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Show Queer Abyssinian Curr.ncy, A peculiar "coin" Is employed for mall charge In Abyssinia. This 1. no other th.n bara of bard crystallised .alt, about 10 Inches long and two and a half Inches square, tliihtly tapering toward tlie end. I'eople aro very particular par-ticular about tho standard of fineness of the currency. If It does not ring llko metul when struck with the linger nail, or If It la cracked or chipped, they will not take It. It la a token of affection when frlcnde meet to give each other a lick uf their respective "coins." and In this way the value of Iho bar la decreased. Hmallrr change than a bar nf salt is sometimes necd-I necd-I ed, and then the native, have recur., re-cur., to rartrldgea. Three cartridge, pa., for one bar of .alt. |