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grain, till we arrived at Gusumana, where we found 
wheat, cotton, and pepper in the gardens. The 
village of Gusumana is situated on a hill, over- 
looking a steep broad valley, full of the doom-palm. 
This village has therefore its houses constructed 
partly with the branches and trunks of this tree, 
which serve very well. I am housed in a most 
comfortable little hut made of this material, and 
nicely thatched ; the door is composed of some thin 
strips of the leaves of the palm, which, as you enter, 
give way, and then return to their place, just as 
would a curtain. In this way the air always plays 
freely into the hut, murmuring sometimes between 
these fragments of leaves. 
I have felt much less fatigue since I mounted 
the camel, although I have made the longest 
day upon it that has been made since we left 
Zinder. I recommend to all travellers the camel 
in the desert, or in Soudan. I believe the ill- 
health of the former expedition was much in- 
creased by always riding horses. Thank God, my 
strength still keeps up. 
Taking Gusumana as a centre, we have 
around it several towns and villages. Thisi, one 
hour west; Gajemmi, one long day north-west; 
Parum, one hour east- south-east ; Kadellebua, 
two hours south-west; Garua, one hour east; 
Gogora, two hours east; and, finally, in our road, 
Kanggarua, two days south-east. The town of 
Gajemmi is inhabited by the tribe of Duggera ; 
