Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. With Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and ZoologyOliver & Boyd, 1849 - 472 pàgines |
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Pàgina 84
... cattle fed on the rich meadows , though , during the season of inundation , they withdrew to the more elevated spots . At Kahayde , he was received by a chief belonging to the siratik , accompanied by numerous attendants , among whom ...
... cattle fed on the rich meadows , though , during the season of inundation , they withdrew to the more elevated spots . At Kahayde , he was received by a chief belonging to the siratik , accompanied by numerous attendants , among whom ...
Pàgina 104
... cattle . Park overcame the risings of pride , plunged his head into the water , and enjoyed a delicious draught . During this dreadful period , he contrived , nevertheless , to obtain some information . Even the rudest of his tormentors ...
... cattle . Park overcame the risings of pride , plunged his head into the water , and enjoyed a delicious draught . During this dreadful period , he contrived , nevertheless , to obtain some information . Even the rudest of his tormentors ...
Pàgina 166
... are the chief breeders of cattle ; the Kanemboos from the north , with their hair neatly and tastefully plaited ; and the Musgow , a southern clan of the most savage aspect . A loose robe or shirt of the. 166 DENHAM AND CLAPPERTON .
... are the chief breeders of cattle ; the Kanemboos from the north , with their hair neatly and tastefully plaited ; and the Musgow , a southern clan of the most savage aspect . A loose robe or shirt of the. 166 DENHAM AND CLAPPERTON .
Pàgina 168
... cattle , but the slaves tending the grain , often fall victims ; they even rush in large bodies into the towns . The fields beyond the reach of this annual inundation are very fertile ; and land may be had in any quantity by him who has ...
... cattle , but the slaves tending the grain , often fall victims ; they even rush in large bodies into the towns . The fields beyond the reach of this annual inundation are very fertile ; and land may be had in any quantity by him who has ...
Pàgina 181
... cattle . They have recourse to one mode of defence , which consists in digging a number of blaquas , or large pits ; these they cover with a false surface of sods and grass , into which the Tuarick , with his horse , plunges before he ...
... cattle . They have recourse to one mode of defence , which consists in digging a number of blaquas , or large pits ; these they cover with a false surface of sods and grass , into which the Tuarick , with his horse , plunges before he ...
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