American library books Β» Literary Collections Β» Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone (fun to read .txt) πŸ“•

Read book online Β«Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone (fun to read .txt) πŸ“•Β».   Author   -   David Livingstone



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... 162
Go to page:
Housekeeping --

Mode of Spending the Day -- Scarcity of Food -- Locusts -- Edible Frogs --

Scavenger Beetle -- Continued Hostility of the Boers -- The Journey north --

Preparations -- Fellow-travelers -- The Kalahari Desert --

Vegetation -- Watermelons -- The Inhabitants -- The Bushmen --

Their nomad Mode of Life -- Appearance -- The Bakalahari --

Their Love for Agriculture and for domestic Animals -- Timid Character --

Mode of obtaining Water -- Female Water-suckers -- The Desert --

Water hidden.

Chapter 3.

Departure from Kolobeng, 1st June, 1849 -- Companions -- Our Route --

Abundance of Grass -- Serotli, a Fountain in the Desert --

Mode of digging Wells -- The Eland -- Animals of the Desert --

The Hyaena -- The Chief Sekomi -- Dangers -- The wandering Guide --

Cross Purposes -- Slow Progress -- Want of Water -- Capture of a Bushwoman -- The Salt-pan at Nchokotsa -- The Mirage -- Reach the River Zouga --

The Quakers of Africa -- Discovery of Lake Ngami, 1st August, 1849 --

Its Extent -- Small Depth of Water -- Position as the Reservoir of a great River System -- The Bamangwato and their Chief --

Desire to visit Sebituane, the Chief of the Makololo --

Refusal of Lechulatebe to furnish us with Guides --

Resolve to return to the Cape -- The Banks of the Zouga -- Pitfalls --

Trees of the District -- Elephants -- New Species of Antelope --

Fish in the Zouga.

Chapter 4.

Leave Kolobeng again for the Country of Sebituane -- Reach the Zouga --

The Tsetse -- A Party of Englishmen -- Death of Mr. Rider --

Obtain Guides -- Children fall sick with Fever -- Relinquish the Attempt to reach Sebituane -- Mr. Oswell's Elephant-hunting --

Return to Kolobeng -- Make a third Start thence --

Reach Nchokotsa -- Salt-pans -- "Links", or Springs -- Bushmen --

Our Guide Shobo -- The Banajoa -- An ugly Chief -- The Tsetse --

Bite fatal to domestic Animals, but harmless to wild Animals and Man --

Operation of the Poison -- Losses caused by it -- The Makololo --

Our Meeting with Sebituane -- Sketch of his Career --

His Courage and Conquests -- Manoeuvres of the Batoka -- He outwits them -- His Wars with the Matebele -- Predictions of a native Prophet --

Successes of the Makololo -- Renewed Attacks of the Matebele --

The Island of Loyelo -- Defeat of the Matebele -- Sebituane's Policy --

His Kindness to Strangers and to the Poor -- His sudden Illness and Death --

Succeeded by his Daughter -- Her Friendliness to us -- Discovery, in June, 1851, of the Zambesi flowing in the Centre of the Continent --

Its Size -- The Mambari -- The Slave-trade -- Determine to send Family to England -- Return to the Cape in April, 1852 -- Safe Transit through the Caffre Country during Hostilities -- Need of a "Special Correspondent"

-- Kindness of the London Missionary Society -- Assistance afforded by the Astronomer Royal at the Cape.

Chapter 5.

Start in June, 1852, on the last and longest Journey from Cape Town --

Companions -- Wagon-traveling -- Physical Divisions of Africa --

The Eastern, Central, and Western Zones -- The Kalahari Desert --

Its Vegetation -- Increasing Value of the Interior for Colonization --

Our Route -- Dutch Boers -- Their Habits -- Sterile Appearance of the District -- Failure of Grass -- Succeeded by other Plants --

Vines -- Animals -- The Boers as Farmers -- Migration of Springbucks --

Wariness of Animals -- The Orange River -- Territory of the Griquas and Bechuanas -- The Griquas -- The Chief Waterboer --

His wise and energetic Government -- His Fidelity -- Ill-considered Measures of the Colonial Government in regard to Supplies of Gunpowder --

Success of the Missionaries among the Griquas and Bechuanas --

Manifest Improvement of the native Character -- Dress of the Natives --

A full-dress Costume -- A Native's Description of the Natives --

Articles of Commerce in the Country of the Bechuanas --

Their Unwillingness to learn, and Readiness to criticise.

