Tama, a large eatable root, growing
in th e Transgariepine.
11.589.
Tam b6er: Ja n ; a H ottentot. 65,
66. 148. 155. 160.
Tamb6okies, or Tambtikis, a tribe
belonging to th e Caffre race.
582.
Tammakas, or Bat&mmakas (see
also R ed Caffres), a tribe o f
the Caffre R ace. II. 305. 532.
- invade the country of
the Bachaplns and carry off
their cattle ....... II. 476. 500.
Tammani, or Litammani, a large
seed, sometimes eaten in the
Transgariepine, or used for
necklaces..................... II. 590.
Tang, one o f the principal parts of
a Cape .waggon.................. 150.
T anning: the m anner and materials
adopted by the Boors, and
H o tte n to ts.................. 248.
— — a process used instead o f
it,. by the Bichuanas. II. 590,
591.
Tape-worm, a species of, found in a
bird 283.
Tarchon&nthus, a- shrub bearing
cotton-like seed, and very
abundant in th e Transgariep
in e ......... II. 241. 247. 264.
— v - i.-wv w .' its leaves no t eaten
by the wild animals... II. 248.
Station ... 11. 289.
T ark a: a district in the northeastern
part o f th e Cape
C olony ........ 75.96.581..,
Taste o f different nations, n ot to be
condemned II. 33.
——- disgusting depravity of. II. 69.
— — o f imagination, should take
its rules from N atu re ... 288.
..................................among.th e .Bachaplns
------- II. 596.
Tea, a beverage much drunk by
the B oors ....... 142.
the H ottentots exceedingly
fond o f it. 364. 433. 11. 466.
—— no t unpleasant to th ep alate
o f a Bachapln ......... II. 393.
a refreshing and necessary drink
for travellers in the h o t climate
of A frica 585. 433. 508.
T^erput (Tarbucket) a necessary
part o f th e equipment o f a
travelling w ag g o n......... 151.
T eeth o f the Bushm en: a singular
fact respecting th em ...... 292.
Telescopes for astronomical purposes
in the In terio r; n o t required
to be o f great power.
484.
T hSllite.............................. II. 240.
Thanks: th e Bachapln m ode of
expressing th em II. 599.
T h atch : a durable kind of. 26.263.
at L itaku n II. 520.
Thatching R eed. See Reed.
Theatre at Cape Town 20.74 .
T heodolite: one easy o f construction,
with which a traveller
may remedy the w ant o f a
better instrum ent... 132, 133.
Thermometrical Observations,
during these Travels. 251.
II. 53.
................................... ........-... at
Cape T o w n ....»...>;.».:». 81.
-------------------------------------------------a t'
Klaarwater ...............» 368.
" at
Litakun ...................... II. 527.
T herm om eter: remarkable instances
o f its wide range during
a few hours ... 261. 283. 375.
- • accidents with them.
438. II. 509.
Thorn-tree (see also Doomboom,
Karro-doorn, Acacia, and
Camel-thorn) ...... 195. 501.
T hread : H ottentot (Hottentotsch
G aren); divided sinew, so
called in the Cape Colony.
214.
T hreethorn (Driedoorn), a remarkable
shrub. 299. 448. II. 23.
41.
T h ru sh : the Green. See Spreeuw.
■ a species o f ............ 502.
Thuko, o r Bachapln needle. 11.576.
Thunberg: his travels in the Cape
C olony.... 98.153. 175.225.
577. 579.
Thunder-storm s.... 314.337.4 50.
II. 90.
Ticks, found on hares ... 290.
Tiger o f Africa. (See also Leopard).
16.167. II. 40. 144. 570.
o f Asia.................... 24.
— Mountain. See Tygerberg.
Timber used in Cape Town. 71,
72. 92.
------------------in the Roggeveld. 223.
----------------- in th e district beyond
the Snow Mountains. II. 114.
------------------atGraaffreyn&. 11.146.
■ -------at Klaarwater, in the
Transgariepine .....:¿ .¿ s * 367.
-------------------a t L itak u n ... II. 513.
•—■ waggons from Auteniqua-
. land ....... 92.
Tinder-boxes among the Bachaplns
......... II. 580.
Tipa, or Bachapin knife. II. 575.
Tky, an eatable root .............. 465.
Tkÿsi. See Kÿsi, or Keisi. 386.
.405.
Tobacco, a production o f considerable
importance to the inhabitants
of the Cape Colony.
See also, Sm oking 80.
-------------- indispensable for travellers
in Southern Africa.
