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leaves — they are now fallen off, in consequence of 
the cold — the country about would seem covered 
with a dense forest. 
Our arrival amongst the Tagama is a new era 
in our journeying, it being some time since we saw 
any men besides Kailouees. Overweg thinks the 
men thieves and bad, and the women lascivious ; 
but I observed in their conduct nothing different 
from other Tuaricks. A man, however, offered 
several women to Barth. I have never yet had 
such offers. Amongst the things brought for sale 
are young ostriches and the eggs of ostriches. I ate 
in the evening some flesh of the giraffe ; it is pretty 
well tasted, and something like beef. Hunting the 
giraffe is a great occupation with the people of this 
village, and the flesh of the animal a source of sub- 
sistence for them. They have, however, besides, 
cattle and flocks ; and the karengia, which has proved 
such an annoyance to us, is the principal farinaceous 
food of these Tagama, as the bou rekaba is the prin- 
cipal food of poor families in Aheer. Inasamet 
has, perhaps, a hundred huts, covered with the skins 
of the bullock, and probably of the giraffe. The 
latter animal is hunted by men mounted on horse- 
back, who throw their spears at it, and wound it 
under the belly. This is said to be the only way of 
killing it, for the rest of its body is covered with a 
sort of rhinoceros hide, of great thickness. Of this 
hide they make famous sandals, which wear long. 
It is difficult to decide how far this immense 
