Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | Page 6

Animals -- The Orange River -- Territory of the Griquas and Bechuanas -- The Griquas -- The Chief Waterboer -- His wise and energetic Government -- His Fidelity -- Ill-considered Measures of the Colonial Government in regard to Supplies of Gunpowder -- Success of the Missionaries among the Griquas and Bechuanas -- Manifest Improvement of the native Character -- Dress of the Natives -- A full-dress Costume -- A Native's Description of the Natives -- Articles of Commerce in the Country of the Bechuanas -- Their Unwillingness to learn, and Readiness to criticise.

Chapter 6.
Kuruman -- Its fine Fountain -- Vegetation of the District -- Remains of ancient Forests -- Vegetable Poison -- The Bible translated by Mr. Moffat -- Capabilities of the Language -- Christianity among the Natives -- The Missionaries should extend their Labors more beyond the Cape Colony -- Model Christians -- Disgraceful Attack of the Boers on the Bakwains -- Letter from Sechele -- Details of the Attack -- Numbers of School-children carried away into Slavery -- Destruction of House and Property at Kolobeng -- The Boers vow Vengeance against me -- Consequent Difficulty of getting Servants to accompany me on my Journey -- Start in November, 1852 -- Meet Sechele on his way to England to obtain Redress from the Queen -- He is unable to proceed beyond the Cape -- Meet Mr. Macabe on his Return from Lake Ngami -- The hot Wind of the Desert -- Electric State of the Atmosphere -- Flock of Swifts -- Reach Litubaruba -- The Cave Lepelole -- Superstitions regarding it -- Impoverished State of the Bakwains -- Retaliation on the Boers -- Slavery -- Attachment of the Bechuanas to Children -- Hydrophobia unknown -- Diseases of the Bakwains few in number -- Yearly Epidemics -- Hasty Burials -- Ophthalmia -- Native Doctors -- Knowledge of Surgery at a very low Ebb -- Little Attendance given to Women at their Confinements -- The "Child Medicine" -- Salubrity of the Climate well adapted for Invalids suffering from pulmonary Complaints.

Chapter 7.
Departure from the Country of the Bakwains -- Large black Ant -- Land Tortoises -- Diseases of wild Animals -- Habits of old Lions -- Cowardice of the Lion -- Its Dread of a Snare -- Major Vardon's Note -- The Roar of the Lion resembles the Cry of the Ostrich -- Seldom attacks full-grown Animals -- Buffaloes and Lions -- Mice -- Serpents -- Treading on one -- Venomous and harmless Varieties -- Fascination -- Sekomi's Ideas of Honesty -- Ceremony of the Sechu for Boys -- The Boyale for young Women -- Bamangwato Hills -- The Unicorn's Pass -- The Country beyond -- Grain -- Scarcity of Water -- Honorable Conduct of English Gentlemen -- Gordon Cumming's hunting Adventures -- A Word of Advice for young Sportsmen -- Bushwomen drawing Water -- Ostrich -- Silly Habit -- Paces -- Eggs -- Food.

Chapter 8.
Effects of Missionary Efforts -- Belief in the Deity -- Ideas of the Bakwains on Religion -- Departure from their Country -- Salt-pans -- Sour Curd -- Nchokotsa -- Bitter Waters -- Thirst suffered by the wild Animals -- Wanton Cruelty in Hunting -- Ntwetwe -- Mowana-trees -- Their extraordinary Vitality -- The Mopane-tree -- The Morala -- The Bushmen -- Their Superstitions -- Elephant-hunting -- Superiority of civilized over barbarous Sportsmen -- The Chief Kaisa -- His Fear of Responsibility -- Beauty of the Country at Unku -- The Mohonono Bush -- Severe Labor in cutting our Way -- Party seized with Fever -- Escape of our Cattle -- Bakwain Mode of recapturing them -- Vagaries of sick Servants -- Discovery of grape-bearing Vines -- An Ant-eater -- Difficulty of passing through the Forest -- Sickness of my Companion -- The Bushmen -- Their Mode of destroying Lions -- Poisons -- The solitary Hill -- A picturesque Valley -- Beauty of the Country -- Arrive at the Sanshureh River -- The flooded Prairies -- A pontooning Expedition -- A night Bivouac -- The Chobe -- Arrive at the Village of Moremi -- Surprise of the Makololo at our sudden Appearance -- Cross the Chobe on our way to Linyanti.

Chapter 9.
Reception at Linyanti -- The court Herald -- Sekeletu obtains the Chieftainship from his Sister -- Mpepe's Plot -- Slave-trading Mambari -- Their sudden Flight -- Sekeletu narrowly escapes Assassination -- Execution of Mpepe -- The Courts of Law -- Mode of trying Offenses -- Sekeletu's Reason for not learning to read the Bible -- The Disposition made of the Wives of a deceased Chief -- Makololo Women -- They work but little -- Employ Serfs -- Their Drink, Dress, and Ornaments -- Public Religious Services in the Kotla -- Unfavorable Associations of the place -- Native Doctors -- Proposals to teach the Makololo to read --