PART I

I. THE AFRICAN “PORTER” 3

II. THE PADDLER AND HIS CANOE 10

III. THE AFRICAN FOREST 17

IV. A MEDLEY OF CUSTOMS 23

(_a_) CICATRIZATION 26

(_b_) PERSONAL ADORNMENT 31

(_c_) THE ANGEL OF DEATH 36

(_d_) PEACE AND ARBITRATION 40

V. THE NATIVE AS A MONEY MAKER 45

VI. THE AFRICAN WOMAN 52