GENERAL INDEX. 



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erl, 127; arrival of the missionary ship, 

 240 ; decline of the mission at Relio- 

 both, 280; tlie Rhenish missionary sta- 

 tion at Bethany, 304; blamed by the 

 Bahurusti rain-maker as the cause of a 

 severe drouglit, 44T. 



Monoohoo, a species of rhinoceros, 372. 



Mortar, John, irritability his only fault, 

 SO ; a famous teller of stories, 81 ; his 

 disappointment in the matter of soap 

 manufacture, 237. 



Mosheshe, the famous Basuto king, 438. 



Mukuru-Mukovanja, a large river, 204; 

 the Ovambos' account of, 430. 



Mules, the, one becomes exhausted and 

 is left behind, 51 ; shortly aftenvard 

 killed by lions, 53 ; the travelers laj^ in 

 a stock of mules' flesh, 54 ; the flesh of, 

 not unpalatable, 56; worn out, 61; 

 three killed by sickness, 67 ; escape, 

 and are intercepted at Barmen, 130; 



'' again make off, and are not retaken, ih. 



Mummies, 1S2. 



Mushrooms, gro-\r on the sides of the 

 nests of the termites, 137. 



Europeans respecting, 423 ; different 

 names by which it is known among the 

 natives, 424; description of, ib. ; Mr. 

 Green's description of, 425; its shores, 

 ih. ; must have undergone very consid- 

 erable changes at different periods, 

 426 ; the Author navigates, ?^. ; fed by 

 the River Teoge, 427; finds an outlet 

 at its eastern extremity in the Zouga, 

 428 ; a great variety of animals found 

 in its neighborhood, 431 ; hippopotami 

 abound on the northern side of, 434; 

 swai-ms with crocodiles, 435; snakes 

 numerous on the shores, 435, 430 ; fish, 

 436 ; departure fiom, 507. 

 Nosop, the river, 353. 



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Obesity equivalent to high treason among 

 certain African tribes. 191. 



Oerlams, a branch of the Hottentot race, 

 314. 



Okamabuti, the residence of the Damara 

 chief Tjopopa, 168 ; the northern limit 



. of Damara-land, 169 ; rank vegetation 

 at, 176. 



Omanbonde, Lake, Mr. Galton hears of, 

 111 ; surmises respecting its extent, 

 158; Mr. Galton's party makes prep- 

 aration for spending some time on its 

 shores, 160; arrival at, 161; its insig- 

 nificance ib. ; visited by hippopotami, 

 ib. ; departure from, 166. 



Omatako, 141 ; its beautiful appearance, 

 ib. ; the river of, 143. 



Ombotodthu, a mountain, 149 ; remarka- 

 ble for its peculiar red stone, 150. 



Ommutenna, a tributary to the SAvakop, 

 61, 114. 



Omoroanga Yavarra, the, a branch of the 

 Teoge, 473. 



Omugunde, the chief of a tribe of Dama- 

 ras, 147; slays several of Kahichene's 

 children, and keeps the others prison- 

 ers, 148. 



Omukuru, the chief deity of the Dama- 

 ras, 21 S. 



Omumborombonga, a tree, the supposed 

 progenitor of the Damaras, 215. 



Omuramba-k'Omatako, a periodical riv- 

 er, 208; supposed to flow toward the 

 Bechuana country, 209. 



Omnrangere, the holy fire of the Dama- 

 ras, 220. 



Omutjamatunda, a cattle-post belonging 

 to the Ovambo, 183; a copious fount- 

 ain, 184; ducks and grouse numerous 

 there, ib. 



Omuvereoom, the, a mountain, 144; dis- 

 tance between it and Omatako, 153; 

 arrival at the southern extremity of, 

 155; extensive view from its summit, 



^_.__., ^_.^ 157. 



igatintr, 22; failure of Mr. Galton and Onanis, the residence of a kraal of very 

 the Author to reach it, 234; the Au-i poor Hill-Damaras, 80; fine pastur- 

 thor r.'solves to make another attempt, | ages, 91 ; troops of lions seen at, 267. 

 236 ; first appearance of, 416 ; arrival Ondangere, the vestal virgin of the Da- 

 at, 417; first information received byl maras, 220. 



Naarip, the, a sterile plain, 4S, 51 ; trav- 

 elers often lose their way on, 74 ; the 

 Author's patty suffers much from cold 

 on, 76; affords a good road, 84; its 

 pleasant appearance after rains, 266. 



Naitjo, an Ovambo man, 188. 



Nakong, the, a species of antelope, 431 ; 

 description of, 431-433. 



Namaqua - land, Great, description of, 

 312 ; in a geological point of view, 313. 



Namaquas, the, their character, 42, 43 ; 

 their astonishment at the first wagons 

 thej' saw, 43 ; treat the Damaras very 

 cruelly, 127; usually very barbarous, 

 129 ; their respect for truth-tellers, 290 ; 

 best mode of behaving toward, ib. ; 

 names of the chiefs of the Northern, 

 315 ; their habitations, ib. ; their relig- 

 ious ideas, 316 ; their superstitions with 

 regard to the hare, 317 ; have great 

 faith in sorcery, 318 ; their neglect of 

 widows, and cruel treatment of old and 

 disabled persons, 322; their custom of 

 adopting fathers and mothers, ib. ; per- 

 sonal adornment, 323; excessively idle, 

 ib. ; understand the art of distilling 

 spirits, 324; attack Richterfeldt, 339; 

 ill-treat the missionai'ies, ib. 



Nangoro, king of the Ovambo, 165 ; as- 

 sists a Damara chief, 169 ; a messenger 

 sent to, 186; interv-iew with, 191; his 

 personal appearance, ib. ; his wives, 

 198. 



Naras, the, a delicious fruit, 27 ; its ben- 

 eficial qualities, 38; -where found, ib. 



Ngami, the Lake, preparations for nav- 



