THEIR SLEEPING FIXTURES. 21 
ground lie with their heads next to the fire ; 
and if they have covering at all, they always 
cover the face, wrapping in the whole head 
closely, while the legs and feet turned from 
the fire are naked. Whether awake or 
asleep, they prefer that the head should be 
hottest, and we have seen them sleeping in 
daytime with their legs in the shade, head 
in the sun, and a stone for a pillow, whilst a 
vertical sun was pouring down upon them 
so hotly as to make them sweat grease ! It 
may be best that their sleeping accommo- 
dations are not better, for as they are, they 
sleep too much. An African can sleep six- 
teen hours out of twenty -four and feel none 
the worse for it. 
