442 
BUSHMEN. 
[1813. 
They allow scorpions and two kinds of serpents to 
sting them in many different parts of the body, after 
which they swallow some of their poison, which they 
think counteracts the effect of the sting. They 
affirm that if a person who has undergone this 
preparation, is walking, and meets a serpent, if he takes 
the jackal's tail which he carries, and rubs off the sweat 
from under his arms and throws it before the serpent^ 
he will stop and allow himself to be taken. 
SOME NAMACQUA WORDS. 
Nunup 
heaven 
Murry 
eyes 
Sores 
sun 
Kommas 
cow 
Kahoo 
moon 
Kommadi 
cows 
Dadsi < 
' etemctl and 
Draui 
calf 
eternity 
Draion 
calves 
Koin 1 
' man, or hu- 
Brii 
buck or goat 
[ man being. 
Briki 
bucks 
Aub < 
~ man, or hus- 
^ band 
Comab 
Comacu 
ox 
oxen 
Darras 
woman 
Haap 
horse 
Ummi 
home 
Haarn 
horses 
Ams ummi 
'the door of 
L the house 
Urib 
Urica 
louse 
lice 
De coocho aub 
the rich man 
Eidab 
flea 
De cuo aub 
the poor man 
Eidagu 
fleas 
De euha aub 
the bad man 
Eama 
water 
Madikah 
how do you do 
Ooip 
river 
Moosh 
eye 
Annaga 
hens 
