Livingstone's and Stanley's travels in Africa also, the adventures of Mungo Parke, Clapperton, DuChaillu, Baker and other famous explorers, in the land of the palm and the gorilla (1900) (14765587215)

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Title: Livingstone's and Stanley's travels in Africa also, the adventures of Mungo Parke, Clapperton, DuChaillu, Baker and other famous explorers, in the land of the palm and the gorilla

Year: 1900 (1900s)

Authors: Jones, Charles H

Subjects: Missions

Publisher: New York : Hurst

Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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hips are almost hidden from view by aprofusion of shells, cowries, and beads of every size andcolor; these contribute to their dress. Another cause of theirlosing their good looks in early life is the constant and severelabor they are obliged to undergo. No one is allowed to beidle in this land of industry. Work begins at sunrise and ends*at sunset. The hair of both sexes is short, crisp, and woolly. ANDERSSONS EXPLORATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA. 357 The men often shave the head, with the exception of thecrown; and the women besmear and stiffen their hair withgrease and a vermilion-colored substance, which, from beingconstantly added to, and pressed upon, gives to the upper partof the head a broad and flat look. The \tfomen also smeartheir persons liberally with greese and red ochre. Besides ear-rings of beads or shells, the men display but few ornaments.Both sexes chip the middle tooth of the under jaw on arrivingat the age of puberty. In marked contrast to their neighbors, the Damaras and

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OVAMBO: MAN AND WIPE. Namaquas, the Ovambo are strictly honest. Indeed, they ap-pear to entertain a perfect horror of theft, and told Anderssonthat a man detected in pilfering would be brought into thekings presence and there speared to death. Without permis-sion the natives would not even touch anything; and the trav-ellers could leave their camp entirely unwatched. Nor ishonesty the only good quality of this people. There is nopauperism among them, and the aged and crippled are care-fully nursed. The Damaras, on the other hand, when a manbecomes old and helpless, either carry him into the desert or 158 ANDERS801PS EXPLORATIONS W SOUTH AFRICA. forest, where he soon falls a prey to wild beasts, or knock hiir.on the head, or leave him to starve on his own hearth. TheOvambo are very patriotic and exceedingly fond of their nativeBoil. They are offended when asked the number of chiefs bywhom they are ruled : We acknowledge only one king ; buta Damara, they add, when possessed of a few cow

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