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Angola and the River Congo, vol. 1

Joachim John Monteiro · History_-_Other · 18 章

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The Project Gutenberg eBook of Angola and the River Congo, vol. 1 ANGOLA AND THE RIVER CONGO.Chapter 3 Chapter 4 PREFACE.CONTENTS.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.CHAPTER I. HISTORY.CHAPTER II. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY—CHARACTER OF VEGETATION—RIVERS.CHAPTER III. THE RIVER CONGO A BOUNDARY—SLAVE TRADE—SLAVERY—ORDEAL BY POISON—INSENSIBILITY OF THE NEGRO—INGRATITUDE.CHAPTER IV. THE RIVER CONGO—BANANA—PORTO DA LENHA—BOMA—MUSSURONGO TRIBE—PIRATES—MUSHICONGO TRIBE—FISH—PALM CHOP—PALM WINE.CHAPTER V. COUNTRY FROM THE RIVER CONGO TO AMBRIZ—VEGETATION—TRADING—CIVILIZATION—COMMERCE—PRODUCTS—IVORY—MUSSERRA—SLEEP DISEASE—SALT—MINERAL PITCH.CHAPTER VI. AMBRIZ—TRADE—MALACHITE—ROAD TO BEMBE—TRAVELLING—MOSQUITOES—QUIBALLA TO QUILUMBO—QUILUMBO TO BEMBE.CHAPTER VII. BEMBE—MALACHITE DEPOSIT—ROOT PARASITE—ENGONGUI—MORTALITY OF CATTLE—FAIRS—KING OF CONGO—RECEPTIONS—CUSTOMS—SAN SALVADOR—FEVERS—RETURN TO AMBRIZ.CHAPTER VIII. CHARACTER OF THE NEGRO—FETISH—CUSTOMS—ARMS AND WAR—DRESS—ZOMBO TRIBE—BURIAL—INSANITY.CHAPTER IX. CUSTOMS OF THE MUSSURONGO, AMBRIZ, AND MUSHICONGO NEGROES—MANDIOCA PLANT—ITS PREPARATIONS—CHILI PEPPER—BANANAS—RATS—WHITE ANT—NATIVE BEER—STRANGE SOUNDS.INDEX.THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE