CONTENTS. 
V 
Future — Senna — Eelations of Man and Wife in Aheer — En- 
Noor in his Family — Gouber and Maradee — Beer-drinking — 
Study of the Sau — Shara — The Oulimad — Lions — Translat- 
ing Jokes — ■ Digging a Well — Projects . . Page 92 
CHAPTEE VII. 
Eazzia on the Fadeea — Haussa — Names of Places — Ant-track — 
Circular Letter from Mourzuk — Vast Eock — Mustapha Bey's 
Letter — Effects of Water — Butterflies — Aspect of the Country 
— A Slave advanced to Honour — Shonshona — Herbage — 
Birds — Appearance of the Salt-Caravan — Colours of Dawn — 
Bilma Salt — Mode of Barter — Pass the Eock of Mari — Gra- 
nite — Indigo Plant — Presents at Stamboul — The Sultan begs 
again — Old Men's Importunities — Baghzem — Curiosities of 
the Eoute — People of Damerghou — Temporary Village of 
Women — Country begins to open — Barter Transaction with 
Lady En-Noor .110 
CHAPTEE VIII. 
We continue our Journey — Huntsmen — Gum on the Tholukhs — 
The Salt-Caravan — A Bunch of Gum — Games among the 
Slaves — Baghzem — Trees — Palm of Pharaoh — Deserted Vil- 
lages — Birds' Nests — Wife of En-Noor — Unan — Lizards — 
Bad News — Christmas-day in Africa — Christmas-boxes — Beg- 
ging Tuaricks again — Bargot — Musicians — Speculations — 
Tribes at War — Parasitical Plant — Importance of Salt — Ani- 
mals — Agalgo — Force of the Caravan — Beat of Drum — Ap- 
proach the Hamadah — Giraffes — Poisoned Arrows — Ear of 
Ghaseb — Soudan and Bornou Eoads .... 124 
CHAPTEE IX. 
Enter the Hamadah — Home of the Giraffe — Water of Chidugulah 
— Turtles — Cool Wind — Jerboahs — Centre of the Sahara — 
New-year's Eve — Cold Weather — Birds of Prey — Soudan Date 
— Burs — Animals on the Plateau — Young Ostrich — The 
Tholukh-tree — Severe Cold — Eleven Ostriches — Termination 
of the Desert — Inasamet — The Tagama — Purchases — People 
begin to improve — Fruit of the Lote-tree — Village roofed with 
Skins — Vast Plain — Horses — Approach Damerghou — Village 
of Gumrek — • Bough Customers — Wars of the Kilgris and 
Kailouees — A small Lake — Guinea-hens — Vultures — Party 
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