It was a matter of gratification that the international prohibition of the importation and sale of intoxicating liquors in the Central African Zone was so effectively executed. There was, therefore almost no drunkenness at all among the natives. The sap... Pioneering in Central Africa - Page 137by Samuel Phillips Verner - 1903 - 500 pagesFull view - About this book
| American Geographical Society of New York - Electronic journals - 1905 - 828 pages
...in the progress of the natives is the prohibition of the sale of spirituous liquors among them: It was a matter of gratification that the international...drunkenness at all among the natives. The sap of the oil palm which made the famous palm wine was unusually mild and innocuous, and only when fermented... | |
| Harry Johnston - Congo (Democratic Republic) - 1908 - 528 pages
...THE BAKWESE, WORN SOMETIMES IN THE EAR-LOBE • "It is a matter of gratification," writes Grenfell, " that the international prohibition of the importation and sale of intoxicating liquors in the interior Congo basin has been so effectively executed. There is relatively little drunkenness amongst... | |
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