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delicacy. Its flefh had a more folid confift- 
ence, but it was not fo thick as that of the 
females, which differ in nothing from what 
we call in France/^/// faU-, but, above all, it 
was difguftingly rancid, except for the palate 
of a Hottentot. The CafFres, who are not fo 
fond of greafe as the Hottentots, fet no great 
value upon it, and preferred the flefh of their 
oxen. Even the fheep did not tempt them; 
and this may fufficiently account for their 
never breeding any of thefe animals. 
I had not yet taken a near view of the 
horned cattle which they brought along with 
them, becaufe at break of day they ftrayed 
to the thickets and paftures, and were not 
brought back by their keepers till the even- 
ing. One day, however, having repaired to 
their kraal very early, I was much furprifed 
when I firft beheld one of thefe animals. I 
fcarcely knew them to be oxen and cows ; 
not on account of their being much fmaller 
than ours, fince I obferved in them the fame 
form, and the fame fundamental charad:erif- 
tics, in which I could not be deceived ; but 
on account of the multiplicity of their horns, 
and the variety of their different twiftings. 
They had a great refemhlance to thofe ma- 
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