Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | Page 5

more experienced artist.
October, 1857.

Contents.

Introduction. Personal Sketch -- Highland Ancestors -- Family
Traditions -- Grandfather removes to the Lowlands -- Parents -- Early
Labors and Efforts -- Evening School -- Love of Reading -- Religious
Impressions -- Medical Education -- Youthful Travels -- Geology --
Mental Discipline -- Study in Glasgow -- London Missionary Society --
Native Village -- Medical Diploma -- Theological Studies -- Departure
for Africa -- No Claim to Literary Accomplishments.

Chapter 1.
The Bakwain Country -- Study of the Language -- Native Ideas
regarding Comets -- Mabotsa Station -- A Lion Encounter -- Virus of
the Teeth of Lions -- Names of the Bechuana Tribes -- Sechele -- His
Ancestors -- Obtains the Chieftainship -- His Marriage and Government
-- The Kotla -- First public Religious Services -- Sechele's Questions --
He Learns to Read -- Novel mode for Converting his Tribe -- Surprise
at their Indifference -- Polygamy -- Baptism of Sechele -- Opposition of
the Natives -- Purchase Land at Chonuane -- Relations with the People
-- Their Intelligence -- Prolonged Drought -- Consequent Trials --
Rain-medicine -- God's Word blamed -- Native Reasoning --
Rain-maker -- Dispute between Rain Doctor and Medical Doctor -- The
Hunting Hopo -- Salt or animal Food a necessary of Life -- Duties of a
Missionary.

Chapter 2.
The Boers -- Their Treatment of the Natives -- Seizure of native
Children for Slaves -- English Traders -- Alarm of the Boers -- Native
Espionage -- The Tale of the Cannon -- The Boers threaten Sechele --
In violation of Treaty, they stop English Traders and expel
Missionaries -- They attack the Bakwains -- Their Mode of Fighting --
The Natives killed and the School-children carried into Slavery --
Destruction of English Property -- African Housebuilding and
Housekeeping -- Mode of Spending the Day -- Scarcity of Food --
Locusts -- Edible Frogs -- Scavenger Beetle -- Continued Hostility of
the Boers -- The Journey north -- Preparations -- Fellow-travelers --
The Kalahari Desert -- Vegetation -- Watermelons -- The Inhabitants --
The Bushmen -- Their nomad Mode of Life -- Appearance -- The
Bakalahari -- Their Love for Agriculture and for domestic Animals --
Timid Character -- Mode of obtaining Water -- Female Water-suckers
-- The Desert -- Water hidden.

Chapter 3.
Departure from Kolobeng, 1st June, 1849 -- Companions -- Our Route
-- Abundance of Grass -- Serotli, a Fountain in the Desert -- Mode of
digging Wells -- The Eland -- Animals of the Desert -- The Hyaena --
The Chief Sekomi -- Dangers -- The wandering Guide -- Cross
Purposes -- Slow Progress -- Want of Water -- Capture of a
Bushwoman -- The Salt-pan at Nchokotsa -- The Mirage -- Reach the
River Zouga -- The Quakers of Africa -- Discovery of Lake Ngami, 1st
August, 1849 -- Its Extent -- Small Depth of Water -- Position as the
Reservoir of a great River System -- The Bamangwato and their Chief
-- Desire to visit Sebituane, the Chief of the Makololo -- Refusal of
Lechulatebe to furnish us with Guides -- Resolve to return to the Cape
-- The Banks of the Zouga -- Pitfalls -- Trees of the District --
Elephants -- New Species of Antelope -- Fish in the Zouga.

Chapter 4.

Leave Kolobeng again for the Country of Sebituane -- Reach the Zouga
-- The Tsetse -- A Party of Englishmen -- Death of Mr. Rider -- Obtain
Guides -- Children fall sick with Fever -- Relinquish the Attempt to
reach Sebituane -- Mr. Oswell's Elephant-hunting -- Return to
Kolobeng -- Make a third Start thence -- Reach Nchokotsa -- Salt-pans
-- "Links", or Springs -- Bushmen -- Our Guide Shobo -- The Banajoa
-- An ugly Chief -- The Tsetse -- Bite fatal to domestic Animals, but
harmless to wild Animals and Man -- Operation of the Poison -- Losses
caused by it -- The Makololo -- Our Meeting with Sebituane -- Sketch
of his Career -- His Courage and Conquests -- Manoeuvres of the
Batoka -- He outwits them -- His Wars with the Matebele -- Predictions
of a native Prophet -- Successes of the Makololo -- Renewed Attacks of
the Matebele -- The Island of Loyelo -- Defeat of the Matebele --
Sebituane's Policy -- His Kindness to Strangers and to the Poor -- His
sudden Illness and Death -- Succeeded by his Daughter -- Her
Friendliness to us -- Discovery, in June, 1851, of the Zambesi flowing
in the Centre of the Continent -- Its Size -- The Mambari -- The
Slave-trade -- Determine to send Family to England -- Return to the
Cape in April, 1852 -- Safe Transit through the Caffre Country during
Hostilities -- Need of a "Special Correspondent"