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Travels in southern Abyssinia, Volume 2 (of 2) : $b through the country of Adal to the kingdom of ShoaJohnston, Charles

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Travels in southern Abyssinia, Volume 2 (of 2) : $b through the country of Adal to the kingdom of Shoa

Name: Travels in southern Abyssinia, Volume 2 (of 2) : $b through the country of Adal to the kingdom of Shoa
Author: Johnston, Charles

Johnston, Charles

Ethiopia -- Description and travel; Shewa Kifle Hager (Ethiopia) -- Description and travel

Market day in Aliu Amba.--Toll of wares.--Court of
     Piepoudre.--Appearance of the market.--The salt
     money.--Character of the different vendors.--The
     prices of several articles.--No Jews in Abyssinia.       227

                              CHAPTER XVI.

  Visit from Sheik Tigh.--Strange news.--Arrival of
     Abdoanarch.--Situation of my house.--Wallata
     Gabriel.--Baking bread.--Vapour bath.--Cure for
     hernia.                                                  247

                             CHAPTER XVII.

  Determine to be cupped.--Mode of operating.--Medical
     knowledge 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.                              262

                             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

                              CHAPTER XX.

  Abyssinian dress.--Visit to the Negoos.--Inspection of
     firearms.--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
     administering justice.--Priest lawyers.--Politics
     of Shoa.--French intrigues.--Different kinds of
     cotton.--Process of cleaning it.--Instruments
     used.--Return from market.                               314

                             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.              325

                             CHAPTER XXIII.

  Wallata Gabriel dismissed.--Reinstated.--Comparison
     of different races of men.--Of human varieties.--
     Of the process of brewing.--Abyssinian ale.--
     Ingredients.--The horn of plenty.                        338

                             CHAPTER XXIV.

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Travels in southern Abyssinia, Volume 2 (of 2) : $b through the country of Adal to the kingdom of Shoa

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