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WEAPONS POISONED ARROWS. 
off also wear trousers, very wide about the loins, 
narrow at the legs, and drawn round the waist with 
a belt. All use leather sandals, strong and thick ; 
some of them are prettily made. The whole of this 
apparel is imported from Soudan, there being ap- 
parently no manufactures in Aheer. 
The arms of the men, — for all go armed with 
some weapon, — are a dagger under the left arm, a 
sword slung on the back, and a spear in the right 
hand. The spear-shaft is wood, whilst those of the 
Ghat Tuaricks and Haghars are frequently metal, 
of the same substance as the point of the weapon. 
These iron spears are said to be manufactured by 
the Tibboos. They are much more formidable 
weapons than the spears with wooden shafts. 
When mounted on their maharees, all the Kailouees 
have shields made of the tanned skins of animals, 
generally of the wild ox Qmgara loahoosh). To 
these arms the people in Aheer now begin to add 
matchlocks, which are sent up from the coast. The 
sword is not worn on the back when riding, but 
hangs down on the right-hand side, sheathed in a 
fantastic leather case. 
A few of the poorer sort of Kailouees appear 
with bows and arrows. The latter they carry in 
very close bundles, so well packed up that not one 
can separate from the other. They told me they 
were poisoned, and would not let me touch them. 
Amongst the accomplishments of the Gighis and 
magicians of Africa is that of poisoning arrows. 
