CHAPTER XL 
Physical characteristics of the Ibus— Religions superstitions—Idols 
numerous — Horrible practice on the birth of twins — Large earthen 
idol — ^Tshuku or the Great Spirit — Absurd stories of the priests — 
Abbh Creek — Beautiful birds — Native dwellings — Ezzeh Obi 
Osai’s mud palace — The Harem — Human sacrifices — Insalubrity 
of Aboh — Ornithology — Rare animals shot by accident — Plants — 
Domestic slavery — Obi Osai’s second visit to the * Albert’ — Obi 
Osai kneels down with the white men to worship their God — His 
sudden fear — The arrisi” or idol called for — The presents — Obi’s 
anxiety to establish trade with England — Departure from Aboh — 
Ogou ladies — Proceed up the river — Body of a female floating in 
the stream — Ali Here, the Ibu pilot — Beauty of the country — 
**Osochai” — Aboh trade-canoes — Okbh — Splendid sunset — Fishing- 
huts — Appearance of the hills — Anno — Abain-him or the “ meeting 
of the waters” — Adda-Mugu or Abela — Sufferings of the former 
Expedition at this place — Circular huts first met with — The Edoh 
examined — Uliain village — King William’s Mountain — Anchor off 
Iddalu 
The natives of Aboh are comparatively tall for West 
Africans ; 'well-made and muscular, but the hands and 
feet are large. The most prevalent colour of skin is 
yellowish or hrownish-hlack. The features are truly 
negro, the nose expanded, lips rather thick, and without 
that pleasing outline observed in some negroes. The 
forehead is broad and less retreating than in their more 
intelligent neighbours the Eggarahs, but the maxillary 
bones are more prognathous or protruding, and the 
facial angle consequently less favourable. 
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