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 10. The Fever--Its Symptoms--Remedies of the native
Doctors--Hospitality of Sekeletu and his People--One of their
Reasons for Polygamy--They cultivate largely--The Makalaka or
subject Tribes--Sebituane's Policy respecting them--Their
Affection for him--Products of the Soil--Instrument of
Culture--The Tribute--Distributed by the Chief--A warlike
Demonstration--Lechulatebe's Provocations--The Makololo
determine to punish him--The Bechuanas--Meaning of the Term--
Three Divisions of the great Family of South Africans.
Chapter 11. Departure from Linyanti for Sesheke--Level
Country--Ant-hills--Wild Date-trees--Appearance of our
Attendants on the March--The Chief's Guard--They attempt to
ride on Ox-back--Vast Herds of the new Antelopes, Leches, and
Nakongs--The native way of hunting them--Reception at the
Villages--Presents of Beer and Milk--Eating with the Hand--The
Chief provides the Oxen for Slaughter--Social Mode of Eating--
The Sugar-cane--Sekeletu's novel Test of Character--
Cleanliness of Makololo Huts--Their Construction and
Appearance--The Beds--Cross the Leeambye--Aspect of this part
of the Country--The small Antelope Tianyane unknown in the
South--Hunting on foot--An Eland.
Chapter 12. Procure Canoes and ascend the Leeambye--Beautiful
Islands--Winter Landscape--Industry and Skill of the Banyeti--
Rapids--Falls of Gonye--Tradition--Annual Inundations--
Fertility of the great Barotse Valley--Execution of two
Conspirators--The Slave-dealer's Stockade--Naliele, the
Capital, built on an artificial Mound--Santuru, a great
Hunter--The Barotse Method of commemorating any remarkable
Event--Better Treatment of Women--More religious Feeling--
Belief in a future State, and in the Existence of spiritual
Beings--Gardens--Fish, Fruit, and Game--Proceed to the Limits
of the Barotse Country--Sekeletu provides Rowers and a Herald--
The River and Vicinity--Hippopotamus-hunters--No healthy
Location--Determine to go to Loanda--Buffaloes, Elands, and
Lions above Libonta--Interview with the Mambari--Two Arabs
from Zanzibar--Their Opinion of the Portuguese and the English
--Reach the Town of Ma-Sekeletu--Joy of the People at the
first Visit of their Chief--Return to Sesheke--Heathenism.
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