Missionary Travels and Researches in South AfricaLivingstone, David
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Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
Livingstone, David
Missions -- South Africa; South Africa -- Description and travel
Chapter 20. Continued Sickness--Kindness of the Bishop of
Angola and her Majesty's Officers--Mr. Gabriel's unwearied
Hospitality--Serious Deportment of the Makololo--They visit
Ships of War--Politeness of the Officers and Men--The Makololo
attend Mass in the Cathedral--Their Remarks--Find Employment
in collecting Firewood and unloading Coal--Their superior
Judgment respecting Goods--Beneficial Influence of the Bishop
of Angola--The City of St. Paul de Loanda--The Harbor--Custom-
house--No English Merchants--Sincerity of the Portuguese
Government in suppressing the Slave-trade--Convict Soldiers--
Presents from Bishop and Merchants for Sekeletu--Outfit--Leave
Loanda 20th September, 1854--Accompanied by Mr. Gabriel as far
as Icollo i Bengo--Sugar Manufactory--Geology of this part of
the Country--Women spinning Cotton--Its Price--Native Weavers--
Market-places--Cazengo; its Coffee Plantations--South
American Trees--Ruins of Iron Foundry--Native Miners--The
Banks of the Lucalla--Cottages with Stages--Tobacco-plants--
Town of Massangano--Sugar and Rice--Superior District for
Cotton--Portuguese Merchants and foreign Enterprise--Ruins--
The Fort and its ancient Guns--Former Importance of
Massangano--Fires--The Tribe Kisama--Peculiar Variety of
Domestic Fowl--Coffee Plantations--Return to Golungo Alto--
Self-complacency of the Makololo--Fever--Jaundice--Insanity.
Chapter 21. Visit a deserted Convent--Favorable Report of
Jesuits and their Teaching--Gradations of native Society--
Punishment of Thieves--Palm-toddy; its baneful Effects--
Freemasons--Marriages and Funerals--Litigation--Mr. Canto's
Illness--Bad Behavior of his Slaves--An Entertainment--Ideas
on Free Labor--Loss of American Cotton-seed--Abundance of
Cotton in the country--Sickness of Sekeletu's Horse--Eclipse
of the Sun--Insects which distill Water--Experiments with
them--Proceed to Ambaca--Sickly Season--Office of Commandant--
Punishment of official Delinquents--Present from Mr. Schut of
Loanda--Visit Pungo Andongo--Its good Pasturage, Grain, Fruit,
etc.--The Fort and columnar Rocks--The Queen of Jinga--
Salubrity of Pungo Andongo--Price of a Slave--A Merchant-
prince--His Hospitality--Hear of the Loss of my Papers in
"Forerunner"--Narrow Escape from an Alligator--Ancient Burial-
places--Neglect of Agriculture in Angola--Manioc the staple
Product--Its Cheapness--Sickness--Friendly Visit from a
colored Priest--The Prince of Congo--No Priests in the
Interior of Angola.
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