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he was away at another kraal and must be sent for. 
Sent a boy with the oxen to water, which is some 
distance off, employing a man from the kraal as guide. 
Meantime I made it known that I wanted goats and 
corn, and ere long was hard at work dispensing beads, 
handkerchiefs, and snuff-boxes. The main run was 
on the large lavender beads, next came the small 
lavender ones, and a few wanted blue cut ones. 
Mealies were brought in large quantities, but sold 
principally in small basketfuls. There was plenty of 
Kafir corn too, but not so much as of the Indian 
corn. Tobacco also was brought, and the sweet kind 
of beans that are like nuts' kernels. 
" The women crowded round to sell. They were 
many of them recently smeared on their heads with 
something black like pitch, babies and all. Many of 
the girls have the hair matted thickly together in 
lumps. One hanging over the forehead, the end of 
the lock having brass rings fastened to it, droops 
down to the nose, and one to each ear. The hair 
is all drawn out in matted locks. A profusion of 
brass rings are worn on the arms, and heavy 
bead necklaces round the neck. Many of them are 
pretty. There are distinctly perceptible the dark 
and the light skinned ; some nearly black, some 
copper-coloured. The men are much given to 
wearing carved charms and other ornaments and 
curiosities. A lion's claw or a vulture's beak are 
favourites amongst the latter division. They wear 
skins — karosses with the hair worn inside. John 
says there are both Masahras (Bushmen) and 