Chapter 6.

Kuruman -- Its fine Fountain -- Vegetation of the District --

Remains of ancient Forests -- Vegetable Poison --

The Bible translated by Mr. Moffat -- Capabilities of the Language --

Christianity among the Natives -- The Missionaries should extend their Labors more beyond the Cape Colony -- Model Christians --

Disgraceful Attack of the Boers on the Bakwains -- Letter from Sechele --

Details of the Attack -- Numbers of School-children carried away into Slavery -- Destruction of House and Property at Kolobeng --

The Boers vow Vengeance against me -- Consequent Difficulty of getting Servants to accompany me on my Journey -- Start in November, 1852 --

Meet Sechele on his way to England to obtain Redress from the Queen --

He is unable to proceed beyond the Cape -- Meet Mr. Macabe on his Return from Lake Ngami -- The hot Wind of the Desert --

Electric State of the Atmosphere -- Flock of Swifts --

Reach Litubaruba -- The Cave Lepelole -- Superstitions regarding it --

Impoverished State of the Bakwains -- Retaliation on the Boers --

Slavery -- Attachment of the Bechuanas to Children --

Hydrophobia unknown -- Diseases of the Bakwains few in number --

Yearly Epidemics -- Hasty Burials -- Ophthalmia -- Native Doctors --

Knowledge of Surgery at a very low Ebb -- Little Attendance given to Women at their Confinements -- The "Child Medicine" -- Salubrity of the Climate well adapted for Invalids suffering from pulmonary Complaints.

Chapter 7.

Departure from the Country of the Bakwains -- Large black Ant --

Land Tortoises -- Diseases of wild Animals -- Habits of old Lions --

Cowardice of the Lion -- Its Dread of a Snare -- Major Vardon's Note --

The Roar of the Lion resembles the Cry of the Ostrich --

Seldom attacks full-grown Animals -- Buffaloes and Lions --

Mice -- Serpents -- Treading on one -- Venomous and harmless Varieties --

Fascination -- Sekomi's Ideas of Honesty -- Ceremony of the Sechu for Boys -- The Boyale for young Women -- Bamangwato Hills -- The Unicorn's Pass --

The Country beyond -- Grain -- Scarcity of Water -- Honorable Conduct of English Gentlemen -- Gordon Cumming's hunting Adventures --

A Word of Advice for young Sportsmen -- Bushwomen drawing Water --

Ostrich -- Silly Habit -- Paces -- Eggs -- Food.

Chapter 8.

Effects of Missionary Efforts -- Belief in the Deity --

Ideas of the Bakwains on Religion -- Departure from their Country --

Salt-pans -- Sour Curd -- Nchokotsa -- Bitter Waters --

Thirst suffered by the wild Animals -- Wanton Cruelty in Hunting --

Ntwetwe -- Mowana-trees -- Their extraordinary Vitality --

The Mopane-tree -- The Morala -- The Bushmen -- Their Superstitions --

Elephant-hunting -- Superiority of civilized over barbarous Sportsmen --

The Chief Kaisa -- His Fear of Responsibility -- Beauty of the Country at Unku -- The Mohonono Bush -- Severe Labor in cutting our Way --

Party seized with Fever -- Escape of our Cattle --

Bakwain Mode of recapturing them -- Vagaries of sick Servants --

Discovery of grape-bearing Vines -- An Ant-eater --

Difficulty of passing through the Forest -- Sickness of my Companion --

The Bushmen -- Their Mode of destroying Lions -- Poisons --

The solitary Hill -- A picturesque Valley -- Beauty of the Country --

Arrive at the Sanshureh River -- The flooded Prairies --

A pontooning Expedition -- A night Bivouac -- The Chobe --

Arrive at the Village of Moremi -- Surprise of the Makololo at our sudden Appearance -- Cross the Chobe on our way to Linyanti.

