Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa: Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast; Thence Across the Continent, Down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern OceanHarper & brothers, 1858 - 732 Seiten |
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abundance Africa Angola animals appear Bakwains Balonda Bamangwato banks Barotse Batoka Bechuanas Boers buffalo Bushmen Caffres called canoes Cape Cassange cattle Cazembe chief Chobe Coanza coast color crossed elephants father feel feet fever flows forest give Golungo Alto grass Griquas guns head hills hippopotami huts hyæna idea inches inhabitants insect island ivory Katema killed Kolobeng Kuruman lake Lake Ngami leave Leeambye Leeba Linyanti lion living Loanda maize Makalaka Makololo Mambari manioc Masiko Massangano Matiamvo miles missionary morning named natives never night observed oxen party passed plant Portuguese possess present probably Pungo Andongo Quango quantity rain remarked river rocks round Sebituane Sechele seen Sekeletu Sekwebu sent Sesheke Shinte side slaves soil soon spot stream Tete thing town trade trees tribes tsetse tusks valley village whole women yards young Zambesi Zouga
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Seite 12 - It caused a sort of dreaminess, in which there was no sense of pain nor feeling of terror, though quite conscious of all that was happening. It was like what patients partially under the influence of chloroform describe, who see all the operation, but feel not the knife. This singular condition was not the result of any mental process. The shake annihilated fear, and allowed no sense of horror in looking round at the beast. This peculiar state is probably produced by all animals killed by the carnivora...
Seite 558 - The falls are bounded on thrce sides by ridges 300 or 400 feet in height, which are covered with forest, with the red soil appearing among the trees. When about half a mile from the falls, I left the canoe by which we had come down thus far, and embarked in a lighter one, with men well acquainted with the rapids, who, by...
Seite 370 - It was rather trying for me, because I knew that the Chiboque would aim at the white man first ; but I was careful not to appear flurried, and, having four barrels ready for instant action, looked quietly at the savage scene around.
Seite 626 - All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations...
Seite 5 - In the glow of love which Christianity inspires, I soon resolved to devote my life to the alleviation of human misery. Turning this idea over in my mind, I felt that to be a pioneer of Christianity in China might lead to the material benefit of some portions of that immense empire; and therefore set myself to obtain a medical education, in order to be qualified for that enterprise.
Seite 19 - when a chief was fond of hunting, all his people got dogs, and became fond of hunting too. If he was fond of dancing or music, all showed a liking to these amusements too. If the chief loved beer, they all rejoiced in strong drink. But in this case it is different. I love the Word of God, and not one of my brethren will join me.
Seite 27 - I use my medicines, and you employ yours; we are both doctors, and doctors are not deceivers. You give a patient medicine. Sometimes God is pleased to heal him by means of your medicine; sometimes not - he dies. When he is cured, you take the credit of what God does. I do the same. Sometimes God grants us rain, sometimes not. When he does, we take the credit of the charm. When a patient dies, you don't give up trust in your medicine, neither do I when rain fails.
Seite 6 - Looking back now on that life of toil, I cannot but feel thankful that it formed such a material part of my early education; and, were it possible, I should like to begin life over again in the same lowly style, and to pass through the same hardy training.
Seite 45 - Boers resolved to shut up the interior, and I determined to open the country; and we shall see who have been most successful in resolution — they or I.