Note 99 — Chapter III · PASTORAL TRIBES.
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It is easy to understand that slaves are preferred to such servants. Only in one case is this preference mentioned by an ethnographer. Munzinger states that the slaves bought by the rich Beduan for household work are generally more trusted than ordinary servants, as they are riveted to their position99. But we may safely suppose that in other cases also this circumstance has furthered the growth of slavery.