. Chiefs and cities of Central Africa, across Lake Chad by way of British, French, and German territories. Natural history -- Africa; Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Africa, West -- Description and travel. FOUR WEEKS IN FIKA 267 got a medicine that has taken the power from him. He says they are very strong, with big heads and big limbs. The chief or his son came every day to inquire after Mr Talbot, and they deputed one of the Mallamai to our especial service. In his company we visited the town, which is strongly fortified. A big mud wall surrounds it, and it is further protected by
. Chiefs and cities of Central Africa, across Lake Chad by way of British, French, and German territories. Natural history -- Africa; Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Africa, West -- Description and travel. FOUR WEEKS IN FIKA 267 got a medicine that has taken the power from him. He says they are very strong, with big heads and big limbs. The chief or his son came every day to inquire after Mr Talbot, and they deputed one of the Mallamai to our especial service. In his company we visited the town, which is strongly fortified. A big mud wall surrounds it, and it is further protected by a double fosse that makes cavalry charge impossible and greatly impedes the advance of footmen. Were the foe to carry this first defence he would be confronted by an almost equally difficult task, for inside there is another ditch, and then a wall in which loopholes are cut at irregular intervals. The town is extremely picturesque, and has an individuality all its own. Date palms overshadow it, and small boys climb up them with infinite glee to pick great clusters of the sweet golden fruit. The streets, now broad now narrow, wind amidst highly ornamented mud houses, whose entrances open into it quaintly at unexpected angles. Big clay pipes act as gargoyles to run the rain off the roofs, and wooden runnels jut from beneath them to carry the water still farther out. There are large numbers of mosques in the city, and in the principal one a sacred fire is kept burning, tended by young acolytes. Its porch opens to the street, and through it mud pillars are dimly seen. Outside old men stand or squat, fingering their. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Macleod, Olive. Edinburgh, London : W. Blackwood and sons
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