PAGAN NATIONS — REPORTS. 
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could play at draughts. I gave him, besides, a piece 
of green silk for a shade for his eyes. He went off 
immediately, gratified with these little presents. 
The weather is very pleasant for the study of 
languages, but the days are too short and the nights 
are too long. Nevertheless, I sleep nearly all night 
this cold weather. 
13th. — Thermometer at sunrise in the open 
air was 41° 30' Fahr., so that the cold increases, 
this being the lowest which I have yet taken. The 
Germans have had a deal of trouble with Mohammed 
of Tunis; they would send him back, but there is no 
opportunity of doing so. 
Maguzawa and Azna are the names of the pagan 
nations of Soudan, denoting the same people, and 
not different races. The names answer to the word 
Kurdi, in Bornou. These pagans say, in derision 
of the Muslims, when it rains, " Allah must have 
a large belly," that so much water falls from him. 
En=Noor describes pagans of Maradee drinking 
large quantities of gia (beer, or fermented liquor). 
This evening a Gadamsee arrived at the tents, 
bringing two or three slaves from Damerghou. He 
says the news of our arrival had already reached 
Damerghou — that it was reported there that the 
Sultan of Aghadez had given Barth a black tobe; 
not, by any means, a bad rumour. He sends his 
slaves to Ghat from this place, and returns imme- 
diately to Damerghou, taking letters for us to 
Zinder. 
