The Arabs speak of all the Africans as _"Gumu_" that is hard or callous to the Mohamadan religion.
Some believe that Kilimanjaro Mountain has mummies, as in Egypt, and that Moses visited it of old.
Mungo Park mentions that he found the Africans in the far interior of the west in possession of the stories of Joseph and his brethren, and others.

They probably got them from the Koran, as verbally explained by some liberal Mullah, and showed how naturally they spread any new ideas they obtained: they were astonished to find that Park knew the stories.
The people at Katanga are afraid to dig for the gold in their country because they believe that it has been hidden where it is by "Ngolu," who is the owner of it.

The Arabs translate Ngolu by Satan: it means Mezimo, or departed spirits, too.

The people are all oppressed by their superstitions; the fear of death is remarkably strong.

The Wagtails are never molested, because, if they were killed, death would visit the village; this too is the case with the small Whydah birds, the fear of death in the minds of the people saves them from molestation.