. 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 . h suchexertions, and with an atmosphere so close The Company. ad infinitum and odorous that an European can scarcelylive in it, the perspiration pours in streamsfrom the performer, and has, at all events,the merit of acting as a partial way of a handkerchief, the dancer carriesin his hand the bushy tail of a jackal fast-ened to a stick, and with this implementhe continually wipes his c
. 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 . h suchexertions, and with an atmosphere so close The Company. ad infinitum and odorous that an European can scarcelylive in it, the perspiration pours in streamsfrom the performer, and has, at all events,the merit of acting as a partial way of a handkerchief, the dancer carriesin his hand the bushy tail of a jackal fast-ened to a stick, and with this implementhe continually wipes his countenance. Heseems to have borrowed this custom fromthe Bechuanas, who take great pains intheir manufacture of this article, as willbe seen when we come to treat of theirhabits. After dancing until he is unable even tostand, the Bosjesman is forced to yield hisplace to another, and to become one of thespectators. Before doing so, he takes olf therattles, and passes them to his successor, whoassumes them as essential to the dance, andwears them until he, in his turn, can danceno longer. Here is another dancing tunetaken down by Mr. Burchell on the sameevening: — 3=EpEJ] , aye O 0 2G4 THE BOSJESMAN OK BUSHMAK. It may seem strange that such odd musiccould have an} charms for an European whoknew anything of music. Yet that such canbe the case is evident from the words of theabove mentioned traveller. I tind it im-possible to give, by any means of meredescription, a correct idea of the pleasingimpressions received while viewing thisscene, or of the kind of effect which the eve-nings amusements produced upon ni} mindand feelings. It must be seen, it must beparticipated in, without which it would notbe easy to imagine its force, or justly toconceive its nature. There was in thisamusement nothing which can make meashamed to confess tliat I derived as muchenjoyment from it as the natives was nothing in it which approachedto vulgarity, and, in this
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