The Land of Fetish. By Captain A. B. Ellis. (Chapman
and Hall.)—Captain Ellis has nothing very complimentary to say about African kings, or colonial governors, or missionaries. These last are indeed his special abhorrence. The negro Christianized is a negro spoilt ; converted, on the other hand, to the faith of Mahommed, he is changed very much for the better. In fact, our author thinks! Christianity does not suit the negro. Of course, evidence of this kind, coming, as it does, from one who has been on the spot, deserves attention ; but it does not come with any strong a priori claim to belief. Missionaries, like all other enthusiasts—for a missionary, to be worth his salt, must be an enthusiast—are commonly hated and slandered. Apart from this doubtful point, there is plenty of infor- mation, and some possibly good information, in " The Land of Fetish."
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