DISCOVERIES OF THE ENGLISH. 
On recovering, he eagerly inquired whether he 
had swallowed any portion of this detested liquor ; 
declaring: that he would rather have died than the 
least drop should have entered his lips. 
On reaching Kassan, Jobson found that the cli- 
mate had done its usual work. The master and 
great part of the crew of the vessel had died ; and 
there remained not above four in a state fit for la- 
bour. He immediately sailed down the river, and 
returned to Europe ; nor does he appear to have 
again visited the African continent. 
It may now be proper to collect a few notices 
which Jobson has given concerning the country 
and its inhabitants. 
Agriculture is the employment generally prac- 
tised by all ranks, from the highest to the lowest. 
Its operations, according to the general practice 
throughout Africa, are performed entirely with 
the hand ; " God not having given them wisdom 
" to serve themselves of the beasts for that pur- 
H pose." The only grain which Jobson had ever 
seen before was rice ; " the rest were rather seeds 
" than grains." They do not make bread, but 
boil the grain and roll it up in balls. The fruits 
are bananas, lemons, and oranges ; the palm tree 
is also noticed. Kolla nuts, repeatedly mentioned 
by Park, are described by Jobson. He says, they 
are much like our larger sort of chesnuts ; the 
taste very bitter, " but causing that which is takea 
