 Their manner of life is extremely wretched and disgusting. They delight to besmear their bodies with the fat of animals, mingled with ochre, and sometimes with grime. They are utter strangers to cleanliness, as they never wash their bodies, but suffer...  Transactions of the Missionary Society - الصفحة 71806عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 678
...something fortunate, and to kiH it, they suppose, will bring a curse upon th« perpetrator. They have some notion of an evil spirit which they imagine produces...continue for many hours together. " Their manner of life ie extremely •wretched and disgusting. They delight to smear their bodies with the /at of animals,... | |
 | Eleazar Lord - 1813 - عدد الصفحات: 350
...suppose, will bring a curse upon the perpetrator. They have some notion of an evil spirit, which ihey imagine produces mischief, particularly the diseases which they endure; and to counteract liis evil purposes, a sort of men are employed to i low, and make a humming noise over tlie sick, which... | |
 | 1804 - عدد الصفحات: 502
...something fortunate, and to kill it, they suppose, will bring a curse upon the perpetrator. They have some notion of an evil spirit which they imagine produces...together. Their manner of life is extremely wretched and disgust-. ing. They delight to smear> their bodies \vith the fat of animals, mingled with a powder... | |
 | 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 520
...two years old." Mr. Kicherer, who lived among them, and knew them well, thus speaks of them : — " Their manner of life is extremely wretched and disgusting. They delight to besmear their bodies with the fat of animals, mingled with ochre, and sometimes with grime. They are... | |
 | Robert Moffat - 1842 - عدد الصفحات: 686
...them, afforded abundant opportunities of becoming intimately acquainted with their real condition. " Their manner of life is extremely wretched and disgusting. They delight to besmear their bodies with the fat of animals, mingled with ochre, and sometimes with grime. They are... | |
 | Ebenezer Prout - 1846 - عدد الصفحات: 544
...them, afforded abundant opportunities of becoming intimately acquainted with their real condition. " Their manner of life is extremely wretched and disgusting. They delight to besmear their bodies with the nit of animals, mingled with ochre, and sometimes with grime. They are... | |
 | Robert Moffat - 1846 - عدد الصفحات: 312
...them, afforded abundant opportunities of becoming intimately acquainted with their real condition. " Their manner of life is extremely wretched and disgusting. They delight to besmear their bodies with the fat of animals, mingled with ochre, and sometimes with grime. They are... | |
 | 1847 - عدد الصفحات: 60
...them, afforded abundant opportunities of becoming Intimately acquainted with their real condition. •' Their manner of life is extremely wretched and disgusting. They delight to besmear their bodies with the fat of animals, mingled with ashes and sometimes with grime. They are... | |
 | Howell Cobb - 1856 - عدد الصفحات: 174
...allowed a regular supply of rations by the missionary. Inhumanity to Children. — Kicherer says : " Their manner of life is extremely wretched and disgusting. They delight to besmear their bodies with the fat of animals, mingled with ochre, and sometimes with grime. They are... | |
 | James Greenwood - 1863 - عدد الصفحات: 448
...charitable of missionaries, is compelled to express his opinion of the Bushman in tb' following terms : — "Their manner of life is extremely wretched and disgusting. They delight to besmear their bodies with the fat of animals mingled with ochn, and sometimes with grime. They are... | |
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