ABYSSINIA 174 is certain that within a very short space of time MeneHk will be obliged to shift his capital once more to the neiohbourhood of fresh woods. This is not by any means the hardship which it would be- in a civilised country. The capital is rather a camp than a town, and there is no… … BUILDING. (3) The roof is made of similar sticks. to be described consists of the hovels where the soldiers go. These barracks can only be compared to a number of hollow haystacks or mows, which cover enormous stretches of ground, figuring in a bird s-eye view like a flock of sheep. Their furniture…
Travel · Ethiopia -- Description and travel · Ethiopia
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