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Park observed tbe tobacco-plant, which grows luxuriantly in Inta 
and Dagwumba, and is called toah. The visitors from those 
countries recognised it in a botanical work* The}^ first dry the 
leaves in the sun, then, having rubbed them well between their 
hands, mix them with water into oval masses, as will be seen ; it is 
further noticed in the Trade Report. 
Lions are numeroiTs 6ti the northern frontiers of Inta, elephants 
(assoon, A. soorer, B.*) are remarkably liumerous in Kong, but 
they are also found in Ashantee, with wild hogs (yambo, 1?. A.) 
hyeenas (patacoo, F. A. boofooree, B.,) cows (anantwee, JP. A. B.,) 
sheep (ygwan, F. A, tsan, B.,) goats (apunkie, F. A. terrie, B.,) 
deer (wonsan, F. A. B.,) antelopes (ettwan, F. A. B.,) dogs (bod-' 
dum, etcha, F. twea, A. opooree, B.,) approximating to the Danish, 
cats (agramwaw, F. A. B.,) extremely sharp visaged and long 
necked, Gennet cats (essoor, F. A.B.,) pangohns (appra, F. A. 
aypra, B.,) aUigators (dankim, F. A. B.,) &c. &c. &c. The rhino- 
ceros (naree) is found in Boroom, and the hippopotamus (shonsa, 
A. tchoosooree, B. ) in the Odirree river. 
The Ashantees sa}^ that an animal called sissah or sissirree, will 
attack every Other however superior in size. The Fantees who had 
never seen it, had imbibed a tremendous idea of it, from the stories 
in their own country. I doubt its being so formidable to all other 
animals, for the skin I saw was not more than three feet long, and 
the legs short, it resembled that of a boar, but the natives said it 
was between a pig and a goat. I enquired of the people of Inta 
and Dagwumba if they had ever heard of a unicorn; one replied, 
yes! in the white man's country. It is extraordinary that the 
gnoo, (antelope gnu, ) which is found behind the Cape of Good 
* F. A. affixed to assoon, denote that to be the native name in the Fantee and 
Ashantee languages, as B. represents Boroom. 
