the Egyptian ; but 
their own tradition makes them to have sprung from a savage aboriginal light~ 
skinned race dwelling in the highlands between Benué and Lake Tchad. Accord- 
ing to the Fulahs, this race is still dwelling in the interior, and the tradition is 
supported from independent sources. 
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