Chapter 9.

Reception at Linyanti -- The court Herald -- Sekeletu obtains the Chieftainship from his Sister -- Mpepe's Plot -- Slave-trading Mambari -- Their sudden Flight -- Sekeletu narrowly escapes Assassination --

Execution of Mpepe -- The Courts of Law -- Mode of trying Offenses --

Sekeletu's Reason for not learning to read the Bible --

The Disposition made of the Wives of a deceased Chief --

Makololo Women -- They work but little -- Employ Serfs --

Their Drink, Dress, and Ornaments -- Public Religious Services in the Kotla -- Unfavorable Associations of the place -- Native Doctors --

Proposals to teach the Makololo to read -- Sekeletu's Present --

Reason for accepting it -- Trading in Ivory -- Accidental Fire --

Presents for Sekeletu -- Two Breeds of native Cattle --

Ornamenting the Cattle -- The Women and the Looking-glass --

Mode of preparing the Skins of Oxen for Mantles and for Shields --

Throwing the Spear.

Chapter 10.

The Fever -- Its Symptoms -- Remedies of the native Doctors --

Hospitality of Sekeletu and his People -- One of their Reasons for Polygamy -- They cultivate largely -- The Makalaka or subject Tribes --

Sebituane's Policy respecting them -- Their Affection for him --

Products of the Soil -- Instrument of Culture -- The Tribute --

Distributed by the Chief -- A warlike Demonstration --

Lechulatebe's Provocations -- The Makololo determine to punish him --

The Bechuanas -- Meaning of the Term -- Three Divisions of the great Family of South Africans.

Chapter 11.

Departure from Linyanti for Sesheke -- Level Country -- Ant-hills --

Wild Date-trees -- Appearance of our Attendants on the March --

The Chief's Guard -- They attempt to ride on Ox-back --

Vast Herds of the new Antelopes, Leches, and Nakongs --

The native way of hunting them -- Reception at the Villages --

Presents of Beer and Milk -- Eating with the Hand --

The Chief provides the Oxen for Slaughter -- Social Mode of Eating --

The Sugar-cane -- Sekeletu's novel Test of Character --

Cleanliness of Makololo Huts -- Their Construction and Appearance --

The Beds -- Cross the Leeambye -- Aspect of this part of the Country --

The small Antelope Tianyane unknown in the South -- Hunting on foot --

An Eland.

Chapter 12.

Procure Canoes and ascend the Leeambye -- Beautiful Islands --

Winter Landscape -- Industry and Skill of the Banyeti --

Rapids -- Falls of Gonye -- Tradition -- Annual Inundations --

Fertility of the great Barotse Valley -- Execution of two Conspirators --

The Slave-dealer's Stockade -- Naliele, the Capital, built on an artificial Mound -- Santuru, a great Hunter --

The Barotse Method of commemorating any remarkable Event --

Better Treatment of Women -- More religious Feeling -- Belief in a future State, and in the Existence of spiritual Beings -- Gardens --

Fish, Fruit, and Game -- Proceed to the Limits of the Barotse Country --

Sekeletu provides Rowers and a Herald -- The River and Vicinity --

Hippopotamus-hunters -- No healthy Location -- Determine to go to Loanda --

Buffaloes, Elands, and Lions above Libonta -- Interview with the Mambari --

Two Arabs from Zanzibar -- Their Opinion of the Portuguese and the English -- Reach the Town of Ma-Sekeletu -- Joy of the People at the first Visit of their Chief -- Return to Sesheke -- Heathenism.

Chapter 13.

Preliminary Arrangements for the Journey -- A Picho -- Twenty-seven Men appointed to accompany me to the West -- Eagerness of the Makololo for direct Trade with the Coast -- Effects of Fever -- A Makololo Question -- The lost Journal -- Reflections -- The Outfit for the Journey --

11th November, 1853, leave Linyanti, and embark on the Chobe --

Dangerous Hippopotami --

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... 162
Go to page:

Free e-book: Β«Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone (fun to read .txt) πŸ“•Β»   -   read online now on website american library books (americanlibrarybooks.com)

Comments (0)

There are no comments yet. You can be the first!
Add a comment