| Show african sergeant major Is permitted four wives among the troops who helped to drive the italians out of ethiopia ia in 1940 were sturdy native soldiers from the african gold coast the british carefully refrain from interfering with their customs about half of them are moslems others christians but their marriage customs are peculiarly their own some of the non christians may have as many wives as they choose in private life but in barracks they are rationed according to rank that is one wife for a p private two for a sergeant and four for a sergeant major the gold coast soldier is about average height I 1 he le goes to school for an hour a day under british tutors and serves under british officers he lives in cement and white plaster barracks that are pin bright his boots shine like glass and he is scrupulously clean |
