Africa . ect of a certain this cultus of the dead, the various tribes are ofcourse enslaved to all manner of superstitions, amongstwhich the chief, and most disastrous, is the universalbelief in sorcery. The northern division of these Bantus bears the nameof Ama-Zulu, and they are amongst the best represent-atives of dark-coloured races. The Zulus are relativelywell developed and of large size, though not surpassingthe average height of Europeans, and with decidedlybetter features than the Ama-Khosa. 2 G 450 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. 3. The Bechuana and Damara Tribes.
Africa . ect of a certain this cultus of the dead, the various tribes are ofcourse enslaved to all manner of superstitions, amongstwhich the chief, and most disastrous, is the universalbelief in sorcery. The northern division of these Bantus bears the nameof Ama-Zulu, and they are amongst the best represent-atives of dark-coloured races. The Zulus are relativelywell developed and of large size, though not surpassingthe average height of Europeans, and with decidedlybetter features than the Ama-Khosa. 2 G 450 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. 3. The Bechuana and Damara Tribes. The most wide-spread and most numerous of all theseKafir tribes are the Bechuanas, their present domainstretching from the upper Orange river northwards tothe Zambesi, and over the west coast highland north ofNamaqualand; of this vast region, however, they occupythe outskirts only, being cut off from the Zulus and Swaziby the Quathlamba range on the east, and westwards byKalahari desert from BECHUANA WOMEN PREPARING WINTER STORES. Like the Kafirs proper, the Bechuanas have no senseof honour where they have remained unaffected bycivilising influences, and they are even still more craftythan their eastern kinsmen. But with this cunning iscombined a certain good-nature, so that we feel itimpossible to be angry with them for their consummateimpudence. Like the other tribes they are fond ofjovial society, often sitting for hours together amusing
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