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They collect much palm wine from the palm groves on 

 the river islands. 



The best trade -goods for dealing with these people are 



MOMBUTTU CANNIBALS SENTENCED AT NIANOAEA TO IMPRISONMENT FOK 

 EATING THEBE MEN 



cloth, salt, white beads and mitakos. These last are brass 

 rods, about 4 in. long ; they are generally used by the 

 women for making bracelets. Salt has a good value ; one 

 teaspoonful will buy three eggs and two a fowl. In some 

 parts of the river the natives make a salt of poor quality from 

 the slimy water-weed growing on the rocks, which they collect 

 when the water falls. 



