PART IV
ISLAM, COTTON GROWING, AND THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC
I. CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA 213
II. THE COTTON INDUSTRY 222
III. THE COTTON INDUSTRY—_continued_ 232
IV. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA 245
INDEX 263
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
A BORGU CANOE-MAN _Frontispiece_ _Photo by Mr. E. Firmin (Copyright)_
FACING PAGE
“THROUGH PLAIN AND VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN SIDE” 6
“WE HAVE TREKKED TOGETHER” 6
A GROUP OF TUAREGS 8
A BORNU OX 8
“MAGNIFICENT SPECIMENS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM” 10
DUG-OUT ON THE KADUNA MANNED BY NUPES 30
“SILHOUETTING PERCHANCE A GROUP OF PALMS” 30
THE HOE-DANCERS (THE HOE-DANCE IS A HAUSA AGRICULTURAL DANCE OF GREAT ANTIQUITY) 34
THE “JAFFI” OR MOUNTED SALUTE 36 _Photo by Captain Mance._
THE EMIR OF ZARIA 38
THE EMIR OF KATSINA 38
JU-JU ISLAND NEAR JEBBA 46 _Photo by Mr. E. Firmin (Copyright)_
SHIPPING PALM OIL ON THE NIGER AT HIGH WATER 46
THE TROPICAL BUSH 56
ONE OF THE COMMUNAL RUBBER PLANTATIONS (FUNTUMIA ELASTICA) BENIN CITY 66 _Photo by Mr. A. H. Unwin._
A SCENE IN YORUBALAND 66 _Photo by Mr. A. H. Unwin._
BENIN CITY TO-DAY. BINI CHIEFS SITTING OUTSIDE THEIR NEW COURT HOUSE 68 _Photo by Sir Walter Egerton._
ONE OF THE SACRED STONE IMAGES AT IFE, THE SPIRITUAL CENTRE OF YORUBALAND 78 _Photo by Mr. A. H. Unwin._
ONE OF THE SONS OF THE SHEHU OF BORNU 78
ENTRANCE TO THE “AFIN” OR RESIDENCE OF THE ALAFIN OF OYO, SHOWING TYPICAL YORUBA THATCHING 82 _Photo by Mr. A. H. Unwin._
VIEW OF LOKOJA AND NATIVE TOWN FROM MOUNT PATTEY LOOKING S.E., THE BENUE IN THE DISTANCE 96
A NIGERIAN HUNTER STALKING GAME WITH THE HEAD OF THE GROUND HORNBILL AFFIXED TO HIS FOREHEAD 108 _Photo by Mr. E. Firmin (Copyright)_
A TRADING CARAVAN 110 _Photo by Mr. Charles Temple._
FRUIT SELLERS 112
WATER CARRIERS 112
A GWARRI GIRL 116
A HAUSA TRADING WOMAN 116
A FULANI GIRL 118 _Photo by Mr. Charles Temple._
PANNING FOR IRON 120 _Photo by Mr. A. H. Unwin._
DYE-PITS 120
A VIEW OF A PART OF KANO CITY (INSIDE THE WALL) 124
ONE OF THE GATEWAYS TO KANO CITY, SHOWING OUTER WALL 128
ANOTHER OF THE ENTRANCES TO THE CITY 128
INSIDE KANO CITY 132
THE EMIR OF KANO ON THE MARCH 134
CORNER OF A NATIVE MARKET 148 _Photo by Mr. Freer-Hill._
ANOTHER CORNER 148 _Photo by Mr. Freer-Hill._
IRON SMELTERS 164
FULANI CATTLE 164 _Photo by Mr. Charles Temple._
SCENE IN THE BAUCHI HIGHLANDS 184 _Photo by Mr. Charles Temple._
SCENE ON THE SOUTHERN NIGERIA (EXTENSION) RAILWAY 194 _Photo by Mr. Freer-Hill._
PLATE-LAYING ON THE NORTHERN NIGERIA RAILWAY 194 _Photo by Captain Mance._
LANDING PLACE AT BARO 196
GROUP OF RAILWAY LABOURERS—BARO 196
VILLAGE HEAD-MEN 198
WOMEN COTTON SPINNERS 232
MEN WEAVING 232
MAPS
MAP OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA 46
” NORTHERN NIGERIA 92
” ILLUSTRATING AN UNAUTHORIZED SCHEME OF AMALGAMATION 204