Market day in Aliu Amba.-Toll of wares.-Court of Pie-

poudre.-Appearance of the market. The salt money.-

Character of the different vendors.-The prices of several

articles. No Jews in Abyssinia

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CHAPTER XVI.

Visit from Sheik Tigh.—Strange news.—Arrival of Abdoan-

arch. Situation of my house.-Wallata Gabriel.-Baking

bread.-Vapour bath.-Cure for hernia

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CHAPTER XVII.

Determine to be cupped.-Mode of operating.-Medical know-

ledge of the Shoans.-Surgery. Remarks
upon their

diseases and their remedies.-The cosso tree.-Mode of

using the cosso.-Other curative processes.-Manufacture

of gunpowder. Success.-Health improving.

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CHAPTER XVIII.

Start for Myolones.-Account of the road.-Effect of the

earthquake. — Dangerous passage.-Ford the Gindebal

wans.-Dubdubhee.-Reach Myolones.- Remarks upon

taking possession of the land.

. 278

CHAPTER XIX.

Examination of the gunpowder.-Tinta in disgrace.-The

remedy. The scribes, or dupteraoitsh.-Their mode of

writing. Audience with the Negoos. - Memolagee. -

College of priests.-My new residence.-Night of storm.-

Uncomfortable situation.-Weather clears up.

289

Abyssinian dress.-Visit to the Negoos.-Inspection of fire-

arms. Congratulated on my reception.-Return to Aliu

Amba. A troublesome companion.-Pleasant beverage.-

Market day. Numerous visitors.-Home manufacture of

cloth.

. 303

CHAPTER XXI.

Spinning cotton.-Of police force of Shoa.-Mode of adminis-

tering justice.-Priest lawyers.-Politics of Shoa.-French

intrigues. Different kinds of cotton.-Process of cleaning

it. Instruments used.-Return from market.

CHAPTER XXII.

Carpentering.-Fit up a study.-Worshippers of demons.-

Saroitsh.- English superstition.-Priestly benediction.—

Tabeeb monasteries. Of their character and discipline.

-Turning-lathe.-Drinking hours.-Female ornaments.—

Sumptuary edict.

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325

CHAPTER XXIII.

Wallata Gabriel dismissed.-Reinstated.-Comparison of

different races of men.

process of brewing.-Abyssinian ale.-Ingredients.-The

horn of plenty.

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Of human varieties.-Of the

Visited by Ibrahim.-Map of the Hawash.-Its effect upon

table land of Abyssinia.-Future juncture with the Abi.-

Its early tributaries.-Effects of denudation.-Zui lake.—

Popular tradition.-Abyssinian geographical work. - Galla

tribes.

351

No prospect of recovery.-Slaughter of the goat.-Manufac-

ture of skin-bags.-The process.-Farming.-The bark

employed.-Morocco leather.-Carcase butchers.-Process

of cutting up meat.

CHAPTER XXVI.

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Invitation to visit the Negoos.-Karissa and his firelock.—

Some account of the countries to the south of Shoa.-Dis-

tances. A reputed cannibal people.-Other absurd rumours.

-Probable truth.-Of the Doko: not dwarfs but monkeys. 375

CHAPTER XXVII.

Conversation with Karissa.-Of the origin of the Galla.-Of

the word Adam.-Of Eve.-Phoenician history.-Sancho-

niathon and Moses. Of the religion of the Galla.-Of

Waak.-Connexion with Bacchus.-Reward of enterprise.

-African ethnology.-Of the armoury of the Negoos.-

Different kinds of guns.-Of the ammunition.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

Message from the Negoos.-Visit Ankobar.-The Monk

Bethlehem.-Conversation.-Bad weather.-A tattooing

operation.-Interview with Negoos.

CHAPTER XXIX.

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- Of

Conversation on medical matters with the Negoos.

Guancho.-The State prison.-The construction of its

defences. Good medicine for captives.-Its probable effect.

-Of the Gallas, their invasion of the Gongas.-Abyssinian

slaves. Conclusion.

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