[14] The reason of the objection is not apparent. A savage people is imperfectly punished by a few deaths: the fine is the only true way to produce a lasting impression upon their heads and hearts. Moreover, it is the custom of India and the East generally, and is in reality the only safeguard of a traveller's property.
[Illustration: Map to illustrate LIEUT. BURTON'S Route to HARAR from a
Sketch by the late Lieut. W. Stroyan, Indian Navy.]
[Illustration: BERBERAH]
CONTENTS.
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. Departure from Aden
CHAP. II.
Life in Zayla
CHAP. III.
Excursions near Zayla
CHAP. IV.
The Somal, their Origin and Peculiarities
CHAP. V.
From Zayla to the Hills