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CONTENTS, 
CHAPTER XV. 
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Cultivation of tobacco. — Tangrera. — Fara. — Bangaro.— 
Itinerant musicians. — D^bena. — Tiara. — Part of the 
caravan proceeds to Sansanding. — Beehives. — Siracana. 
— The Bago^, a navigable river. — The Lous. — Bandia- 
rana. — Bridge over the Koua 385 
CHAPTER XVI. 
Oulasso. — Fabibrisso — Touman^. — Implements ' of hus- 
bandry, — Couara. — Koraba. — Douasso. — Kong. — Baunan. 
— Garo. — Forges. — Nibakhasso 408 
CHAPTER XVII. 
Dwarf cotton. — Coloni. — The lolas, a Foulah tribe. — Ban- 
cousso.— Carabara. — Marshes. — Ropes made of the hibis- 
cus. — Brick-making. — Construction of houses.— Kerina. 
— Foudouca. — Medina. — Lotus bread. — Touma-dioman. — 
Marianan. — Arrival at Galia on the banks of the Dhioliba, 
opposite to Jenn^ 423 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
Crossing the Dhioliba. — Abode at Jenn^.— Description of 
the town. — Manners and customs of the inhabitants. — 
Trade. — English and French goods. — Buildings. — Popula- 
tion. — Schools. — Religion. — Food and clothing. — Geogra- 
phical details. — Course of the river.-— The Massina. — Resi- 
dence of the sherif of Jenn^. — A dinner. — Use of tea, 
sugar and porcelain. — Preparations for the Author's de- 
parture for Timbuctoo. • 443 
