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these populations are Muslims, it is difficult to get 
up the war-cry of Kafers ! — " Infidels !" What is 
then done ? The sultan of a province foments a 
quarrel with a town or village belonging to himself, 
and then goes out and carries off all the people into 
slavery. Thus acts the present Sultan of Zincler, and 
so did his brother during his year of administration. 
To appease the Sheikh of Bornou they send him a 
portion of the spoil. Indeed, the Sheikh coun- 
tenances the system, so detrimental to his interests 
as a sovereign, and so immoral in its character. 
The brother of the present sultan was accustomed 
to go out every month, and bring in razzias of slaves, 
particularly to Dura, a country which belongs half 
to the Shiekhs of the Fullans. The real Kerdi 
people are now very distant, and you must go many 
days' journey if you will catch genuine Kafer slaves. 
On Friday, Yusuf paid his respects to the Sultan 
at noon, being the Sunday of the Muslims, when 
visits are made by true believers to the princes. He 
found his highness surrounded by his court, in a 
cloud of dust, which the people raised by throwing 
it in handfuls upon their heads, and thus doing 
homage to their prince. Yusuf and some other Moors 
obstinately abstained from such a grovelling mode of 
" rendering to Csesar the things which are Caesar's," 
and contented themselves with saluting his highness 
in the Moorish fashion. Yusuf observed, " Our 
religion does not teach this servility." The natives 
salute their Sultan by the cry of " God give you 
