GENERAL INDEX. 



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Reli^on, 198. 



Reptiles, numerous in Damara-land and 

 Namaqua-land, 293 ; superstitions re- 

 specting, 294; antidotes used in South- 

 ern Africa for the bites of, 295. 



Ehinoceros, the, curious anecdote pre- 

 served in the archives of Cape-Town 

 relating to a death of one, 26 ; Mr. 

 Barn's story of his wonderful escape 

 from one, 49, 50 ; tracks of, 49 ; one 

 shot, 72 ; fall frequently on th^r knees 

 when killed, 73; curious anecdote, ib. ; 

 flesh not unpalatable, ib. ; hide useful, 

 ib. ; discovery of a, 84; adventure in 

 pursuit of one, 85 ; its escape, 86, 87 ; 

 combat between elephant and, 164 ; 

 several shot at Ghanzc, 369 ; where 

 found, 370 ; four distinct species known 

 to exist in South Africa, 371 ; distinc- 

 tions between the black and the white 

 rhinoceros, 373; appearance of, 374; 

 food, 375; breeding, 376 ; Colonel Will- 

 iams's stoiy respecting one, 377, 378; 

 conflicts with elephants, 378 ; the flesh 

 and horns, 380 ; adventure with a black 

 rhinoceros at Kobis, 399 ; with a white 

 one, 400; the Author shoots a white 

 one, 407 ; desperate adventure with a 

 black one, 407, 408 ; method of chasing, 

 381 ; Mr. Oswell's stories respecting the 

 chase of, 382. 



Richterfeldt, a Rhenish missionary sta- 

 tion, reached, 61 ; water abundant, ib. ; 

 soil fertile, ib. ; Avhen founded, 62 ; re- 

 turn to, 95 ; bid a final farewell to. 123. 



Rifle, obtained in barter, 150; excellent 

 weapon, ib. 



Rights of succession, 198, 222, 225. 



Ringel-hals, the, or ring-throat, a species 

 of snake, 294. 



Roode Natie, the (or Red Nation), a pow- 

 erful tribe of Namaquas, 279; their 

 character, 280 ; Cornelius, their chief, 

 ib. ; their country, 281 ; few Damara 

 slaves among them, ib. 



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Salt-lick, a, 366. 



Band Fountain, excursion to, 34 ; badness 

 of its water, 35 ; its disagreeable guests, 

 36; its advantages, 37; general aspect 

 of the country in the neighborhood of, 

 38. 



Sand-wells, 365. 



Scarlet flower, the, emotions on first see- 

 ing, 48 ; observe it again, 49. 



Scenery, striking, 170. 



Schaap-steker, the, a species of snake, 

 294. 



Scheppmansdorf, Mr. Galton arrives at, 

 40 ; all the baggage safely deposited at, 

 41 ; description of, ib. ; first impres- 

 sions of, 76; kind friends at, 77; de- 

 parture from, 83. 



Scheppman's Mountain, origin of its 

 name, 103. 



Schmelen, Mr., a highly-gifted and enter- 

 prising missionary, 127. 



Schmelen's Hope, its situation, 126; ori- 

 gin of its name, 127; agreeable resi- 

 dence ; abundance of game to be ob- 

 tained there, 135 ; departure from, 146; 

 return to, 214. 



Schoneberg, Mr., 101; his mishap, 102; 

 his wailing, 103. 



Scorpions, a swarm of, 105; their fond- 

 ness of warmth, ib. ; their bite poison- 

 ous, but rarely fatal, ib. 



Season, the rainy, in Ovambo-land, 201 ; 

 in Damara-land, -'17. 



Sebetoane, an African chief, false report 

 respecting, 414. 



Serpent, tracks of an immense (the On- 

 dara), 290 ; story of a, at»l. 



Serpent-stones, 297. 



Servants, described, 78-83 ; African trav- 

 elers can not be too particular in the 

 selection of, 79; become refractory, 125; 

 adventure of one of them with an ox, 

 270 ; Damara servants abscond, 355. 



Shambok, the, 73, 74. 



Shrike, a species of, 78 ; superstitious be- 

 lief respecting, ib. 



Smith, Dr. Andrew, 213, 491. 



Snake, a curious species of, 292 ; several 

 species occasionally met with in Da- 

 mara-land and Namaqua-land, 294; 

 antidotes for the bites of, 295 ; numer- 

 ous in and about Lake Ngami, 435, 43G. 



Snake-stone, the, 298. 



Snuff, manner in which the Bechuanas 

 manufacture, 458. 



Spring, hot, at Barmen, 108 ; at Eikhams, 

 230; at Rehoboth, 286. 



" Spring," Author's ride-ox, 71. 



Spuig-slang, the, or spitting-snake, 294. 



St. Helena, John, officiates as head wag- 

 oner, 80; his extraordinary disposition, 

 ib. ; discourses on ghosts, 331. 



Steinbok, the, a young one taken and 

 reared, 130 ; its tragic end, 131. 



Stewardson, Mr., 45. 



Stink-hout, a species of oak, 170. 



Sugar-cane, supposed to exist in many 

 parts of Southern Africa, 188. 



Sun-stroke, Author receives one, 58 ; us- 

 ual results of a, ib. ; the Author in dan- 

 ger of a second, 88. 



Siinrise, the, in the tropics, 51 ; often fol- 

 lowed by intense heat, and suffering--; 

 thereon, ib. ; a mule left behind, ib. 



Superstition, a, with regard to o.xen, 152. 



Swakop, the, first appearance of, 49 ; it*; 

 cheerful aspect, ib. ; the Author's party 

 attacked by two lions on the bank of. 

 93 ; the Damaras flock with their cattle 

 to, 241. 



Table Mountain, 25; ascent by the Au- 

 thor of, ib. 



Tans Mountain, 348. 



Tent, the Author's, takes fire, 299. 



Teoge, the River, feeds Lake Ngami, 427 ; 

 scenery along the banks of, 460 ; croco- 

 diles observed on, 471. 



