GENERAL INDEX. 



515 



Fire, the Author nearly destroyed by, 



186. 

 " Fiscaal," the, curious belief of the Cape 



people respecting, 78. 

 Fish, 182. 

 Fly, wasp-like, 5T; the Author severely 



stung by one, ib. 

 Flying-Fish, the, a schooner, 338. 

 Foam, the, a small schooner chartered by 



Mr. Galton for the voyage to Walfisch 



Bav, 28, 29. 

 Fowl, domestic, 201, 482. 



G. 



Gabriel, his violent disposition, 79 ; dis- 

 missed at Barmen, 125 ; marks his sub- 

 sequent career Avith violence and inso- 

 lence, 140. 



Galton, Mr. , starts for the Erongo Mount- 

 ain, 114 ; obtains information from 

 Jouker, 139 ; departs for England, 247. 



Gemsbok, the, first sight of, 57; dpathof 

 one, 123 ; the Damaras feast on it, 124 ; 

 description of, 273. 



Geological characteristics of Great Na- 

 maqua-land, 313. 



Ghanze, arrival at, 367 ; description of, 

 368 ; departure from, 386. 



Giraffe, the, one killed, 59 ; their marrow 

 good eating, ib. ; troop of, 92 ; peculiar 

 motion of, 93 ; troop of, 154 ; a splen- 

 did one pulled down by lions, D96. 



Giraffe-thorn, the, 42. 



Gnoo, a, chase after and death of, 113; 

 stalking them in company with lions, 

 210. 



Grain, kind of, grown among the Ovam- 

 bo, 188 ; the storing of, 201. 



Griquas, the Author meets with a party 

 of, 347 ; one of them engaged as inter- 

 preter, ib. ; information derived from. 



has an adventure with the Damaras, 

 ib. ; emigrates to Australia, 334. 



Hare, the Namaqua superstition respect- 

 ing, 317. 



Hareld, the (Arctic duck), mode in which 

 it obtains its food, 32. 



Heat, effects of excessive, 51, 101. 



Heitjeebib, a deity worshiped by the Na- 

 maquas, 316. 



Hill-Damaras, the, 60 ; a kraal of, at Ona- 

 nis, 89 ; cultivate dacka or hemp as a 

 substitute for tobacco, ib. ; unusual 

 manner in which they smoke, ib. ; de- 

 scription of the pipe they use, 89, 90; 

 a kraal of, at the foot of Omuvereoom, 

 157 ; probably the aborigines of Dama- 

 ra-land, 215. 



Hippopotamus, the, the actions and figure 

 of, mimicked by a Damara, 159 ; visits 

 Omanbonde, 163 ; one takes up his 

 abode at Schmelen's Hope, ib. ; abound 

 on the northern side of Lake Ngami, 

 434 ; its supposed identity with the Be- 

 hemoth of Scripture, 487 ; where found, 

 ib. ; two species in Africa, 488 ; descrip- 

 tion of, ib. ; its food, 490 ; ravages 

 caused by, ib. ; possessed of a good 

 memory, 492 ; nocturnal excursions, 

 493 ; easily domesticated, ib. ; kept in 

 captivity by the ancient Romans, ib. ; 

 detaUs respecting those in the Zoolog- 

 ical Society's Gardens in the Regent's 

 Park, London, 494; its most valuable 

 parts, ib. ; manner in which the Bayeye 

 harpoon, 495 ; drawings on the monu- 

 ments and sculptures of Thebes relat- 

 ing to the chase of, 499 ; the Author's 

 safety jeopardized by one, 502 ; in- 

 stances of the ferocity of, 503 ; various 

 devices for destroying, 504. 



History of Damara-land, 215. 



429, 430; severe losses sustained by a! Hogs, found among the Ovambo, 189. 



party of, 469, 



Grosbeak, the social, 104. 



Guinea-fowls, an immense number at 

 Onanis, 92 ; the flesh of the young ten- 

 der and well flavored, ib. ; the best 

 mode of shooting them, ib. ; their eggs 

 excellent, 136. 



Guitar, 193. 



H. 



Hahn, Mr., a missionaiy of the Rhenish 

 Society, settled among the Damaras, 

 56 ; a Russian by birth, 108 ; his mis- 

 sionary labors, 109 ; his coadjutors, ib. ; 

 his fruitless efforts to bring about a rec- 

 onciliation between the Damaras and 

 the Namaquas, 127, 



Hans (Larsen), 68 ; a fine specimen of the 

 true Northman, 69 ; his great strength, 

 ib. ; an indefatigable sportsman, 70 ; 

 enters Mr. Galton's service, ib. ; his 

 character for being a good woodsman 

 damaged, 154 ; meets with a little ad- 

 venture, 241 ; enters into partnership 

 with the Author, 265 ; goes into Dama- 

 ra-land to trade with the natives, 269; 



Honey, wild, poisonous, 91. 



Horse, the Cape Colony, 326 ; instance of 

 the extraordinary endurance of, 327. 



Horse-sickness, the, 67 ; three mules and 

 one horse perish of, ib. ; its cause un- 

 known, ib. ; usually makes its appear- 

 ance in the months of November and 

 December, 68 ; common throughout va- 

 rious parts of Southern Africa, 68. 



Hottentots, a small kraal of, 39 ; Fred- 

 erick, their chieftain, and the alarum, 

 ib. ; of Great Namaqua-land, 314 



Hountop River, the. Author's party en- 

 camps near, 301 ; game abundant in 

 the neighborhood of, ib. ; an interest- 

 ing atmospheric phenomenon at, 302. 



Houses, the Ovambo, 201 ; the Damara, 

 222; the Namaqua, 315; the Bayeye, 

 479. 



Hypena, the, 123 ; called wolf by the col- 

 onists, 131 ; mode of setting spring- 

 guns for, 132; startling appearance or 

 a spotted, 369. 



I. 



la Kabaka, the, a mountain, 144. 155. 



