The Moslems have a greater share of superstition and vices than those they call their blind neighbours, and seldom undertake any thing without being first fortified by charms. They are constantly fancying themselves bewitched, attribute every unpleasant occurrence to Iblis; and are so fearful of the “Evil Eye,” that they adopt many strange precautions to avert its baneful effects. In justice to the poor unenlightened beings whom they make their prey, I must say that I never witnessed such innocence, tenderness, and mildness as most of them evince when brought to Morzouk, particularly at' the death of any of their companions in adversity. On these occasions they do not, like their persecutors, scream and make an insincere wailing; but sit silent and in, tears, and often refuse their little allowance of food. Should one of the' females fall sick, the others nurse, feed, comfort, and very often give up the whole of their scanty meal to the sufferer. I speak merely of the women, for the men are not blessed with very kind hearts; and it would be considered by them as disgraceful to betray any soft and tender feeling. Should a woman have an infant belonging to her, each of her companions in turn will carry and endeavour to amuse it. The women very seldom become sullen, and are lively without being at all boisterous or noisy; they are clean in their persons, very fond of ornaments, tractable and easily taught; but in acquiring knowledge they unfortunately lose much of their native simplicity. Kashna to Sakkatoo. West. Kashna to Zumma 1 day. Zumma to Kalawa 3 Kalawa to Gadaya a Gadaya to Kararee 2 days. Kararee to Tekamoorafa.. 2 Tekamoorafa to Sakkatoo 1 Total days. Two days farther west is Kebbi; half a day from which is a large town called Bodinga. Kashna to Gooberr five or six days west by south. This is a principal Eellata town, and was for some years the residence of their Sultan. The houses are built in streets, surrounded by a wall, and the adjacent country is very fine. Three days east-northeast of Kashna is Tessawa, a town. From Kashna into Bornou. East. Kashna to Sabongaree 1 day. Sabongaree to Roma 1 Roma to Beshi.................... 1 Beshi to Kanno.................. 1 Kanno is fourteen days from Birnie; it is governed by a Sultan, and is a town of note. North. Kashna to Gayzaa............... 1 day. Gayzaa to Zakari................ 1 Zakari to Ringhem 1 Here is a river of the same name, which comes from the countries south of Kashna. East. Ringhem to Gonga 1 day. Gonga.to Mayga 1 producing many dome dates. Mayga to Awyek 1 Awyek to Kattagum 1
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