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of the head, the countenance, the contour of figure, 
and the lighter shade of the colour of the skin, 
indicated an intermixture of the Caucasian with the 
Negro race. 
A man may marry as many wives as he can afford 
to purchase. The price of a bride is 20,000 cowries, 
which is paid to the parents, the consent of the 
damsel not being at all considered necessary. The 
payment of the money and a grand feast ratify the 
compact. A man may send his wife aw^ay, but he can- 
not make a slave of her, or sell her. The Filatahs marry 
Null women, but never give their women in marriage 
to Nuff men. The Filatahs observe the law of the 
Koran with regard to the number of wdves, nev^er 
having more than four. Mr. Schon told them, that 
Christian people never took more than one wife : and 
God had so ordered it. They were surprised to hear 
that God had so appointed it. One man seemed 
particularly struck wdtli this communication ; and 
asked again, and again, “ If God really had said so.” 
Stttuvday, October ^ncl- — From what Mr. Schdn 
could learn from mallams and others, it would appear 
that although there are nominally two Nufi kings, yet 
all matters of importance are referred to the court at 
Rabbah; and no chief, of whatever rank, or however 
high in court favour, can enter into a treaty, or act in 
any way, without permission from Sumozariki. The 
burden of his yoke seems to hang heavy on the Nufi 
people ; and they make no secret of the prevalence of 
