. 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 . ches from theground, the stakes which form their scaffold-ing answering the purpose of legs. Everyhouse has one such jar; and in the abode ofwealthy persons there is generally one largejar and a number of smaller ones, all packedtogether closely, and sometimes entirelyfilling the store-house. As is the case with the Kaffirs, the Be-chuanas build their houses and walls in acircular form, aud have n
. 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 . ches from theground, the stakes which form their scaffold-ing answering the purpose of legs. Everyhouse has one such jar; and in the abode ofwealthy persons there is generally one largejar and a number of smaller ones, all packedtogether closely, and sometimes entirelyfilling the store-house. As is the case with the Kaffirs, the Be-chuanas build their houses and walls in acircular form, aud have no idea of making awall or a fence in a straight line. Mr. Bur-chell accounts for it by suggesting that theyhave discovered the greater capacity of acircle compared with any other figure ofequal circumference, and that they makecircular houses aud cattle-pens in order toaccommodate the greatest number of menor cattle in the least possible sjiace. I ratherdoubt the truth of this theory, because thesepeople cannot build a straight wall or asquare house, even if they wished to do so,and believe that the real cause must belooked for in their mental conformation. We wiU now examine the illustration. PLAN OF HOUSE. which exhibits a plan of the house belong-ing to a Bechuana chief named is taken from BurchelPs valuable the whole is the outer wall,and it will be seen that the enclosure isdivided by means of cross walls, one of whichhas a doorway. At the top of the plan is thecorn-house, in which is one large jar andone of the smaller sort. The shaded portion represents that part of the building which iscovered by the roof. The servants houseis also separate, and may be seen on theright of the plan. The fireplace is shownby the small circle just below the cross wallon the right hand of the plan. In the mid-dle is tile house itself, with its verandalis audpassages covered by a common roof. In thevery centre is the .sleeping-place of the fam-ily; immediately outs
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