In Afric’s Forest and Jungle 
had a little dish of native earthenware to hold 
the “palaver sauce” and that was the only thing 
needed in the way of table furniture. Their 
only bed was a grass mat. The dress of the 
boys consisted of a brimless cloth cap, shocoto, 
and a shirt of some cotton material reaching to 
the knee. Among the people this shirt was rec¬ 
ognized as a badge of civilization. They also 
had the usual shoulder-cloth, but it was princi¬ 
pally used as a covering at night. Besides one 
undergarment, the dress of the girls was a turban 
and a gown of some cotton material. Food was 
provided by an appropriation from the mission, 
but the material for the clothing was given by 
philanthropic people in England irrespective of 
religious denomination and was made up by the 
girls under the instruction of my wife assisted 
by the wife of the teacher. 
As a contribution to the school and to relieve 
my wife, I sent for a sewing machine. It proved 
to be one with a “ chain stitch.” I had never 
seen one before but I entertained myself very 
pleasantly for a day or two sitting on the floor 
and studying it out. After I got it to working, 
it caused much astonishment among the chil¬ 
dren; first, by sewing so quickly, and second, 
by the speed and suddenness with which its 
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