195.526. II. 166.
-------------- H ottentots, Bushmen,
and all the tribes of the Interior
excessively fond o f smoking
it. See also Miichuko 156. 206. 292. 297. 364. 388.
391. 408. 480. II. 18. 36. 39.
49. 86. 89. 95. 197. 189; 219.
322. 369.588. Tobaicnc ow ohfi cthh ei tC iosl ounsuya: lltyh em faonrum
factured.....*;............. II. 48. —----i-n-g-- i-tt hine bmaratnenre r of. »e.m IpIl.o 4y9.
an exttrhaeo wrdainnat royf eiftf,e pctr oodnu tchees ■ authoPri’ps epsa, rmtya.d.e.. .o..f. .a IkIi.n d3 4o4f. stone II. 526. ------i-n-t-o- SPolauntht:e rint sA firnitcrao. dIuIc. t3io2n1. -------------------not cultivated by the Bachaplns U . 588. Togaw iothf ththeeK aRroomssaannsd, Kcoobmop. a5r9e7d. Tdi't’s Kloof ........................ 89. Tdi't: Jacobus Du '....->117,118. C6otjeDu ..... 191. Tokwini, thae sTpreacniessg aorfie Apilnoee. gIrIo. w3i5n2g. T6ndHelebrlmada,s o gri gTamntdeear Pla..n..t.. 1S3e1e. Torchar-eth irsetlperse soenf teSdo uinth -AAfmriceari cbay, various species of Buphorbia. 251. T6rtel Duif (Turtle Dove). 213.
Tough-bush. See Taaibo3s1ch8.. 501. TToraficrkacso: oc.a ttSlee ef oLloloowrye,do br yL m6eerai.ns of their footsteps. 456. II. 283. certoafi nainngim thaelsm: .t hIIe. a9r1t, 9o2f, 9a5s.
■ —de duodf bwlea Tggroomns : thienmfo.r mIIa. ti9o1n.
93. Transvgisairoinep inoef, aS oguetohgerranp hiAcafrli cdai.
■------ its weath5e2r4. . 581. 568.
372. II. 526» 527. ------r-a-r-e--ly-- -s-e-eng rians siyt m ounIIta. i2n9s1. -----------------its geology. 11.311,
312. 554,555. ------d--u-r-i-n-g-- t-h-e igtrse astkeyr ,p acrlto oufd ltehses year II. 324. Trap, the step of a Cape waggon. 150. Travgeelsn:e rtahl es chauemtheo,r v’s. vviiiei.w 1s3 . a4n9d.
193. 511— 513. 11.353, 354.
510. wriNtteanrr aotinv e thoef tphrein cpirpelsee not;f adherence to tne original journal......................vii. II. 304.
— — books o f: the advantages
and disadvantages which they
offer to a tra v e lle r 163.
Travellers: the necessity for their
acquiring a knowledge o f the
language o f th e country. 13.
-Travellers, substitute for a theodolite................
...... 152, 153.
-------------- m ode o f drying specimens
o f plants, w ithout press
or paper .............................^ 154.
—- ■ in the Cape C olony: a
caution to ...;.......... 250.
advice to those who explore
the country o f the Bushm
en .................................294.
--------------remarks on the art of
drawing, as applicable to their
views. 411. 11.214. 562, 563.
■ ■ confidence in the natives.
424.
— — — in the Interior o f A frica:
the difficulties o f their situation
.................... 506, 507.
■ ■ in A frica: advice respecting
their observations for
the latitude ....... 576.
— their duty with respect
to names o f places, and new
words .......... II. 308.
--------------guilty o f dishonesty, by
practising any o f th e arts of
. exaggeration II. 568.
ignorant o f a language;
liable to imposition 13.11. 432.
■ ■ ■ the aegree o f authority
necessary to their success. II. 472.
Travelling in the C olony: the
usual mode adopted by the
colonists.... 76. 92. 141, 142.
220. -------------- distances: a rule for
estimating them ................. 90.
-— — with ox-waggons. 28.86.
13.5. 163. 166. 174. 576. II. 171. 298. 341.
——-s— with horse-waggons. 28. II. 171. 316.
— on oxback II. 51.,
--------------on horseback. 220. 576. -■----- by nig h t: II.o 1b4je3c. t3io1n6s.
against i t .................. 179.
--------------expeditious; disadvantages
o f...................... 193.
------------- on fo ot: instances of
great expedition, in various
tribes o f the aboriginal inhabitants.
287. 498. II. 71. 195.
218. 318.
