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clays' journey beyond the Orange River, in the direction of 
north-east from the Cape. 
The tribe of Congo appeared to be very prolific ; children, 
in swarms, issued from the thickets ; and such as were under 
the age of eight or nine years were perfectly naked ; they ex- 
hibited no appearances of being scantily fed, but, on the 
contrary, were plump and healthful. 
Just the reverse was the condition of their dogs. These 
animals were the most lean and miserable looking creatures 
I ever beheld, and their numbers seemed little inferior to 
those of the children. It is a fortunate circumstance for the 
Kaffers, and equally so for the colonists, who are no less 
fond of dogs than the former, that, notwithstanding the heat 
of the climate, the canine madness, with its concomitant and 
remarkable symptom the hydrophobia or dread of water, is 
totally unknown. One of the greatest nuisances in Cape 
Town is the number of dogs that prowl about the streets 
(acknowledging no master) particularly by night, when they 
quit their dens and lurking places, in quest of the offals of 
butchers' shops. In this respect, however, they are of use, 
for the lazy Dutchman conceives he has done his part by 
casting them out of the slaughter-house into the street. 
Before the English brought in a garrison of five thousand 
men, the head, the heart, the liver, &c. were all included 
among the ofi'als ; but an increase in the consumption having 
caused an increase in the price of butchers' meat, these parts 
of the animal have, of late, been sold as well as the carcase; 
and the dogs have consequently less to clear away. Not 
