CHAPTER XI. 



FROM all I have seen 

 and heard Kafirs can- 

 not be very susceptible 

 to pain, for I have seen 

 them going about with 

 most horrible cuts and 

 open sores in their feet, 

 and when too much 

 sand got in them, calmly 

 scraping it out with a 

 piece of stick. They 

 will also dig out thorns 

 with a pointed stick in the most callous man- 

 ner. Most certainly they are not so sensitive 

 as the more civilised white races, but I am 

 not sure if that ought to be considered as a 

 disadvantage. 



Once I saw one of my Kafirs cleaning his 



