. A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793. To which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802, to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation. good idea ofa Booshuauas establishment, and the ground-plan of thecabin wili be understood from the followins; The whole is covered with a tent-shaped roof, supportedon poles built into the wall, and forming in front an opencolonnade. The roof is carefully and compactly thatched withreeds, or the straw of the holcus, and bound together withleathern thongs. All the houses were enclosed by a fencemade o
. A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793. To which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802, to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation. good idea ofa Booshuauas establishment, and the ground-plan of thecabin wili be understood from the followins; The whole is covered with a tent-shaped roof, supportedon poles built into the wall, and forming in front an opencolonnade. The roof is carefully and compactly thatched withreeds, or the straw of the holcus, and bound together withleathern thongs. All the houses were enclosed by a fencemade of strong reeds, of the straw of holcus, or twigs of wood ;and within this enclosure, contiguous to the dwelling-house,there stood a large clay vessel erected upon a raised flooi ofthe same material, which served as a store for containingtheir grain and pulse. These granaries had the appearanceof large oil jars, the capacity of some of them being not lessthan 200 gallons. They are raised from the ground onthree legs, jjre from six to nine feet high and, like thedwelhng-houses, are covered with a pointed roof of thatch.
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