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musty, it is by no means considered unpalatable, but 

 on the contrary possesses a flavour agreeable to their 

 taste. 



In most countries the ingenuity of men has dis- 

 covered some stimulating draughts calculated to pro- 

 duce intoxication. Even the poor Bushman in his 

 season of prosperity, when the bees have been pro- 

 pitious to him, by depositing their honey within his 

 reach, in caves and holes of the earth, mixes it with 

 water, and causing it to ferment, prepares a liquid 

 which if drank in large quantities has a stupefy- 

 ing effect. The Caffers brew a description of beer 

 from their corn, not unpalatable, and when taken in 

 large quantities causing intoxication, which is soon 

 discovered by their frantic gestures and the extra- 

 ordinary excitement into which they are thrown. 

 The general disposition of the Caffer is cheerful, 

 with an apparent indifference to the future. Hunt- 

 ing, dancing, mock-fights, and singing, are their 

 principal amusements. On proceeding to the chase, 

 a considerable number of them assemble, and accom- 

 panied by their dogs, encircle a large space of coun- 

 try within which they are sure of game, and gra- 

 dually closing their ranks, they spear the animals 

 as they endeavour to make their escape. The spoils 

 are then divided among them, but the skins of the 

 animals are the property of the man who first sum- 

 moned the party. 



Like more civilized nations, they frequently amuse 



