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GENERAL INDEX. 
Hottentots often exemplifj great 
patience 251. 
. their mats made of dif- 
ferent kinds of rush 263. 
appearance and descrip- 
tion or a large caravan. 267. 
prefer hunting to fish- 
ing 280. 
an example of their ex- 
peditious travelling 287. 
a kraal on the Gariep. 
324. 
the mat-houses made by 
them, convenient for the pas- 
toral life .325. 
visitors, in the Asbestos 
Mountains 3.31. 
boys and girls : their 
youthful liveliness deserts 
them at an early age .... 338. 
language compared with 
that of the Koras 345. 
' — unpleasant odor of their 
bodies, from bukii and grease. 
556. 
mode of punishing cri- 
minals 363. 
captains or chiefs : na- 
ture of their authority... 563. 
of Klaarwater : the mode 
inwhich they treat theirwives. 
364. 
an appropriate motto 
for them 365. 
at Klaarwater: their 
laziness and want of perse- 
verance 567, 368. 
— — the aboriginal dress, 
described 395 — 598. 
manufacture cord from 
bark, or rushes 405. 
hatchet, bowl, and bam- 
bus 406. 
recover lost cattle, by 
following their track 456. 
musical instrument called 
a Gorah 458. 460. 559. 
— — — their opinion of the com- 
pass 466, 467. 
' — waggons 385. 468. 
■ compared with Bacha- 
pins 486. 
huts at Klaarwater. 493. 
an example of their 
power of travelling on foot ; 
and the fortunate escape of 
one who ventured alone from 
the Colony to Klaarwater. 497. 
. r— an example of the facility 
with which they sometimes 
suffer themselves to be misled 
and of their slowness in listen- 
ing to reasonable argument. 
503, 504. 
an ancient custom in 
burying their dead , 522. 
— frequently change their 
place of abode and remove 
their houses and their whole 
family 549. 
Hottentots: the various tribes which 
constitute the Hottentot race. 
582. 
definition of the term 
' Hottentots Proper,' made 
use of in this work 582. 
description of one of 
their kraals H. 6, 7. 
are naturally fond of 
music II. 9. 
their commercial specu- 
lations II. 50. 
sometimes fickle and un- 
certain in their movements. 
II. 67. 
are in general very bad 
cooks II. 88. 262. 
instances of their apathy 
and unconcern ... II. 130. 237. 
422. 
less prolific than the 
colonists II. 144. 
their manners during a 
state of intoxication. 11.152. 
the differences between 
the Hottentots and the Boors, 
impartially weighed. II. 161. 
162. 164. 179. 
a colonial law for their 
protection II. 162. 
their natural timidity 
frequently renders them the 
dupes of secret intimidation. 
II. 165. 
their readiness at finding 
their way II. 190. 
their filthiness exagge- 
rated II. 209. 
situation of their race 
since the discovery of the 
Cape of Good Hope. II. 
203. 
often inclined to disre- 
gard regularity and good order. 
II. 220. 
a specimen of their lan- 
guage II. 251. 
mode of avoiding fleas. 
II. 239. 
often adopt thoughtless 
schemes II. 280. 
want of prudence, apart 
of their character II. 284. 
are seldom provident for 
the future II. 289. 
a remark on the names 
given by them to different 
tribes of aborigines ... II. 303. 
■ . their singular mode of 
drinking II. 314. 450. 
almanack II. 343. 
the music and dancing of 
the Colonial Hottentots, or 
Hottentots Proper ... II. 396. 
instance of their want 
of prudence II. 420. 
Hottentots sometimes betray great 
timidity when among strange 
tribes II. 422. 423. 
women accustomed to 
the hardships of a wandering 
life II. 466. 
not neglectful of the du- 
ties of hospitality. II. 349. 544. 
considerations respect- 
ing the locality of the Hotten- 
tot race, and its supposed de- 
crease II. 549. 
language, totally distinct 
from that of the Cattre race. 
II. 582. 
call various vegetable 
preparations by the name of 
bread .t II. 586. 
their instrumental music 
compared with that of the 
Bachaplns II. 598. 
a remark respecting the 
general character of the Hot- 
tentot race II. 599. 
Hottentotaria, or Hottentaria, the 
country of the Hottentots; 
defined 582. 
Hottentot's Brood (Hottentot's 
Bread) : an extraordinary plant. 
II. 147. 
Hottentot-Fig 54. 
Holland 85. 
Mountains. 41. 81. 
— : Kloof, or Pass. 86. 
580. 
Zeer (or Sore) : its nature, 
and mode of cure 571. 
Houhoek 92. 
Houses of the Colonists : descrip- 
tion of some which are buUt 
of mud 119. 
Hout-Bay (Wood-Bay) 60. 
Kapper (Wood-cutter), a bird. 
318. 
Houte-paard (Wooden-horse): a 
mode of crossing rivers by it. 
415. 416. 
Houswana : remarks on the word. 
II. 559. 
Hugo; Piet; a colonist 190. 
Huisbezoekings, (or, pastoral visita- 
tions) II. 154. 
Huning-berg, (Honey-Mountain), 
130. 
Hunt, of the Bachapins, in the 
vicinity of Litakun. II. 320. 
420. 
Hunting preferred to agriculture, 
by the Hottentots. 534. 565. 
Hunter's-Station II. 42. 
Hurricane, in the Abestos Moun- 
tains 537. 
Hydrophobia, or. Canine madness, 
II. 524. 
Hygrometer 282. 
Hyena 578. II. 277. 526. 
. the Hunting. 456. II. 22.9. 
the Striped 11. 229. 
