English people or Europeans passing through the Tuarick
country of Aheer, he would render them all the protection in his power.
Lousou is esteemed by some persons as great a man as En-Noor in Zinder,
but this estimation is exceedingly out of place. Lousou could give
protection to European travellers and merchants, but not in an equal
degree to En-Noor. As he is a younger man than En-Noor, however, it is
desirable to secure his friendship, and, if possible, that of the
Sarkee. Lousou wore the bag of camphor which I gave him, showing it to
me with great satisfaction.

According to the information of a slave of the Sarkee, Gumel is a large
Bornouese province, the capital of which is Tumbi: the Sultan's name is
Dan-Tanoma. Gumel is one day and a-half from Zinder, but the capital is
three days by horse and five days by camel travelling. Gumel has twelve
great officers. Bundi is a large province of Bornou, the capital of
which is Galadima: the Sultan's name is Kagami. Galadima is three days
from Zinder. Aoud, a large place, is one day from Galadima. Alamaigo,
also a large village or town, is half a day from Galadima. Meria, is
three days from Galadima, and three from Zinder.

According to strict Muslims, it is a sin to write Jebel Mekka, "the
mountain of Mekka." I have lately noticed several instances of
superstition. A Moor of Fezzan, to whom I gave a small portion of
camphor, showed me the paper and piece of cotton cloth in which he had
wrapped it up, and swore that during the night the ginns, or evil
spirits, had eaten it. Many other Moors asked me if it was possible to
preserve camphor from the ginns? They said they knew a man who one
evening locked up a piece of this substance in an iron box, and in the
morning it was gone; the ginns had eaten it.

I went to see the manufacture of the matting which is used for making
houses. There were thirty slaves at work, all belonging to one man; over
these were three masters (also slaves), to keep them at their task. They
certainly did not hurry themselves, and very few people hurry themselves
in this country. These slaves were all Hazna, or pagans. The Sarkee of
Zinder, besides Tuaricks, has many pagan subjects. Some of the blacks, I
was surprised to see, had breasts as full and plump as many women. In
other respects these pagans do not differ from their Muslim brethren.
The matting is woven thirty or forty feet long, and eight feet broad,
and is used to enclose a cluster of huts