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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
more robust, yet less elegant, than the Foolahs. 
Their colour is a jetty black, which they are 
at much pains to preserve (particularly in the 
dry season) by using a profusion of rancid 
butter. The women are, if possible, more fond 
of gaudy articles of dress than their neighbours, 
and will make any sacrifice at the shrine of 
finery. 
