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The men are of the middle stature, well- 
formed, very active and intelligent, and are 
dressed nearly in the same manner as those of 
Bondoo ; the cap is of a different form, and most 
frequently made of scarlet cloth ; they wear 
sandals, and usually carry a long cane or spear. 
Thus equipped they strut about, with all the air 
and affected dignity of men of the first conse- 
quence. They are characterised by a high de- 
gree of cunning, duplicity, self-interestedness, 
and avarice ; to gratify which they are neither 
deterred by shame nor fear. This renders it ex- 
tremely difficult for strangers to guard against 
the crafty devices they have recourse to in all 
their dealings of whatever kind, or to elude the 
rapacious advantages they are always on the 
alert to take of them, either by imposition or 
theft. 
The women are good figures, have a lively and 
graceful air, and prominent features, much re- 
sembling the European. They are at great pains 
to preserve their teeth of a pearly white, by 
constantly rubbing them with a small twig of the 
tamarind tree, which is an admirable substitute 
for the tooth-brush. They are, like all other 
African females, extremely fond of amber, coral, 
and glass beads, which they bestow in profusion 
on their heads, necks, arms, waists, and ancles. 
The commerce of Foota Jallon may be di- 
