AFRICA. 195 
The milk is received in bafkets of that 
kind which I have already mentioned, and 
which are generally made by the women. 
Their fize depends upon fancy, but their 
form is always the fame. Being extremely 
light, and in no danger of breaking, they are, 
without doubt, preferable to our veflels, of 
whatever fubftance they may he. As the 
women who w^ere in my camp had not for- 
got their tools, and had brought reeds with 
them, that they might not remain idle, I 
amufed myfelf in feeing them weave fome of 
thefe pretty balkets, which they eagerly ex- 
changed with me for toys, as foon as they 
had finifhed them. 
Before they drew down the milk into 
thefe veflelS) they took care to wafli them 
thoroughly; but this was lefs owing to a 
turn for cleanlincfs, than with a defign to 
render thern clofer in their texture j for, how^- 
ever much prepofleffed I may be in favour of 
thefe favages, as I profefs that it is my in- 
tention to fay every thing refpeding them 
that I know, I muft not conceal even their 
faults. I muft acknowledge, therefore, that 
the CafFres are conftantly accuftomed ta 
feafon their utenfils with their own urine; 
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