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SALUTATIONS. 
time touching the others’ hands, and then placing their 
own on the head, nose, or heart. As a mark of great 
respeet, men prostrate themselves, strike their heads 
against the ground, “ Bugu di Kai,” and cover them 
repeatedly with sand ; or at all events they go through 
the motions of doing so. Women, on perceiving their 
friends, kneel immediately, and pretend to pour sand 
alternately over each arm. They continue the ceremony 
for a considerable time before they rise and approach, in 
order to hold “ converse sweet.” We have been much 
amused at seeing two ladies in the market-place 
saluting at a distance in this manner, during several 
minutes, looking like two sporting dogs making a point, 
they did not move their faces, but cast their eyes round 
now and then to see if the other showed symptoms of 
rising. Every one bends the knee slightly in passing a 
superior, and if there be but little room, permission to 
pass is always asked. On taking leave, they say, “ Gai 
di Giddah,” “ peace or welfare to the house.” Slaves 
salute their masters the first thing in the morning 
prostrate before them, and saying all the complimentary 
things they can think of. In accosting us, they usually 
said, “ Turawa,” or “ Baturi,” “ white man.” Sometimes 
they called us “ Baba, master,” or “ Malam doctor.” 
In the treatment of their women, notwithstanding 
this character for urbanity, the Africans approach 
much nearer to savages, since they reduce them to the 
condition of slaves. A Fllatah would even show more 
grief for the loss of a favourite slave, or of his horse 
