[12] Negroes of Benin and Sierra Leone (Bosman, loc. cit., p. 526), Mandingoes (Waitz, vol. ii, p. 3), Bechuanas (Holub, loc. cit., p. 398); quoted also by Westermarck, Human Marriage, p. 206.
[13] Gregory: The Great Rift Valley, p. 351.
[14] Gregory: The Great Rift Valley, p. 351.
[E] Inasmuch as the hæmaturia occasioned by the larvæ of Bilharzia has its origin in the parenchyma of the kidney, and, since we have no reason for believing that this race has any idea of histology or pathology, it is manifest folly to ascribe circumcision as a prophylactic measure against this parasite. Bilharzia is now considered a true parasite by Wolfe.
[15] Stuhlmann: Mit Emin Pasha, p. 848.
[16] Johnston: The Kilima-Njaro Expedition, p. 412.
[17] Gregory: The Great Rift Valley, p. 344.
[18] Lumholtz: Among Cannibals, p. 282.
[19] Ibid., p. 279.
[20] Lumholtz: Among Cannibals, p. 283.