. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . ng a few bananasand drinking a cup of coffee I leant againsta fallen tree and fell sound asleep. I musthave slept for some time when I was awak-ened by a cool hand placed on my forehead,and on opening my eyes I saw the Wahumagirl holding my revolver with the butt-endtowards me as she cried, Wake! we areattacked. I hardly needed her words toinform me of this fact, for spears were flyingover us, and as I sprang up, one passedthrough my sleeve and buried itself in the thought I must be the devil t
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . ng a few bananasand drinking a cup of coffee I leant againsta fallen tree and fell sound asleep. I musthave slept for some time when I was awak-ened by a cool hand placed on my forehead,and on opening my eyes I saw the Wahumagirl holding my revolver with the butt-endtowards me as she cried, Wake! we areattacked. I hardly needed her words toinform me of this fact, for spears were flyingover us, and as I sprang up, one passedthrough my sleeve and buried itself in the thought I must be the devil to be able tofire more than two shots ! WTiat had happened was this. \Miilst Islept, some of the men had again beenstealing at a village near our halting-place,and the natives in revenge had attacked anddriven off their tormentors. The girl, hear-ing the noise of the fight, had wished to saveme out of gratitude for the help I hadrendered her that morning. The common-sense she displayed greatly pleased me, andthis incident shows, I think, both the quickwit and the good feehng of the ZULU GIRLS AFTER BATHING. Dtotograph by B. If. Caiuy. Durban SOUTH ANDSOUTH=WEST AFRICA By ALICE WERNER The Great Bantu Race—General Position of Women in South Africa—A Missionarys Evidence—Poly-gamy no Hindrance to Happiness—Misconceptions of African Life—The Brighter Side of AfricanLife—Tribal Wars and Witchcraft—The Zulu—Zulu Girl Life—The Old Zulu Marriage Law—HowZulu Marriages are now Arranged—Zulu Marriage Ceremonies—The Hair and its Ornamentation—Celibacy a Reproach—Restrictions upon Zulu Women—A Zulu Lady Godiva—Women as Food-finders—Women as Brewers—Zulu Tailor-made Costumes—Skin Cradles—Women as HouseBuilders—Zulu Cookery—Zulu Basket-work—-Doctors and Witches—Treatment of Widows SOUTH AFRICA—indeed, all Africa asfar north as the Equator, and a con-siderable area beyond it—is mainlypeopled by the Bantu race; so that weshall h
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