Newbury had a tinge of conscience, however, as shenanigans like this were covered by his stating, again from the Introduction, The copious footnotes to the text have been retained, except where in a few instances, Burton s prolixity, pedantry, or whimsy have led him far away from the subject. Another interesting observation one may draw from this is that censoring in deference to blacks and to Jews seem to go hand in hand. They constitute a record of institutionalized warfare, savagery and slaughter of the most base variety. So much for the happy, noble savages existing in harmony with Nature until the White devils spoiled their day. Appendices I and II would indeed seem to be trivial after the passing of so many years, but it appears that these were also deleted since they lent further legitimacy to Burton s work by emphasizing what a meticulous noter of detail he was.
Expurgation often works in subtle ways.
In any case, the files herein are very informative by themselves. Consequently I keep them to their work. Restored censored material . Original Burton preface and intro material. Here he makes very clear the purpose of the mission to Dahomey.