PREPARATION OF TOBACCO. 
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CHAPTER XV. 
Cultivation of tobacco. — Tangrera. — Fara. — Bangaro. — Itinerant mu- 
sicians. — Deb6na. — Tiara. — Part of the caravan proceeds to Sansan- 
ding — Bee-hives. — Siracana. — The Bagoe, a navigable river. — The 
Lous. — Bandiarana. — Bridge over the Koua. 
On the morning of the 20th of January, Karamo-osila 
came to take leave of me. He made me a present of ten 
large colats/and again assured me of his sorrow at parting 
from me. I was also vexed at the separation^ for I had every 
reason to be satisfied with his conduct. He always defrayed 
the expenses of my livings with the exception of some fowls 
which I purchased myself, and I had only given him, as a com- 
pensation for his attention, a cap of coloured cloth, and the 
silver bracelet which I received from the almamy of Samba- 
tikila. He left me, after wishing me a speedy departure and 
a pleasant journey. In the morning my host, who was then 
somewhat recovered from the carousal of the preceding 
evening, accompanied me on a visit to the chief of the vil- 
lage. Unfortunately I did not find the chief at home, and 
my host and I called on one of the sherif s relations, whom 
we found sitting on a bullock's hide, in a large hut, superin- 
tending the manipulation of tobacco. Six stout slaves were 
employed in this hard labour. Each was provided with a 
huge pestle, and the tobacco was pounded in a large mortar. 
It had an excellent odour, and was much paler in colour 
than ours. The slaves were quite naked, and the perspiration 
was running down their bodies. This merchant carried on a 
thriving trade ; his house was always full of customers, and 
he had lying beside him a large heap of cowries, the produce 
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