. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ^ or woolly hair, large but well-shaped lips, and large black eyes. The features are very regular, but the nose is larger THE NUBIANS AND ABYSSINIANS. 565 than in most negroes, although straight and strong-looking, while thecheek-bones are less prominent. Their teeth arevery white and usually disfigure themselves with three oblique scars on each cheek ;and not unfr
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ^ or woolly hair, large but well-shaped lips, and large black eyes. The features are very regular, but the nose is larger THE NUBIANS AND ABYSSINIANS. 565 than in most negroes, although straight and strong-looking, while thecheek-bones are less prominent. Their teeth arevery white and usually disfigure themselves with three oblique scars on each cheek ;and not unfrequently they voluntarily inflict wounds on themselves, asupposed means of curing diseases. Their dress is a tunic, and over it a blue cotton robe. Sandals are ^^^\ V \ v^-. BENI AMER WAEEIOKS. r of course worn, and sometimes a turban. Most of them carry weapons,concealed if not openly, at least a knife or a dagger. The giidswear little beyond a girdle or apron decked with pearls, and ®^^sometimes with gold and silver ornaments. They wear nose-rings, andusually bits of wood in the lobes of their ears, replacing them when mar-I ried by gold or silver. The married women dress more completely, en- I; 566 THE INHABITANTS OF AFRICA. veloping themselves in a loose robe, and dress their hair as elaborately asis depicted on the Egyptian monuments, with regular curls_stiffened byfat and ochre, and sometimes covered with thick laj^ers of gum. The Nubian negroes are hard-working agriculturists, and in manyways superior to the Egyptians, being more self-dependent and self-de-jiorai fensive, and honest and cheerful. Many of them have emi-character. grated to Egypt, and have taken service in Cairo as porters,domestic servants, artisans, etc. These rising emigrants can
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