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buffaloes Five old bulls Bushbucks Other antelopes and zebras 

 Curiosity of the latter animals Wart-hogs, bush-pigs, and hippopotamuses 

 Numbers of carnivorous animals Three lions seen Fine male 

 wounded, and subsequently killed .... Pages 302-311 



CHAPTER XIX 



HOW I SPENT CHRISTMAS DAY 1879 



Travelling through the desert Large number of bullocks Long distances 

 between permanent waters Heavy sand Start for Mahakabi Intense 

 heat Sufferings of the poor oxen No water at Mahakabi Search 

 for water with Bushmen guides Another disappointment Ride all 

 night Reach the Luali river Bullocks lost Dick's account of the 

 catastrophe Fear the worst Ride to Shoshong for assistance Return 

 to Klabala Meet waggons . . . . . .312-327 



CHAPTER XX 



NOTES ON THE MASARWA : THE BUSHMEN OF THE INTERIOR 

 OF SOUTH AFRICA . 



First Bushmen seen by author in 1872 Armed with bows and arrows 

 Large areas of country uninhabited except by Bushmen The Masarwa 

 Origin of the word " Vaalpens " Dwarf race mentioned by Professor 

 Keane Notes on the language of the Bushmen north of the Orange 

 river Apparently very similar to that spoken by the Koranas The 

 author's faithful Korana servant The Nero family Physical dis- 

 similarity between the Koranas and the Masarwa Stature of Bushmen 

 met with north of the Orange river Probably a pure race The 

 Bakalahari Livingstone's account of them Khama's kindness to 

 them Habits and mode of life of the Masarwa Their weapons 

 Bows and poisoned arrows Food of the Bushmen Bush children 

 tracking tortoises Terrible privations sometimes endured by Bushmen 

 Provision against famine A giraffe hunt Rotten ostrich egg found 

 by Bushmen and eaten Fundamental difference of nature between 

 Bushmen and civilised races not great Personal experiences with 

 Bushmen Their marvellous endurance Skill as hunters and trackers 

 Incident with lion Family affection amongst Bushmen 'Not un- 

 worthy members of the human race ..... 328-348 



INDEX .... 349 



