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lost their right eyes. They professed to be totally 
ignorant of a God, but the interpreter being out 
of the way, little information could be obtained. 
On presenting them with some tobacco and 
quachas' flesh they soon left us. 
While we were viewing a very bright ring 
which encircled the moon, Munameets informed 
us that the Bootshuanas called it the moon 
holding a meeting, for in all their meetings they 
either sit in the form of a circle or semicircle. 
The lake called Manapanne contains, like 
most others, white water, or water mixed with 
white clay, which, notwithstanding its appearance, 
has an agreeable taste. This lake is upwards of 
a mile in circumference, but shallow, and seems 
to be much frequented by wild ducks and other 
fowls. It probably has no spring, but is merely 
collected in the rainy season. Though the Bush- 
mens' kraal was about two miles distant, we dis- 
tinctly heard them after sunset, singing, dancing 
and clapping hands. 
The Matchappees having greedily feasted till 
nine at night on the entrails of the quacha, and 
having still a large potful of flesh on the fire, 
were asked if they intended to eat that, before 
our departure in the morning ; they laughed and 
