and pronunciation ... II. 296.
307—309.
Sichuana language, various remarks
on it. II. 303, 304. 386. 399.
■— ■ a specimen of
. it....* ................ II. 381—585.
------- — readiness o f the
Bichuanas to give instruction.
n . 407.
■ surprise o f the
Bichuanas on first hearing it
spoken from a book. II. 338.
Sifting-mat o f the Bushmen. II. 25.
Sihùrri (C oot)...................... II. 346.
Sikhàka (beads): their value and
importance among the Bichuanas..........................
II. 407. 568.
Siki, a kind o f acacia II. 241.
Sikklòniànl, a fountain in the G reat
Plains o f Litakun II. 342.
Sillabi, a B achapln 11.481.
Silver .................................... II. 575.
tree (see also Witteboom ).
17. 54. 61. 67.
Singing o f the H ottentots. 109.
.— r—— o f Bushwomen. II. 66. 87.
- o f the Bachapins. II. 438.
598.
Singke ........................... II. 463.
Sitsikamma ............... 580.
Skammel, a part o f a waggon. 150.
Sketches o f a traveller, constitute
a pleasing kind o f journal.
II. 214.
Sketching, often the most expeditious
mode o f making a description
........... 411.
Skid, o r Lockshoe, used in the
Cape C olony...................... 151.
Skirmish Fountain. See Schiet
Fontéin.
Skoft, (a day’s journey). 191. 576.
Slagter’s brief .................. 201.
■ knegt (Butcher’s man, or
servant) ...^ ..-. 201. II. 113.
Slate (see also Schistus, and Clay-
slate) ........ 29. 359. 492. 505.
Slaves in th e C ape Colony. 13.32,
33, 34.
Slavery among th e Bachapins.
II. 535.
Small-pox, sometimes makes its
appearance in Southern Africa.
371. II. 149.580.
Smell : some genera of plants may
be detected by it... 143. 186.
Smelling : the sense o f ; in vultures.
377.
■ • ■ in some
beetles.................. II. 328.
Smi-eendje (Widgeon) 283.
Smoking tobacco ; a universal custom
among th e D utch colonists
......I..........* * .. II. 115.
---------------------- - remarks on. II.
321.
Snakes, (see also Serpents, Puffadder,
Spitting-snake)... 469.
11.551.
Sn&uwberg Proper (Snow Mountain)
: one o f th e highest
mountains of the Cape Colony.
254. II. 123, 124.
: Achter. See also Achter II. 331 Sn&uwbergen an elevated( Sannodw cMoldo udnitsatirnics)t itnh et Chaep en oCrothlo-enays. te8r0n, 8p1a.r5t8 1o.f
II. 121..
Snipe .......................... 502. Snow, in the Cape Colony. 81.
146. 157. 185. 194. 198. 255.
271. II. 172. in the Transgariepine. 569.
11.235. —— i npge rptheetu parlo; baa brleem caarku sree sopfe citt.497.
SmMfoouuwnbtaeirngs..:. . 1P1r.o1p2e3r— ; 13o3r. , Snufij (see also Lishuena)... 164.
II. 116.321. 367. Snymthaen :R oGg&gervite; lda. .v.e..ld..-.c..o.r.n 2it3 o7f. —----- his id.eas respecting the 1 Soapa, umthaonru afnacdt uhriesd t rainv eltlhineg .C 2a5p9e. S6ndCako lo(onry Z..o.n4d1a9g.,1 1 .1S1u5n.day) a pwionrsd. ..a..d. opte.d.. ..b..y.. ..t.h.e BIIa.c4 h2a6:. S6pje, or dram ............. II. 287. Sorcery practised by the Bachapins. II. 540. Sorrel: a climbing species of. II. 146. Southeaster: nature of this wind. Space, in which the solar s-y st5em8. rteivveo ltvoe ist: .a.n.. ..h..y pothe sis r4e9la7.
Spanw oefi gtohbta..c..c o ; .i.t.s. ..q..u an tiItIy. a4n9d. Spanrsecehde, cRuiletitv, aate du isne ftuhle Ckionldo nyo.f
Sparrman: character 1o0f5 .h iIsI . b1o7o2k. of travels . ............ 98. his character as zoologist,
defended 432.
-------------- his route, and m ap. 577,
578. II, 559.
S p arrow : a species of; called
Koom-vreeter (Com-eater).
246. 259.296. II. 91.
:—— a species o f 502.
-------------- R eed; a kind of. 440.
II. 91.
Specimens o f plants (see also,
Plants): a mode o f preserving
them ........ 134.245.
Sp&lman, a H ottentot who accompanied
the author from
Cape Town into th e Interior,
and continued three years
and three months in his service.
Spéelman : some account of him
and description o f his person,
and of his w ife .............. 167.
-------------- legal forms o f binding
him in service .......... 183.
