154 TRAVELS IN NORTHERN AFRICA. CHAP. iv. 
Bonioose. Large red mantles, some ornamented with silk or 
gold lace. 
Hoi'ses, which, if tall, will sell very readily for fifteen, or even in 
some places twenty negresses. Though the purchasers take the 
trouble to look at their teeth, they scarcely know a colt from an 
old horse. All animals of an imposing appearance, and long legs, 
are eagerly purchased. 
Glass armlets, of black and blue, made at Venice. 
Powder, flints, and lead in bullets, sell quickly. 
Muslins. For the chiefs to make shirts or turbans. 
Bales of linen. Thread, and gold thread, which the natives 
sometimes spin, mixing it with their cotton cloths. 
Sundries. Such as files, chisels, and hammers ; a few perfumes, 
little boxes, and toys ; all of which can be procured in Europe for a 
mere trifle. 
Nearly the whole of these articles are brought from Tripoli or 
Egypt, and are very dear even in Morzouk. We had none of these 
goods, which alone are objects of trade in the interior. 
In Excllange for which the Traders bring from Soudan, 
Slaves. Chiefly females, the males not being worth so much 
money by nearly one-third, or sometimes one-half ; are the prin- 
cipal goods brought by the dealers. 
Zebed (civet.) Obtained from the cats which are kept in cages, 
and are at stated periods irritated to such a degree, that a profuse 
perspiration takes place, and the perfume is secreted in some folds 
under the tail ; which, by securing the animal, they scrape off, and 
preserve in small boxes made of hide. A savage old cat will pro- 
duce ten or twelve dollars' worth in three heats. Their price is 
enormous, some being sold for three or four slaves. 
Zeneh. A striped cotton petticoat, worn as a wrapper by all 
