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sometimes two rings in each ear. They had a hole through
the cartilage of the nose, wide enough to admit a thick
quill, in which Adams saw some of the natives wear a large
ring of an oval shape, that hung down to the mouth.
They waited only one day aL this place, and then proceeded
towards Tombuctoo, shaping their course to the
northward of E a st: and quickening their pace to the rate
of twenty miles a day, they completed their journey in
fifteen days.
CHAPTER II.
Imprisonment of the Moors at Tombuctoo—Adams an object of curiosity, and
kindly treated.—King and Queen; Woollo and Fatima..—Their Dress, Ceremonies,
Residence, and Attendants.-—Muskets.—Curiosity of the natives to.
see Adams.—Tombuctoo—La Mar Zarah— Canoes—Fish—Fruits—Vegetables—
Grain.—Food prepared from the Guinea-corn—Animals.—Heirie—
Elephant-hunt.—Birds: Ostriches.—Sulphur—Poisonous preparation of the
Negroes for their Arrows.—Persons and Habits of the Negroes—Incisions in
their Faces—Dress—Ornaments—and Customs—Musical Instruments—
Dancing—Military Excursions against Bambarra—Slaves—Criminal Punishments—
Articles of Trade—Jealous precautions of the Negroes against the
Moors; their kindness to Adams.—Rain.—Names of Countries.—Words in
the Language of Tombuctoo.