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nufacture must constitute a most lucrative occupa- 
tion. 
The form of Mahometanism, established among 
the negroes, is, in many respects, imperfect. In- 
stead of praying five times a-day, according to the 
practice of the Turks, and other zealous followers 
of the prophet, they confine themselves to three. 
The priest, or Marabout, assembles the village at 
the stated times for the performance of this cere- 
mony. The people range themselves behind him, 
with their faces turned towards the east, and faith- 
fully repeat after him every word, and imitate 
every motion and gesture. Jannequin was parti- 
cularly struck with the rigorous manner in which 
their fasts were observed. While the Ramadan 
lasted, no urgency of the Europeans could induce 
them to taste a morsel till the close of the day. 
The most devout considered it a sin even to swal- 
low their spittle, and kept their mouth carefully 
guarded with a cloth, lest any flying insect should 
enter. When evening arrived, however, they were 
anxious to indemnify themselves for this tempo- 
rary privation, and spent the night in feasting, 
drinking, and dancing. 
Jannequin reports himself to have ascended the 
Senegal seventy leagues, as far as the district call- 
ed Terrier Rouge. He entitles his work a 
" Voyage to Libya yet appears sensible that 
the term Libya can, with no propriety, be applied 
