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much conversation it was judged preferable to measure 
the ground completely and make a chart of it, which 
was to be done in a few days. 
A CafFre, the son of one of the chiefs in Caffraria, 
and who has been a considerable time at the Institu- 
tion, and taught carpenter's work, made me a con- 
venient box for containing any varieties I might happen 
to obtain higher up Africa. 
8th. Three very aged female Hottentots came to 
Mr. Read's house, where I lodged, dressed in very 
gaudy caps, which they had been accustomed to wear 
on particular occasions on former days, but this was 
the last time they were to wear them ; for after taking 
them off, they presented them to me to take as 
curiosities to England, for which I promised handker- 
chiefs for their heads. Their names were Meetjee, 
Sabina, and Dortje. They likewise gave me a piece 
of something like rozin, which is found on the sea 
shore. Before their husbands went to hunt, they used 
to set this on fire, and while the fire ascended, they 
prayed to the Great Being for their success. Sabina 
has had ten children, but not one, she said, died 
a natural death, being killed by lions, tygers, or 
serpents ! 
