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THE “ju-ju’’ for war. 
superannuated. Their simple dress was a piece of 
cotton cloth round their waists ; but they were abun- 
dantly adorned with anklets of ivory, weighing several 
pounds ; armlets of the same, or of brass, and some of 
leather, with cowries affixed to them. Others had 
amulets round their necks — small calabashes fastened 
to a leather cord, ornamented with cowries and pieces of 
brass. Our officers were, of course, objects of curious 
scrutiny, and every remark was accompanied by a loud 
laugh; whether complimentary or otherwise, was left 
to the imagination of the subjects of it. 
In the verandah opposite the throne, were two idols, 
which the interpreter called “Ju-ju for war palaver.” One 
was a rude representation of a human being, carved in 
wood, with a conical cap, huge eyes, beads round the neck, 
and several other articles, as a small ivory tusk, the handle 
of a knife, &c. Prior to going to war, every person 
touches this Ju-ju. Tliose apparently sacred objects were 
allowed to be handled and examined without opposition. 
Obi retired, after having done the honours of hos- 
])itality to his visitors, who also went out to look at the 
town. Guided bv the occasional sound of a tom-tom 
and an ope, they looked into a house, where they found 
Obi “making Ju-ju,” and calling upon his deity for suc- 
cour and advice, previously to proclaiming to his people 
the Treaty he was making with the wliite men. He had 
in his hand a naked sword, with which he touched the 
end of a large baton, surrounded with iron rings, which 
he reversed after every touch — something like the opera- 
