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Oswell's Elephant-hunting Return to Kolobeng Make a third Start thence Reach Nchokotsa Salt-pans "Links", or Springs Bushmen Our Guide Shobo The Banajoa An ugly Chief The Tsetse Bite fatal to domestic Animals, but harmless to wild Animals and Man Operation of the Poison Losses caused by it The Makololo Our Meeting with Sebituane Sketch of his Career His Courage and Conquests Manoeuvres of the Batoka He outwits them His Wars with the Matebele Predictions of a native Prophet Successes of the Makololo Renewed Attacks of the Matebele The Island of Loyelo Defeat of the Matebele Sebituane's Policy His Kindness to Strangers and to the Poor His sudden Illness and Death Succeeded by his Daughter Her Friendliness to us Discovery, in June, 1851, of the Zambesi flowing in the Centre of the Continent Its Size The Mambari The Slave-trade Determine to send Family to England Return to the Cape in April, 1852 Safe Transit through the Caffre Country during Hostilities Need of a "Special Correspondent" Kindness of the London Missionary Society Assistance afforded by the Astronomer Royal at the Cape.
Some of the Bayeiye we met at Sebituane's Ford pretended to be unaffected by the bite of serpents, and showed the feat of lacerating their arms with the teeth of such as are unfurnished with the poison-fangs. They also swallow the poison, by way of gaining notoriety; but Dr.
The people have, it is true, no written records; but any remarkable event here is commemorated in names, as was observed by Park to be the case in the countries he traversed. The year of our arrival is dignified by the name of the year when the white men came, or of Sebituane's death; but they prefer the former, as they avoid, if possible, any direct reference to the departed.
Sebituane's sister, the head lady of Sesheke, wore eighteen solid brass rings, as thick as one's finger, on each leg, and three of copper under each knee; nineteen brass rings on her left arm, and eight of brass and copper on her right, also a large ivory ring above each elbow. She had a pretty bead necklace, and a bead sash encircled her waist.
Sebituane's wise policy in treating the conquered tribes on equal terms with his own Makololo, as all children of the chief, and equally eligible to the highest honours, had been abandoned by his son, who married none but Makololo women, and appointed to office none but Makololo men.
Ponwane, who had been as "head and eyes" to him, had just died; evidence, he thought, of the potent spells of those who hated all who loved the chief. The country was suffering grievously, and Sebituane's grand empire was crumbling to pieces.
Sebituane's sister described its first appearance among the tribe, after their settling in the Barotse Valley on the Zambesi. Many of them were seized with a shivering sickness, as if from excessive cold; they had never seen the like before.
It causes a species of phrensy, and Sebituane's soldiers, on coming in sight of their enemies, sat down and smoked it, in order that they might make an effective onslaught. I was unable to prevail on Sekeletu and the young Makololo to forego its use, although they can not point to an old man in the tribe who has been addicted to this indulgence.
Beautiful Valley Buffalo My young Men kill two Elephants The Hunt Mode of measuring Height of live Elephants Wild Animals smaller here than in the South, though their Food is more abundant The Elephant a dainty Feeder Semalembue His Presents Joy in prospect of living in Peace Trade His People's way of wearing their Hair Their Mode of Salutation Old Encampment Sebituane's former Residence Ford of Kafue Hippopotami Hills and Villages Geological Formation Prodigious Quantities of large Game Their Tameness Rains Less Sickness than in the Journey to Loanda Reason Charge from an Elephant Vast Amount of animal Life on the Zambesi Water of River discolored An Island with Buffaloes and Men on it Native Devices for killing Game Tsetse now in Country Agricultural Industry An Albino murdered by his Mother "Guilty of Tlolo" Women who make their Mouths "like those of Ducks" First Symptom of the Slave-trade on this side Selole's Hostility An armed Party hoaxed An Italian Marauder slain Elephant's Tenacity of Life A Word to young Sportsmen Mr.
I would go into the parts where it prevails most and try to discover if the natives have a remedy for it. I must make many inquiries of the river people in this quarter." Again in another key: "Am I on my way to die in Sebituane's country? Have I seen the last of my wife and children, leaving this fair world and knowing so little of it?"
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