with the Fan Cannibals. 205 
A few hairs, either from the temples, the sides 
or the back of the head, are lengthened with tree- 
fibres, and threaded with red and white pound- 
beads, so called by Europeans because the lb. 
fetches a dollar. These decorations fall upon the 
breast or back; the same is done to the thin 
beard, which sprouts tufty from both rami of the 
chin, as in the purely nervous temperament of 
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Europe; and doubtless the mustachios, if the latter 
were not mostly wanting, would be similarly 
treated. Whatever absurdity in hair may be 
demanded by the trichotomists and philopogons of 
Europe, I can at once supply it to any extent 
from Africa—gratis. Gentlemen remarkable by 
a raie, which as in the Scotch terrier begins above 
the eyes and runs down the back, should be 
grateful to me for this sporting offer. 