?........• ••’■ his grotesque appearance
in a cocked hat .......... 260.
--------------finds twenty-six ostricheggs
: his extraordinary contrivance
for bringing them
home ........ 279.
;------ departs with th e oxen
to Elands Valley ... 553, 354.
■ ■ his h u t burnt down. 378.
..................his manners contrasted
with Philip’s....................... 427.
-------------- his ingenuity and accomplishments,
in making a fiddle
and playing on i t 499.
his solicitude for his
* dear wife.’ ............ 500.
-------------- shoots two rhinocerotes.
II. 72.
; in full dress II. 102.
■ claimed by his former
m aster II. 151.
-------------- his display o f zeal and
fidelity......; .......... II. 152.
the alarm occasioned by
mistaking him and Keyser for
B ushm en..... II. 266.
— • his signal mistaken.
II. 282.
-------------- some traits in his character
.......................... II. 323.
-------------- the nature o f his services,
and his attachm ent to
his master II. 352.
-------------- his almanack ... II. 345.
— his character w ith respect
to courage. II. 416.423
-------------- his services in shooting
birds /o r the author’s collection
..................... II. 491.
— — — exhibits some symptoms
o f timidity during a general
alarm at Litakun ft. 501.
Spékboom (Fat-tree) a succulent
shrub o r tree .... II. 133. 144.
Spider : a venomous species, used
by the Bushmen for poisoning
their arrow s....................... 559.
Spies sent by th e Nuâkketsies.
II. 489.
Spiônberg, a mountain seen in the
C isgarieplne ............ 288.
Spitskop, the most elevated peak
o f Snéeuwberg or the Snow
Mountains ; andprobably the
highest in the Gape Colony.
125. 184.
Spitting-Snake. See Spuigslang.
Spoon, o r Lfishua, o f the Bachapins.
II. 595.
Spoonbill ......... 501.
Spotted Hill. See, Bonteberg. Spreeofriw S:t aGrrloinegn)e . ( Gr..e..e..n... T....h ru31sh8,. ------T--h-r-u-Wsh,i togra St.t a(rWlinhgit)e -ru mped Spring-season, at the Cape......3 94. 81. Springgasr iaenpdin ep :o nadns hiny ptohtehe sTisr anresSprinlgabtiuvcek
t o( ctahlelemd Sp ringbIIo.k 3, 1b1y. ttihfeu lD auntdch n ucmoleornoiustss )s, pae cbieesa uof
aanndte ldoipstein :c tivei tcsh arraecmtearrsk,a abnlde its various names. 290. II. 109.
■ - abounds in various p5a5rt5s. of Southern Africa. 342. 348.
" ■ a strata3g7e5m. 11em.8p1l.o4y1e4d. bapyp trhoea cBhiunsgh maitn haunndt erso, thfeorr game .......... It. 56. ■ variousa nannuda lldyi stmanigt raptaerst s toof ttuhere c ountry in quest IoIf. 1p6a9s.
------P-d--a-l-a compared witIhI . 3t0h1e. ——B--i-c-h-u acnaalsl ed TsAIIji., 42b0y. 4t2h5e. Sprinignhga Hasa r(eS)p. r3in4g3-.h 4a8r7e,, 4o8r8 .L IeIa. 3p.SpdigFsolaunngt
aFionn).t.e.i.n.. .(.S 3p8it6ti.n gII-.s n2a6k1e: SSpqyu-imrroeul:n taa isnp.e ciSees eo fS;p ipoencbuelrigar. to Southern Africa...... II. 241. St&aprti-ercieem ...;. ...o..r. ..H...o..t..t.e..n..to t T3a9i7l.
St&dSnueinsa, tien HCoaupsee T, oorw Tno (wBnu rHghalelr)-.
Starling. See Spreeuw. 73. StarsS: osuotmheer rne mhaermkaisbplhe eornee, s winh tihche are not visible to England. 80. - trtahveeilrl epr r.a..c.t ic5a7l6 . uItIi.l i5ty5 . t3o4 3a. Statiorenssp oecnt itnhge tjhoeuirrn neaym: eas .r.e. m2a8r6k. addin-g ■ ■t ■h e dates thtoe uthtielmity o onf Steattohpey gMa,a pa ..r.e..m...a..r.k..a..b..l.e. ...p.e c5u7l6i.
aorfi ttyh eo Hf ofitgtuernet,o ti nra tchee. .w.. o2m1e6n.
St<Sek-lens (linchpin) ........... 149. St&ntbheer gPeenn i(nSstuolnay o-mf othuen tCaianps)e oinf Good Hope . . . . • I . . . . * . . 2. 61. St&nobfo akn t(eSlotopnee;- bduecskc)r,i bead .s.p. e2c0ie2s. ■ S■ o■ ■u thfeorunn Ad firnic vaa .r.i.o.u s2 8p1a.r t4s5 o2f. II. 15. 242. 437. St£enbrass or Steenbrassem river.
