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surviving Bushmen.—Territory occupied by the Bushmen before the invasion of the Hottentots and the Bantu.—Skull measurements of these people.—Territory occupied by the Bushmen after the invasion.—Constant war between the different peoples.—Adoption of Bushman girls by the invaders.

Habitations of the Bushmen.—Food.—Weapons.—Use of poison.—Stone implements.—Clothing.—Modes of attacking enemies.—Cause of their being feared by the Bantu.—Ornaments used by the Bushmen.—Method of procuring fire.—Formation of little independent communities.—Prolific nature of the Bushmen.—Character of individuals.—Physical characteristics.—Want of government.—Domestic life.—Musical instruments.—Fondness for dancing.—Games.—Ordinary life.—Manufactures.—Superstitions.—Intense credulity.—Mythological ideas.—Mode of interment of the dead.—Power of mimicry.—Personal conceit.—Artistic powers.—Engravings on rock.—Sense of locality.—Animal happiness.—Specimens of traditional stories.—Incapacity of adopting European civilisation.—Failure of efforts made to improve the Bushmen.—Almost utter extinction of the race.—Description of the Katia.—Degradation of these people.

Arrival of Hottentot immigrants in South Africa.—Researches of Dr. Bleek and of the reverend Mr. Adamson in the Hottentot language.—Discoveries by Mr. G. W. Stow.—Probable early home of the Hottentots.—Line of migration followed by them.—Conflicts with Bushmen on the way.—Incorporation of Bushman girls by the Hottentot horde.—Formation of Hottentot tribes independent of each other.—Extermination of the Bushmen who lived on the proceeds of the sea.—Migration along the southern coast.—Mode of settlement of the Hottentots.—