CONTENTS

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Introduction by the Earl of Cromer[v]
Author’s Preface[xxiii]
Foreword[xxxiii]
[PART I]
I.The African “Porter”[3]
II.The Paddler and his Canoe[10]
III.The African Forest[17]
IV.A Medley of Customs[23]
(a) Cicatrization[26]
(b) Personal Adornment[31]
(c) The Angel of Death[36]
(d) Peace and Arbitration[40]
V.The Native as a Money Maker[45]
VI.The African Woman[52]
[PART II]
CIVILIZATION AND THE AFRICAN
I.The White Man’s Burden[75]
II.Lightening the White Man’s Burden[81]
III.Governments and Commerce[87]
IV.The Liquor Traffic[98]
V.The Educated Native[106]
VI.Justice and the African[116]
VII.Race Prejudice[122]
[PART III]
I.Labour—Supply and Demand[131]
II.Land and its Relation to Labour[157]
III.Portuguese Slavery[168]
IV.The Future of Belgian Congo[203]
[PART IV]
MORAL AND MATERIAL PROGRESS
I.The Products of the Oil Palm[225]
II.The Production of Rubber[235]
III.The Production of Cocoa[246]
IV.The Progress of Christian Missions[265]
[PART V]
I.The Map of Africa re-arranged[293]
Index[305]