Chapter 6.
Kuruman - Its Fine Fountain - Vegetation Of The District -
Remains Of Ancient Forests - Vegetable Poison -
The Bible Translated By
Mr. Moffat - Capabilities of the Language -
Christianity among the Natives - The Missionaries should extend
their Labors more beyond the Cape
Colony - Model Christians -
Disgraceful Attack of the Boers on the Bakwains - Letter from Sechele -
Details of the Attack - Numbers of School-children carried away
into Slavery - Destruction of House and Property at Kolobeng -
The Boers vow Vengeance against me - Consequent Difficulty of getting
Servants to accompany me on my Journey - Start in November, 1852 -
Meet Sechele on his way to England to obtain Redress from the Queen -
He is unable to proceed beyond the Cape - Meet Mr. Macabe
on his Return from Lake Ngami - The hot Wind of the Desert -
Electric State of the Atmosphere - Flock of Swifts -
Reach Litubaruba - The Cave Lepelole - Superstitions regarding it -
Impoverished State of the Bakwains - Retaliation on the Boers -
Slavery - Attachment of the Bechuanas to Children -
Hydrophobia unknown - Diseases of the Bakwains few in number -
Yearly Epidemics - Hasty Burials - Ophthalmia - Native Doctors -
Knowledge of Surgery at a very low Ebb - Little Attendance given to Women
at their Confinements - The "Child Medicine" - Salubrity of the Climate
well adapted for Invalids suffering from pulmonary Complaints.
Chapter 7.
Departure from the Country of the Bakwains - Large black Ant -
Land Tortoises - Diseases of wild Animals - Habits of old Lions -
Cowardice of the Lion - Its Dread of a Snare - Major Vardon's Note -
The Roar of the Lion resembles the Cry of the Ostrich -
Seldom attacks full-grown Animals - Buffaloes and Lions -
Mice - Serpents - Treading on one - Venomous and harmless Varieties -
Fascination - Sekomi's Ideas of Honesty - Ceremony of the Sechu for Boys
- The Boyale for young Women - Bamangwato Hills - The Unicorn's Pass -
The Country beyond - Grain - Scarcity of Water - Honorable Conduct
of English Gentlemen - Gordon Cumming's hunting Adventures -
A Word of Advice for young Sportsmen - Bushwomen drawing Water -
Ostrich - Silly Habit - Paces - Eggs - Food.
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