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a sort of cliicf whom Sparman calls a Pairiarck, 3 Sparra. 

 3. and 1. Vaill. 260. His authority is therefore rather pa- 

 rental than coercive. 



They subsist partly by pasturage, and partly hy hunting ; 

 those called Boschiesmen, often on I'oots, wild berries and 

 plants, ■which they eat raw, and are frequently so famished 

 as to be wasted nearly to a shadow. 1 Sparra. 214. 



Their dress consists of an ointment of fat mixed with soot, 

 with which tliey besmear themselves, which is never wiped 

 off, and a belt or girdle, from which two pieces of dried skin 

 hang, one before and another behind, which serves to defend 

 Ihem against flies, and also to cool them when in motion, by 

 constant flapping. 1 Barrow, 153. 1 Sparm. 194. 



They dwell in villages called Kraals; their bouses nearly 

 such as those of the American Savages. See 1 Sparra, 184, 

 207, 213. 



Folygatny is permitted, but scarce ever practised. 1 Sparm. 

 381. 2 Vaili. 43. 



As to their Disposition, it is acknowledged they are a mild,, 

 quiet and timid people, 2 Vaill. 85. harmless, honest and 

 faithful, kind and affectionate to each other. 1 Barrow, 151. 

 not given to violence or revenge, 2 Sparm. 217. However, 

 it is said that they have a horrid custom of burying alive 

 children at the breast, when their mother is interred, 1 



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