Chapter V: Part IV: Islam, Cotton Growing, and the Liquor Traffic

I. CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA 213

II. THE COTTON INDUSTRY 222

III. THE COTTON INDUSTRY—_continued_ 232

IV. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA 245

INDEX 263

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

A BORGU CANOE-MAN _Frontispiece_
_Photo by Mr. E. Firmin (Copyright)_

FACING PAGE

“THROUGH PLAIN AND VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN SIDE” 6

“WE HAVE TREKKED TOGETHER” 6

A GROUP OF TUAREGS 8

A BORNU OX 8

“MAGNIFICENT SPECIMENS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM” 10

DUG-OUT ON THE KADUNA MANNED BY NUPES 30

“SILHOUETTING PERCHANCE A GROUP OF PALMS” 30

THE HOE-DANCERS (THE HOE-DANCE IS A HAUSA AGRICULTURAL DANCE OF
GREAT ANTIQUITY) 34

THE “JAFFI” OR MOUNTED SALUTE 36
_Photo by Captain Mance._

THE EMIR OF ZARIA 38

THE EMIR OF KATSINA 38

JU-JU ISLAND NEAR JEBBA 46
_Photo by Mr. E. Firmin (Copyright)_

SHIPPING PALM OIL ON THE NIGER AT HIGH WATER 46

THE TROPICAL BUSH 56

ONE OF THE COMMUNAL RUBBER PLANTATIONS (FUNTUMIA ELASTICA) BENIN
CITY 66
_Photo by Mr. A. H. Unwin._

A SCENE IN YORUBALAND 66
_Photo by Mr. A. H. Unwin._

BENIN CITY TO-DAY. BINI CHIEFS SITTING OUTSIDE THEIR NEW COURT
HOUSE 68
_Photo by Sir Walter Egerton._

ONE OF THE SACRED STONE IMAGES AT IFE, THE SPIRITUAL CENTRE OF
YORUBALAND 78
_Photo by Mr. A. H. Unwin._

ONE OF THE SONS OF THE SHEHU OF BORNU 78

ENTRANCE TO THE “AFIN” OR RESIDENCE OF THE ALAFIN OF OYO,
SHOWING TYPICAL YORUBA THATCHING 82
_Photo by Mr. A. H. Unwin._

VIEW OF LOKOJA AND NATIVE TOWN FROM MOUNT PATTEY LOOKING S.E.,
THE BENUE IN THE DISTANCE 96

A NIGERIAN HUNTER STALKING GAME WITH THE HEAD OF THE GROUND
HORNBILL AFFIXED TO HIS FOREHEAD 108
_Photo by Mr. E. Firmin (Copyright)_

A TRADING CARAVAN 110
_Photo by Mr. Charles Temple._

FRUIT SELLERS 112

WATER CARRIERS 112

A GWARRI GIRL 116

A HAUSA TRADING WOMAN 116

A FULANI GIRL 118
_Photo by Mr. Charles Temple._

PANNING FOR IRON 120
_Photo by Mr. A. H. Unwin._

DYE-PITS 120

A VIEW OF A PART OF KANO CITY (INSIDE THE WALL) 124

ONE OF THE GATEWAYS TO KANO CITY, SHOWING OUTER WALL 128

ANOTHER OF THE ENTRANCES TO THE CITY 128

INSIDE KANO CITY 132

THE EMIR OF KANO ON THE MARCH 134

CORNER OF A NATIVE MARKET 148
_Photo by Mr. Freer-Hill._

ANOTHER CORNER 148
_Photo by Mr. Freer-Hill._

IRON SMELTERS 164

FULANI CATTLE 164
_Photo by Mr. Charles Temple._

SCENE IN THE BAUCHI HIGHLANDS 184
_Photo by Mr. Charles Temple._

SCENE ON THE SOUTHERN NIGERIA (EXTENSION) RAILWAY 194
_Photo by Mr. Freer-Hill._

PLATE-LAYING ON THE NORTHERN NIGERIA RAILWAY 194
_Photo by Captain Mance._

LANDING PLACE AT BARO 196

GROUP OF RAILWAY LABOURERS—BARO 196

VILLAGE HEAD-MEN 198

WOMEN COTTON SPINNERS 232

MEN WEAVING 232

MAPS

MAP OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA 46

” NORTHERN NIGERIA 92

” ILLUSTRATING AN UNAUTHORIZED SCHEME OF AMALGAMATION 204