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army Ashanti Benin brought caboceers called Cape Coast Cape Lopez Cape Palmas captain carried century character Christian Church civilized cloth colony commercial continent Cringy death Dehomi dialects doubt Dutch Elmina engaged English enterprise European extended Fantis feeling fetiches foreign French Fulahs Gabun Gambia Gold Coast Gospel Grain Coast Grebo Gulf of Benin habits hands houses hundred miles important inhabitants intercourse island ivory Jalofs Kameruns King of Ashanti kingdom kingdom of Kongo known Kongo Kumasi labor language large number less Liberia live Mandingo ment mission missionaries Mountains Mpongwe natives negro Northern pagan palm-oil persons population Portugal Portuguese possession present race regarded region river scarcely sea-coast seldom Senegal Senegambia settlements ships Sierra Leone slave-trade slaves Southern Guinea spirits squadron supposed thing tion tooth trade tribes verb vessels village voyage Western Africa whole witchcraft wives
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Page 231 - comes to the edge of the river every day to see if a human victim has been provided for his repast. The practice of offering human sacrifices to appease evil spirits is common ; but in no place more frequent, or on a larger scale, than in the kingdoms of Ashanti and
Page 410 - advanced age. All the younger members of society are early trained to show the utmost deference to age. They must never come into the presence of aged persons or pass by their dwellings without taking off their hats, and assuming a crouching gait. When seated in their presence it must always be at a "respectful