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quently assemble to the number of forty 
or fifty, and go in quest of the Boshismen, 
whom they destroy without mercy if they 
come up with them ; but they often escape, 
as they run with unparalleled swiftness, and 
climb the rocks with the most astonishing 
agility. These people rear nothing for their 
subsistence, but live by plundering the 
country, and on the fruit of a small tree 
which is called Boshisman's bread. The 
body and branches of this tree, when roast- 
ed, eat something like a plantain. 
