3o8 TRAVELS IN AFRICA, 
their horfes, the former having the chafFron, or horn, known in 
our days of chivalry. 
Among the Southern countries, whither the Jelabs of Bergoo 
and Fur fometimes journey to procure flaves, is Dar Kulla. 
The chief article they carry to Kulla is fait, twelve pounds of 
which are eftimated as the price of a male flave, fedase^ about 
twelve or fourteen years of age. A female brings three pounds 
more, whimfically computed by the natives, as, a pound for the 
girl's eyes, another for her nofe, and a third for her ears. If 
copper be the medium, two rotals are efteemed equal to four 
of fait. Hoddiir^ a large fort of Venetian glafs beads, and tin, 
are in great efteem. Of the latter they, make rings and other 
ornaments. 
The natives of Kulla are reprefented as partly negroes, partly 
of a red or copper colour. Their language is nafal, but very 
fimple and eafy. It is faid they worfhip idols. They are very 
cleanly, to which the abundance of water in their country 
contributes : and they are remarkable for honefty, and even 
pundihous in their tranfa£lions with the Jelabs. 
They have ferry-boats on the river, which are impelled 
partly by poles, partly by a double oar, like our canoes. Slaves 
are obtained in Dar Kulla either by violence, Selatea^ or by the 
following method. In that country the fmalleft trefpafs on the 
property of another, is punifhed by enflaving the children or 
young relations of the trefpaffer. If even a man's footftep 
be obferved among the corn of another, the circumftance is 
attended 
