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is laid on him, when sacks made of goat skins, and 
filled with corn, are lashed on his broad and able 
back. A leather thong is passed through the carti- 
lage of his nose, and serves as his bridle, while on the 
top of the load is mounted the owner, his wife or his 
slave.”* 
Major Smith is of opinion, that the ordinary 
Egyptian white and spotted breed without humps 
has spread southward to Caffi’aria ; and we find 
there, and among the Hottentots, where, as among 
the Cape colonists, they may now have a mixture 
with many of the Dutch breeds, cattle of very large 
size, and ample horns, tjof a white or light colour, 
and marked with large blotches of reddish or brown. 
Here, besides the ordinary economical uses, they are 
employed by the Calfrarians as beasts of burden, of- 
ten transporting their whole families, house and arms 
and utensils. The annexed Plate from Daniel’s 
Afi’ican Scenery, will illustrate both the breed and 
manner of travelling. 
• Denham’s Travels, p. 321. 
•t- A horn from South Africa in our possession measures 
21 inches in circumference at the base, and has apparently 
not been cut close to the skull. 
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