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WHERE THE HOUSING PROBLEM IS SPEEDILY RESOLVED
| Grass houses are not the least commodious of the Hausa habitations. A little skill and a minimum of time are required in their construction, for in a couple of hours two men can cut the grass, fix the framework, and complete the house |
TWO HOURS AFTER BEGINNING THE HOUSE IS FINISHED
| Though so hastily erected, these grass mansions of Nigeria are stable enough in the dry season, but when the rain descends and the wind blows they are seldom able to withstand the fury of the hostile elements. They afford accommodation of a primitive kind, yet satisfactory to the Hausas |