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CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER I. 
Description of Tintalous and its Environs — Palace and Huts — 
Bedsteads — Kailouee Race — Unhandsome Conduct of Mr. 
Gagliuffi — Proposed Journey to Aghadez — Dr. Barth starts — 
An obstinate Bullock — Present extraordinary — State of Zinder 
— Affability of the Sultan — Power of Charms — Scorpions — 
Dialogue with a Ghatee — Splendid Meteors — Visit from En- 
Noor — Intrigues of the Fellatahs — A Sultan loaded with Pre- 
sents — Talk of departing for Zinder — State of the Bornou 
Road — Division of a Bullock — Bottle of Rum stolen — More 
Visits from the Sultan — A. Musical Entertainment — Curious 
Etymological Discussions — A wonderful Prophetess — Secret 
Societies — Magicians — The Evil Eye — Morality of Soudan — 
Magnificent Meteor — Stories of the Sfaxee . . Page 1 
CHAPTER II. 
Muslim want of Curiosity — Gossip on Meteors — A Family Broil — 
Rationale of Wife-beating — Abominable Dances — Evil Com- 
munications — Dr. Overweg — Kailouee Vocabulary — Windy 
Day — Account of Wada'i — Madame En-Noor — Profits of Com- 
merce — The letter Ghain — Fellatah Language — Introduction of 
Islamism — Desert Routes — Trade in Agate Stones — A lively 
Patient — The Eed — A Visit en masse — Arrival of the Boat — 
Butchers — Exchange of Visits with the Sultan — Diet — A 
Shereef — A delicate Request — Information on Maradee — 
Tesaoua — Itinerant Schoolmasters — En-Noor's Territory in 
Damerghou — Unpleasant Communication — Amulets — The 
Foundation of a City in the Desert — En-Noor's Political Pre- 
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CHAPTER III. 
News from Barth — Camels restored — Expensive Journey — Pro- 
posed Migration of Males — Supply of Slaves, whence — A new 
Well — Pagans and Christians — Tibboo Manners — The great 
Gong — When is a Tibboo hungry? — Hunger-belt — Queen of 
England in the Sahara — The Shanbah— A hasty Marriage — 
