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and Lesooma. They are children of three brothers, 
who could not agree who should be chief ; wherefore 
they separated and became independent. Moosso 
and Lesooma live in one town, which is much larger 
than Lattakoo, perhaps containing ten or twelve thou- 
sand inhabitants. It lies six days' journey, N.E. from 
Reebe. Their manners and customs are nearly the 
same as the Matchappees at Lattakoo. 
Leaving Moosso, he travelled north to the Wan- 
ketzens, and in three days reached the town of Melita, 
which is under the government of Makkabba. His 
father and grandfather were both of the name of 
Wanketz, in consequence of which their people were 
called Wanketzens. Mehta is smaller than Moosso : 
the language, manners, and customs, are nearly the 
same as the other Bootchuana nations, only they have 
large store-houses for containing provisions, and large 
earthen vessels for holding their corn. They cultivate 
more ground, and have greater abundance of corn, 
beans, peas, and water melons, than any of their 
neighbours. They do not paint themselves so much 
as Mateebe's people — are cleanly in their houses, in 
cooking and eating. The air is more damp than 
towards the Great River. The grass is more sour, 
with a flat leaf, resembling what grows near the sea 
coast. In some parts the woods are extensive. The 
thorn, a tree known at the Cape by the name of 
white-tree, and another called there the waggon-tree, 
abound in the country of the Wanketzens. The 
