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 26. Departure from Linyanti--A Thunder-storm--An Act
of genuine Kindness--Fitted out a second time by the Makololo--
Sail down the Leeambye--Sekote's Kotla and human Skulls; his
Grave adorned with Elephants' Tusks--Victoria Falls--Native
Names--Columns of Vapor--Gigantic Crack--Wear of the Rocks--
Shrines of the Barimo--"The Pestle of the Gods"--Second Visit
to the Falls--Island Garden--Store-house Island--Native
Diviners--A European Diviner--Makololo Foray--Marauder to be
fined--Mambari--Makololo wish to stop Mambari Slave-trading--
Part with Sekeletu--Night Traveling--River Lekone--Ancient
fresh-water Lakes--Formation of Lake Ngami--Native Traditions--
Drainage of the Great Valley--Native Reports of the Country
to the North--Maps--Moyara's Village--Savage Customs of the
Batoka--A Chain of Trading Stations--Remedy against Tsetse--
"The Well of Joy"--First Traces of Trade with Europeans--
Knocking out the front Teeth--Facetious Explanation--
Degradation of the Batoka--Description of the Traveling Party--
Cross the Unguesi--Geological Formation--Ruins of a large
Town--Productions of the Soil similar to those in Angola--
Abundance of Fruit.
Chapter 27. Low Hills--Black Soldier-Ants; their Cannibalism--
The Plasterer and its Chloroform--White Ants; their
Usefulness--Mutokwane-smoking; its Effects--Border Territory--
Healthy Table-lands--Geological Formation--Cicadae--Trees--
Flowers--River Kalomo--Physical Conformation of Country--
Ridges, sanatoria--A wounded Buffalo assisted--Buffalo-bird--
Rhinoceros-bird--Leaders of Herds--The Honey-guide--The White
Mountain--Mozuma River--Sebituane's old Home--Hostile Village--
Prophetic Phrensy--Food of the Elephant--Ant-hills--Friendly
Batoka--Clothing despised--Method of Salutation--Wild Fruits--
The Captive released--Longings for Peace--Pingola's Conquests--
The Village of Monze--Aspect of the Country--Visit from the
Chief Monze and his Wife--Central healthy Locations--Friendly
Feelings of the People in reference to a white Resident--
Fertility of the Soil--Bashukulompo Mode of dressing their
Hair--Gratitude of the Prisoner we released--Kindness and
Remarks of Monze's Sister--Dip of the Rocks--Vegetation--
Generosity of the Inhabitants--Their Anxiety for Medicine--
Hooping-cough--Birds and Rain.
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