. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics . most any sortof grease would soon become rancid in thatcountry; but, as the Kaffirs are not at allparticular about the sort of grease whichthey use, provided that it is grease, theyexhale a very powerful and very disagreea-ble odor. Kaffirs are charming savages,but it is always as well to keep to the wind-ward of them, at all events until the nostrilshave become accustomed to their pecul
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics . most any sortof grease would soon become rancid in thatcountry; but, as the Kaffirs are not at allparticular about the sort of grease whichthey use, provided that it is grease, theyexhale a very powerful and very disagreea-ble odor. Kaffirs are charming savages,but it is always as well to keep to the wind-ward of them, at all events until the nostrilshave become accustomed to their peculiar scent is as adhesive as it ispowerful, and, even after a Kaffir has laidaside his dress, any article of it will benearly as strongly scented as the time ago, while I was looking overa very fine collection of savage implementsand dress, some articles of apparel weieexhibited labelled with tickets that couldnot possibly have belonged to them. Theowner said that he them to beAfrican, and asked my opinion, which wasunhesitatingly given, the odor having be-trayed their real country as soon as theywere brought within range of scent. A few years ago, I assisted in opening a. o % oo
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