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park's first journey. 
ready proved fatal to Major Houghton. In re- 
turn for this kindness, one of Mr Park's atten- 
dants began immediately to sing an Arabic song, 
in which the king and his people joined as chorus. 
After receiving the guide, he departed from Me- 
dina, and, on the 8th, arrived at Kolor, in N. lat. 
13° 49', near the entrance of which he saw the 
dress of Mumbo-Jumbo hanging upon a tree. 
Passing through Tambacunda and Kooniakary, 
he reached Koojar, the frontier town of Woolli, 
on the nth, and hired three elephant hunters to 
accompany him as guides through the wilderness 
which separates that kingdom from Bondou. In 
the evening, he was invited to be a spectator of a 
wrestling match, at the Bentang. The contest 
was regulated by the music of a drum ; the com- 
batants were only clothed in a short pair of 
drawers, and anointed with oil or shea-butter ; 
they approached bending low, parrying with their 
hands, and attempting to catch at the knees. 
This method of wrestling is similar to that which 
is practised in many places of Scotland and Wales, 
and seems to have been used in Syria at a very 
ancient period, as appears from a circumstance 
narrated in the history of Jacob. Next morning 
one of his guides, who had received part of his 
wages in advance, had absconded, and, in order 
to prevent the other two from following his ex- 
ample, Mr Park immediately departed, and enter* 
