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every luxury of life might by induftry be procured, he has the 
enjoyment of none of them. Though he has cattle in abun- 
dance he makes very little ufe of milk or of butter. In the 
midft of a foil and climate moft favourable for the cultivation 
of the vine, he drinks no wine. He makes ufe of few or no 
vegetables nor roots. Three times a-day his table is loaded 
with malTes of mutton, fwimming in the greafe of the fheep's 
tail. His houfe is either open to the roof, or covered only 
with rough poles and turf, affording a favorable fhelter for 
fcorpions and fpiders ; and the earthy floors are covered with 
duft and dirt, and fwarm with infeds, particularly with a fpe- 
cies of the termesy which, though not fo deftruftive as fome 
others of this genus, is neverthelefs a very troublefome and dif- 
agreeable animal. His apartments, if he happens to have 
more than one, which is not always the cafe among the graz- 
ing farmers, are nearly deftitute of furniture. A great cheft 
that contains all his moveables, and two fmaller ones that are 
fitted to his waggon, are the moft ftriking articles. The bot- 
toms of his chairs confift of thongs cut from a bullock's hide. 
The windows are without glafs ; or if there fhould happen to 
be any remains of this article, it is fo patched and daubed as 
nearly to exclude the light it was intended to admit. The 
boor notwithftanding has his enjoyments ; he is abfolute 
mafter of a domain of feveral miles in extent ; and he lords it 
over a few miferable flaves or Hottentots without control. 
His pipe fcarcely ever quits his mouth, from the moment he 
rifes till he retires to reft, except to give him time to fwallow 
his fopie^ or a glafs of ftrong ardent fpirit, to eat his meals, and 
to take his nap after dinner. Unwilling to work, and unable 
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