--------------a mode o f ascertaining
the distance 289. 11.341.
---------------the pleasures and enjoyments
o f 444. 474.
— the salt o f............... 445.
-------------- in th e Interior: some
remarks o n ............... 504.
in th e Interio r: its
dangers and difficulties. 518.
-i — in Southern A frica: an
essential principle of. II. 270.
T rees: their scarcity in some parts
o f Southern Airica. 102; 314.
II. 110.115.
Tr^ktouw (Drag-rope). 151. 450.
II. 251.
Trigonometrical measurement o f
the breadth of the Gariep.
319.
measurement o f the
breadth o f th e Kygariep or
Yellow R iv e r................... 441.
T ronk volk, or Jail H ottentots.
II. 158) 159.' 164.
Truy (more commonly pronounced
Trôëy) a H ottentot woman
(the wife o f Jüli), who accom-
. panied th e author’s party, —
tier excellent character. II.
181.
wc ■ her alarm at a lion... II. 191.
and her child, narrowly escape
being drowned in crossing the
' G a rie p ..;..;............ II. 215.
is left at the H ottentot kraal
a t G rootedoorn; till the return
o f the party from the
In te rio r.............. II. 225. 251.
Tryn, or Katryn, a H ottentot
woman affected with steato-
S p y g a i ’..;,2i 6.
Tsâmmâ, or Bachapln walkingstick
11.441.446. 574.
Tsëpi, a species o f Antelope. II.
420. 425.
Tûlbagh: the village o f 76.
--------------th e district of. 75.
--------------a visit to, and description
o f .......... ............ 127, 128.
i second visit to 182.
-------------- distances from. 555.557.
--------------Drostdy : description1 o2f8.: — -----------------------objection to
ceived there, o f the arrival of
a package belonging to the
author, which was never afterwards
accounted for 250.
Turf, o r green sod: its scarcity in
Southern A frica......... II. 125.
Turm eric............................................95.
T u rtle-doves......... 213. 318. 502.
T u to r: Itinerant. See Meester.
T w ay! . a Bushman salutation.
II. 84.
Tw ilight: its duration, in the
Transgariepine 536. 493.
Tygerberg (Tiger Mountain). 25.
44, 173.
Tys-kr^al ............................ 229. 231..
uitenhage : the Village of. 76. 92.
96. II. 541.
---------------the D istrict o f ....... 75.
Üitspan. See Outspan.
Um brella: its utility to a traveller
in A frica......... 509. II.r454.
« ■ ■ made o f ostrich-plumes.
II. 579.
Uncle (O om ): in w hat sense this
w ord is used in the Colo49n9y:. U nicom o f the M odem s; considered
to be merely a creature
o f the im agination 432.
— arguments
against its existence... II. 77.
■ the Sear .............. II. 77.
U nlucky-W oo d, a remarkable
shrub ....... II. 258.451. 499.
U rsa major; a constellation never
, visible a t the Cape 80.
U yentjes: Bushmen’s : small eatable
bulbs... 417. 548. II. 26.
I S— W ater ....................... 51.
Uyentje-zak .............................II. 57.
V.
Vaal Leeuw, (Pale L ion)... II. 192;
Rivier. See Kygariep.
Vaccine m atter, taken into the Inte
rio r...;...» ......,...» ... 185.
' occasion o f its
failure ....» » » .................. 371.
V accinators: a caution to ... 276.
Vaillant. See, L e Vaillant.
V alk: Kleine R oode 338.501.
Valley: various interpretations of
th e Dutch w ord; and its pronu
n ciatio n .» » .» .................519.
Vanderbyl, a colonist a t th e Paarl
Village ....................... 140.
Van der M erw e; a colonist on the
Snow M ou n tain II. 182.
Van H£erden, a colonist on the
Snow Mountains II. 171.
V an Roye, (or V an Rooyen), a
H ottentot in th e author’s service
: (see also Roye) his histo
ry ...» ..,.......... II. 155.
>--------------hired ............ II." 156.
--------------meets with his son in
the Transgariepine... II. 230.
--------------his absence, a t Ongeluks
F o u n ta in ............. if. 237.
sent on search of Speelman
and Platje, at Kosi Fountain
................... II. 282.
1 his character... II. 286.
■ ■ ■ feigns illness, for the p urpose
o f evading a journey
back to th e Kruman. II. 313.
518.
through fear, absconds
a t Litakun .» » ).& ....II. 425 .
--------------his services during the
journey II. 457, 458.
--------------his disobedience and bad
conduct .» .I I . 459, 460.467.