. Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and discoveries during four years' wanderings in the wilds of southwestern Africa . blets. Be-ing unwell at the time, I was not in a state properly to ap-preciate the tempting beverage. Nangoro, however, whoprobably attributed the wry face that I made to the influenceof the liquor, suddenly thrust his sceptre, which, by the way,was simply a pointed stick, with great force into the pit ofmy stomach. I was sitting cross-legged on the ground atthe time, but the blow was so violent as to cause me to spring-to my feet in an instant. Nangoro was evidently muchpleased w
. Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and discoveries during four years' wanderings in the wilds of southwestern Africa . blets. Be-ing unwell at the time, I was not in a state properly to ap-preciate the tempting beverage. Nangoro, however, whoprobably attributed the wry face that I made to the influenceof the liquor, suddenly thrust his sceptre, which, by the way,was simply a pointed stick, with great force into the pit ofmy stomach. I was sitting cross-legged on the ground atthe time, but the blow was so violent as to cause me to spring-to my feet in an instant. Nangoro was evidently muchpleased with his practical joke. As for myself, I sincerelywished him at the antipodes. However, for fear of offendingroyalty, I choked my rising anger, and reseated myself withthe best grace I could, but I tried in vain to produce a another occasion we attended a ball at the royal res-idence. An entertainment of this kind was given everynight soon after dark, but it was the most stupid and unin-teresting affair I ever witnessed. The musical instrumentswere the well-known African tom-tom and a kind of 194 THE woinien: their dress and ornaments. We did not join in the dance, but amused ourselves with ad-miring the ladies. What with their charms, which were byno means inconsiderable, and the wonderful regard theyevinced for us, these damsels all but ruined our peace ofmind. The features of the Ovambo women, though coarse, arenot unpleasing. When young they possess very good they grow older, however, the symmetry gradually dis-appears, and they become exceedingly stout and of the causes of this is probably to be found in the heavycopper ornaments with which they load their wrists and an-kles. Some of the ankle-rings must weigh as much as twoor three pounds, and they have often a pair on each , their necks, waists, and hips are almost hiddenfrom view by a profusion of shells, cowries, and beads of ev-ery size and color, which sometimes a
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