SOUTHERN AFRICA. 
had a quivering and tremulous motion, like masses 
of jelly. The Bosjesmans are gayer, more active^ 
and more ingenious, than the Hottentots of the co- 
lony. In the enmity between them and the colo- 
nists, cemented by a long series of ill offices, Mr 
Barrow imputes the chief blame to the latter. 
After returning to the Cape, Mr Barrow under^ 
took by himself a journey along the western coast, 
into the country of the Nam aquas. The soil on 
this part of the coast is almost pure sand, but pos- 
sessed of an adhesive quality which renders it sur- 
prisingly fertile. Immense crops of wheat and 
barley, besides all sorts of vegetables, are produced 
with little culture. Sometimes ploughing is un- 
necessary from the loose character of the soil. The 
mountains are composed of sandstone, and often 
tower to an immense height in columns, pyramids, 
and other forms, which give them the appearance 
of works of art. The whole of this coast, to a vast 
extent northwards, is composed entirely of sand and 
sandstone. 
The Namaquas do not materially differ in ap- 
pearance from the other Hottentots, though their 
language is entirely distinct. Beyond them, on the 
other side of the Orange river, are the Damaras, 
who inhabit a very poor country, and subsist en- 
tirely by manufacturing and selling to their neigh- 
bours the copper with which their mountains 
abound. 
