$6 riMBUCTOO.

these people, who are very populous, and could easily destroy any army that should attempt to molest them. The lands are chiefly private property. The Foulans are very beautiful. The Bambarrahs have thick lips and wide nostrils. The king of Foulan is much respected at Timbuctoo ; his subjects are Muhamedans, but not circumcised. ' They cannot be made slaves at Timbuctoo ; but the Arabs steal their girls and sell them ; not for slavery, but for marriage.

Girls are marriageable very young ; sometimes they have children at ten years old.

* All true Muhamedans are circumcised, so that they must partake of Paganism if uncircumcised.