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The Great Market-day

           Afew,moresimpleandperhapsprettier,lettheirlonghairhangdowntheback,intheEnglishstyle,andotherswearitcutovertheforeheadinafringe,liketheFrench.Generallytheywearonthesewigsagreasyputty,madeofredclayorofglossy"ukola,"aredsubstanceextractedfromsandal-wood,sothattheseelegantpersonslookasiftheirheadsweredressedwithtiles.

           Itmustnotbesupposedthatthisluxuryofornamentationisconfinedtothehairofthenatives.Whatareearsforifnottopasspinsofpreciouswoodthrough,alsocopperrings,charmsofplaitedmaize,whichdrawthemforward,orlittlegourdswhichdoforsnuff-boxes,andtosuchanextentthatthedistendedlobesoftheseappendagesfallsometimestotheshouldersoftheirowners?

           Afterall,theAfricansavageshavenopockets,andhowcouldtheyhaveany?Thisgivesrisetothenecessityofplacingwheretheycantheirknives,pipes,andothercustomaryobjects.Asfortheneck,arms,wrists,legs,andankles,thesevariouspartsofthebodyareundoubtedlydestinedtocarrythecopperandbrassbracelets,thehornscutoffanddecoratedwithbrightbuttons,therowsofredpearls,calledsame-samesor"talakas,"andwhichwereveryfashionable.Besides,withthesejewels,worninprofusion,thewealthypeopleoftheplacelookedliketravelingshrines.

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