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tasted human blood, they could not relinquish 
it, and they have, consequently, ever since re- 
mained attached to the exercise of this bar- 
barous usage. 
Beyond these, are found the districts and 
people of the Baralongs, the Barmagalasitas, 
the Baphiris, the Bamanguatos, and the Ba- 
kone. All of these appear to be tribes sprung 
from an admixture of Kaffir and Negro blood, 
but partaking more freely of the latter. 
The Bechuanas again, are a large Kaffir 
tribe, who stretch their habitations over an 
immense extent of country, towards the North- 
western part of the old Sovereignty, and reach, 
in fact, to the Damara tribes, who dwell along 
the Western coast. The habits of these peo- 
ple are quiet and industrious, and, that pious, 
zealous, and enterprising Misssionary and pio- 
neer of civilization, Mr. Moffatt, has laboured 
amongst them for many years, most success- 
fully. Through his endeavours, they have 
been extensively taught European handicrafts, 
and build their houses in towns and settle- 
ments, in English fashion. They also make 
their own clothes and hats, and manufacture 
several articles for culinary and domestic use 
very cleverly and well. The spread of the 
light of Christianity is also slowly following in 
the wake of that of civilization. 
