Although a king is acknowledged in the Ahan^
ta country, yet his power is limited : indeed, t\m
government is left to tibe regulation of the diffiir^
*nt head*qien. The king is never consulted^
iteless in cases of great consequence. In"
gMMuI> Ae people are well dii^sed ; Aey are
Ml- under such restrictions as the Apollonians,
and are therefere more free in their malinesB and
QO&yevsatt<m ; but are less courteouft and polite^
and not so hospitable. Many abomintMe prac*-
tices encouraged in the Fantee and nei^hboudit^
eountries> are not tolerated here : we sdidrai hetf



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of dlspuUs amongst them, &fi!d Eoropeijis aire
«dii^redt»i^ respect, ^fdi^ld^d theit behaviour

The Vegetable productions of thii» eouhti';f ktt
lit general to be had in great plenty ; a^d in
sesUlonji of t^cdrcity^ the ihhabitatits can tsinp^Iy
thdf tteighboiifs With tbe fmiti^ <^ tbeb* Ittboni'
axid itidiistry. Tliey never knoW What it i^tti b«
^i^eilsfed for 6ohii^ y^tnd^ &c. so httfetiiiy^ Ate
tfa^ fo agrietiltufe. The i^g^aNcahe gro#s to a
gre&i s^ in thii^ country^ and is mneh tts^, piaslF-
tictilarfy by the 'Wo^!!n^n, whd ^re fotid ^ iimnti*
catttig it : it aflS^rds ati ag¥6dibbl« and i^^ft-sigh^
jdi^e^ Whiefa is eotisidei^^d Whoiteiome. Th6p«(ltri»>
tf^e h Very Abiin^iif ^ ^ iiippli^j^ ihH tiMltiV^
With ^lehty 6f Witie an4 oil : the Ifi^tt^i^ is^ pi'ti^
hy betttegf ^ fi^ife ini a hoUoW troodeft eyBtidef
iUM it k^ fi«efd fitom iti ette^Msd tatf tUMittioill
pttfs; WMei^ iii th^ tidied to B^iii^ afid a^|»^
raid tltef oil, Whieh s6on £dtlecti^ ai tha stltft^^
ttkd ia eariefbify skiMlttc^ ok FaltA'Abii, whoS

eate<^ IrAdk, (a^d it ii$ vefk^ seldote dsad al an af^

tidaol diat ^li Wheh in a frai^i^te^) is deliiidiii^
§M W^t^sonke, and is as diffitetit frotn the pihti^
dl itti^ed inl6 England, a)sf raficid bat<a^ iil
fiNWi^ fi^fi. It k hivariably tfs^ By the HiSiti^
ih all Hl^i^ disl^. The keHkel contains a A^-
pdlfyy fMribsHMceV which iii ^oteted and ^ometifiicfl
t«Mh#hy th» Woitt^ Wh«y ^on^deif if fev^ab^

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76

to strength and corpulency. The women hef^r
as well as in every part of the coasts are through*
out the day in a continued state of employment ;
for even those who are above the drudgery of
household affairs, find ample employment in re-
grating ^he concerns of the family, and in deco-
rating their persons. 