Stellenbosch: the village of... 87. 76.
145.
Stellenbosch: th e D istrict of... 75.
Stephanus, a pretended missionary
among the H alf-H ottentots on
the banks o f the G arfep: his
history ........................ 562.
Stink Fontein ............... 266.
Stinkhout (Stinkwood) a valuable
timber tree o f th e Cape
forests 72.
Stiver (Stuyver, or Stuiver) a denomination
o f money used in
the Cape C olo n y 79.
Stdckenstrom, M r.: landdrost of
GraafFreynlt, who was unhappily
murdered by the
Caffres. 550. II. 106.120.167.
Stoep (Stupe) a raised platform or.
terrace m front o f the houses
o f Cape Tow n........................71.
Stonebuck. See, Stdenbok.
Store-room o f the Bachapins.
II. 520.
Stdrmberg, or the Storm Mountains
............ 581.
Straat (Street): a singular rocky
defile, so called 197.
Streets o f Cape Town. 16. 44. 70,
71.
Strangury in oxen : th e cause of,
and c u re .........w ......... 175;
Sttiurman, a H ottentot in the
author’s service; from Graafi-
reyn^t, into th e Transgariepine.
II. 166. 235, 234. 579.
385. 405. 422. 432. 458.
Stuyver, or Stuiver. See, Stiver.
Succulent plants: drawings of
them should be m ade on their
native soil.................... 212.
Sugarbirds: their beauty o f pluma
g e .............................. 18. 222.
;— the G reen ........245.
--------------Station 222.
Sugarbush, a handsome shrub. 18.
Suiker-bosch. See, Sugarbush.
v6gel. See, Sugarbird.
Sumi, a word used by th e Bichuanas,
to express ( ten’ or
‘ m an y* ......;.;........* II. 559.
Summer in the Cape Colony. 81.
in the Transgariepine. 368.
491. 11.526.
Sunday, at Tys Kraal ............ 231.
at K laarw ater... 355, 356.
at G roote Fontein, in the
Transgariepine.*;*........ 462.
at L ita k u n 425,426.
River (Z6ndag Rivier). 100.
580, 581. II. 125. 138. 144.
169.211':
Sunrise on Table Mountain ... 40.
— on the banks o f th e G ariep.
II. 17.
■ ■ in th e Transgariepine.
II. 325,324.
Superstition o f th e Bushmen. 408.
t—- ■ — — o f th e Bachapins. II.
423, 424. 550.
Swallows ........ 30. 535. 502.
Swallows useful to travellers, by
4 n 2
indicating th e presence and
situation o f water ......... 21.
Sw allow: Mountain. See Berg-
zwáluw, or Bee-eater.
Swellendám, or Zwellendám. 75,
76. 578.
T .
Táalbosch (Tough-bush), a shrub.
II. 234. —--------- - a Kóra chieftain: his
arrival a t Litakun. II. 214.486.
--------------Fountain... II. 234. 237.
Table Mountain (Táfelberg) at
Cape T o w n : — first view o f it
a t s e a .................. l.
------------------------- the remarkable
cloud w ith which its summit
is often covered ..*.*.... 3. 8.
................. its enormous mass,
viewed from the Town ... 14.
------------------------- an excursion to
its summit ....* ....*;....... 59.
-------------------------its h e ig h t.... 45.
■----------------------view from its
summit ........| ......... 44.
-------------------------its botanical productions
------------ 42. 45, 46.
— ■■ — seen fromBaviáans
K loof.................................. i n ,
-------------------------seen from W itsenberg
....... 151.
-------------------------seen from beyond
Pampóen Kraal 176.
-------------seen from a distance
o f forty-eight miles in a
direct lin e ......................... 181.
------------------------- o f th e Karréebergen,
innum erable...... 293.
- a remarkable one
on the southern side o f the
Kygariep ...* .,............. 419.
------------------------- Bushman. II. 84.
100. 184.
■ G rea t; on the
Colonial boundary northward
o f the Snow Mountains. See
also G roote Táfelberg. II. 105.
L ittle; in A chter-
Snéeuwberg. See also Kleine
Táfelberg II. u s .
Tadentáal (see also Guinea fowl,
and Pintado) ............. 364.
Táfelberg. See Table Mountain.
100.
-------------- G ro o te .............. 94. 105.
---------------Kleine. II. 117.124.185.
Tails of anim als: the cruelty and
folly o f mutilating them .
II. 230.
Tail-piece, a singular part o f the
H ottentot dress ............... 397.
Tákoon (Takone): remarks on the
word *......... 11.307.
Takkaru (see also Aárdvark, and
A nt-eater) II. 424.
Tállámá (Buttons), a favorite ornam
ent with th e Bachapins.
II. 567. 573.