644 
GENERAL INDEX. 
Tama, a large eatable root, grow- 
ing in the Transgariepine. 
II. 589. 
Tamboer: Jan; a Hottentot. 65, 
66. 148. 155. 160. 
Tambookies, or Tambukis, a tribe 
belonging to the Calfre race. 
582. 
Tammakas, or Batammakas (see 
also Red CafFres), a tribe of 
the Caffre Race. II. 303. 532. 
invade the country of 
the BachapTns and carry off 
their cattle ...... II. 476. 500. 
Tammani, or Litammani, a large 
seed, sometimes eaten in the 
Transgariepine, or used for 
necklaces II. 590. 
Tang, one of the principal parts of 
a Cape waggon 150. 
Tanning : the manner and materials 
adopted by the Boors and 
Hottentots 248. 
a process used instead of 
it, by the Bichuanrs. II. 590, 
591. 
Tape-worm, a species of, found in a 
bird 283. 
Tarchonanthus, a shrub bearing 
cotton-like seed, and very 
abundant in the Transgarie- 
pine II. 241. 247. 264. 
its leaves not eaten 
by the wild animals... II. 248. 
Station ... II. 289. 
Tarka: a district in the north- 
eastern part of the Cape 
Colony 75. 96. 581. 
Taste of different nations, not to be 
condemned II. 53. 
disgusting depravity of. II. 69. 
of imagination, should take 
its rules from Nature ... 288. 
among the Bacha- 
pTns II. 596. 
Tea, a beverage much drunk by 
the Boors 142. 
the Hottentots exceedingly 
fond of it. 564. 433. II. 466. 
not unpleasant to the ptdate 
of a Bachapin II. 393. 
a refreshing and necessary drink 
for travellers in the hot climate 
of Africa 585. 435. 508. 
Teerput (Tarbucket) a necessary 
part of the equipment of a 
travellhig waggon 151. 
Teeth of the Bushmen : a singular 
fact respecting them 292. 
Telescopes for astronomical pur- 
poses in the Interior ; not re- 
quired to be of great power. 
484. 
Thallite II. 240. 
Thanks: the Bachapin mode of 
expressing them II. 399. 
Thatch : a durable kind of. 26. 263. 
at Litakun II. 520. 
Thatching Reed. See Reed. 
Theatre at Cape Town 20. 74. 
Theodolite : one easy of construc- 
tion, with which a traveller 
may remedy the want of a 
better instrument ... 132, 133. 
Thermometrical Observations, 
during these Travels. 251. 
II. 53. 
at 
Cape Town 81. 
at 
Klaarwater 368. 
at 
Litakun II. 527. 
Thermometer : remarkable in- 
stances of its wide range during 
a few hours ... 261.283.375. 
accidents with them. 
438, II. 509. 
Thorn-tree (see also Doornboom, 
Karro-doorn, Acacia, and 
Camel-thorn) 195. 501. 
Thread : Hottentot (Hottentotsch 
Ciarcn) ; divided sinew, so 
called in the Cape Colony. 
214. 
Threethorn (Driedborn), a remark- 
able shrub. 299.448. 11.23. 
41. 
Thrush : the Green. See Spreeuw. 
a species of 502. 
Thuko, or Bachapin needle. 11.576. 
Thunberg : his travels in the Cape 
Colony.... 98. 153. 175.225. 
577. 579. 
Thunder-storms.... 314.537.450. 
II. 90. 
Ticks, found on hares 290. 
Tiger of Africa. (See also Leopard). 
16. 167. II. 40. 144. 570. 
of Asia 24. 
Mountain. See Tygerberg. 
Timber used in Cape Town. 71, 
72. 92. 
in the Roggeveld. 223. 
in the district beyond 
the Snow Mountains. II. 114. 
atGraaffreynet. 11.146. 
at Klaarwater, in the 
Transgariepine .• 367. 
at Litakun... II. 513. 
waggons from Auteniqua- 
land 92. 
Tinder-boxes among the Bacha- 
plns II. 580. 
Tipa, or Bachapin knife. II. 575. 
Tky, an eatable root 465. 
Tkysi. See Kysi, or Keisi. 386. 
405. 
Tobacco, a production of consider- 
able importance to the inha- 
bitants of the Cape Colony. 
See also, Smoking 80. 
indispensable for tra- 
vellers in Southern Africa. 
195. 326. II., 166. 
Hottentots, Bushmen, 
and all the tribes of the Inte- 
rior excessively fond of smok- 
ing it. See also Muchuko 
156. 206. 292. 297. 364. 388. 
391.408.480. 11.18.36.39. 
49. 86. 89. 95. 197. 189. 219. 
322. 569. 588. 
Tobacco of therColony : the form 
in which it is usually manu- 
factured II. 48. 
the manner of employ- 
ing it in barter II. 49. 
the want of it, produces 
an extraordinary effect on the 
author's party II. 544. 
Pipes, made of a kind of 
stone. II. 526. 
Plant : its introduction 
into Southern Africa. II. 521. 
not cultivated by 
the Bachaplns II. 588. 
Toga of the Romans, compared 
with the Karossand Kobo. 397. 
T6Yt's Kloof 89. 
Toit: Jacobus Du 117, 118. 
Cootje Du 191. 
Tokwi, a species of Aloe growing 
in the Transgariepine. II. 332. 
Tondelblad, or Tinder Plant. See 
Hermas gigantea 131. 
Torch-thistles of South-America, 
are represented in Africa by 
various species of Euphorbia. 
251. 
T6rtel Duif (Turtle Dove}. 213. 
318. 501. 
Tough-bush. See Taaibosch. 
Touracoo. See Loory, or Loeri. 
Tracks : cattle followed by means 
of their footsteps. 456. 11.283. 
of animals: the art of as- 
certaining them. II. 91, 92, 93. 
of waggons : information 
deducible from them. II. 91. 
93. 
Transgariepine, a geographical di- 
vision of Southern Africa. 
324. 581. 
its weather. 568. 
372. II. 526, 527. 
grassy mountains 
rarely seen in it II. 291. 
its geology. 11.311, 
512. 354, 355. 
its sky, cloudless 
during the greater part of the 
year II. 324. 
Trap, the step of a Cape waggon. 
150. 
Travels : the author's views and 
general scheme, v. viii. 13. 49. 
195. 511 — 513. 11.353, 354. 
510. 
Narrative of the present ; 
written on the principle of 
adherence to the original 
journal vii. II. 304. 
books of : the advantages 
and disadvantages which they 
offer to a traveller 1 63. 
Travellers : the necessity for their 
