ICABKXKQ TXME—COUNTIHa 5 JtC. || 
cocoa-nuts to sell to-morrow ; but turning 
and looking upon the wall of his hut just 
after saying this, he continued, a no, not to- 
morrow, for that is Sunday-day, and Mission 
no trade on that day." 
Upon casting my eyes around I saw a flat 
piece of wood hanging to the wall with 
seven holes in it, and a peg in the lowest. 
The topmost hole in his almanac was Sun- 
day, and by moving the peg every day he 
knew when it came. Whether he had ever 
been at the Mission station 1 do not know, 
but from some source he had learned that 
Missionaries kept one day out of seven 
sacred, and that it would be useless to bring 
cocoa-nuts to sell on that day. 
The Sherbro tribe can count no higher 
than ten, and cannot do that without splicing 
words together. Thus, u Bull — one, Tsing 
— two, Errak — three, Heal — four, Men — 
five then they take one and put it to five 
to make six, thus, "Men-bull— six, Men- 
tsing — seven, Men-errak— eight. Men-heal 
— nine, and Wah— ten. 53 Here the count- 
ing process stops with Sherbroites, but the 
