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Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly by Books Group Staff (2012, Trade Paperback)

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...cucumbers, watermelons, rubber, indigo, pumpkins, castor bean, groundnuts, beans. Indian hemp, bananas, etc.; and many plants introduced from Europe and the East thrive admirably. Among these are coffee of very fine quality, cinchona, sugar cane, oranges and lemons, and nearly all vegetables of the temperate climates. The seasons are the wet and the dry. The rains begin in October, then break till January, and fall heavily till April, when they begin to cease; and the dry season lasts from May to September. The Machinga are a branch of the extensive Yao family. Physically they are tall and well made, and they are inclined to haughtiness in disposition, especially where they are under the influence of the black traders. The villages of these people consist of from five or six to thirty houses, rarely more, though the chiefs village at Domasi numbers over a hundred: and the settlements are rarely more than a half-mile apart. The chief is paramount and decides all important cases, while the lower chiefs have the same authority, each in his own district. The old chief. Malemya, was in his council yard nearly every morning at six o'clock to hear cases, and sat till midday. The courtyard was crowded, and the bystanders applauded as each speaker made a point. It sometimes happens that the chief's decision is not impartial, and the defeated party in such a case goes off bag and baggage to another chief: and the loss of a man in this way is a diminution of prestige. Domestic slavery is in full force, but the slave trade dies out as openings for legitimate commerce multiply. The slaves are generally well treated. Descent is reckoned through the sister, and the heir is not the son, but the eldest sister's son. Each person belongs to a clan, and no one marries into his ...

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General Books LLC
ISBN-10
1235874958
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9781235874956
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Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
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Books Group Staff
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Trade Paperback
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English
Publication Year
2012
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434 Pages

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