History of the Civilization and Christianization of South Africa; From Its First Settlement by the Dutch, to the Final Surrender of It to the British (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832. Excerpt: ... 138 CHAP. VI. THE CAFFRES. Caffraria--Introductory remarks--Appearance of the Caffres--Tatooing--Ornaments--Clothing--Marriage--Huts--Villages--Granaries and grain--Gardens--Tobacco--Mode of smoking--Food--Diseases--Magic--Medicine, treat ment of desperate cases--Selfishness the cause of their cruelty--Murder--Adultrey--Defilement--Purification--Small estimation of human life---Mutual intercourseGovernment--Warriors--Arms--War--Arts--Superstition--Language--History--Dr Vanderkemp and Mr Edmond penetrate into Caffraria--Dr Vanderkemp left aloneRemarkable deliverance from murder--Night adventureCommences building a house and planting a gardenWolves--Ordered to march along with the king--Various incidents--Forced to withdraw from the country. Caffraria is the first eastern land beyond the bounds of the colony, and differing in its inhabitants from the Hottentots, to which the benevolent efforts of the European Christians were directed. Some of the natives had visited the Moravian settlements, and some of the Moravian missionaries had visited them; but it was not till Dr Vanderkemp went to Africa, that any serious attempt was made to bring them within the pale of civilized society. The Doctor's earliest attachments and views were directed to these people; and from him we have derived the most accurate account of them, as they existed in their savage state, --that is, in their state at the time of their discovery to the Europeans. Without supposing Vaillant guilty of any intentional falsehood, it is perfectly evident that, in his circumstances, he was wonderfully exposed to mistake; and he seems indeed to have been fairly hoaxed by the natives, in some instances of a rather ludicrous description. The ladies, in particular, appear to have diverted themselves muc..