 | David Livingstone - Africa, Southern - 1857 - 762 pages
...stream. They believe that some of them possess a knowledge of the proper prayer to lay the monster. It is strange to find fables similar to those of the more...region will yet, we hope, reveal the ancient fauna. Having descended about ten miles, we came to the island of Nampene, at the beginning of the rapids,... | |
 | 1858 - 590 pages
...pass a spot, supposed to be haunted, and proceeded along a branch instead, of the main stream. It is strange to find fables similar to those of the more...nations, even in the heart of Africa. Can they be vestiges of traditions of nnimals which no longer exist ?" Having arrived at the island of Nampene,... | |
 | David Livingstone - Missions - 1868 - 810 pages
...stream. They believe that some of them possess a knowledge of the proper prayer to lay the monster. It is strange to find fables similar to those of the more...be the vestiges of traditions of animals which no lonp-er exist ? The fossil bones which lie in the calcareous tufa of this region will yet, we hope,... | |
 | David Livingstone - Africa, Southern - 1872 - 806 pages
...stream. They believe that some of them possess a knowledge of the proper prayer to lay the monster. It is strange to find fables similar to those of the more...region will yet, we hope, reveal the ancient fauna. "«. Having descended about ten miles, we came to the island of Nampene, at the beginning of the rapids,... | |
 | William Jones - Superstition - 1880 - 778 pages
...believe that some of their countrymen possess a knowledge of the proper prayer to lay the monster. It is strange to find fables similar to those of the more...northern nations even in the heart of Africa. Can they be vestiges of traditions of animals that no longer exist ? Among the northern nations, Ncccus, the malign... | |
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... fast and motionless, in spite of the utmost exertions of the paddlers. While near Nameta, they even objected to pass a spot supposed to be haunted, and proceeded along a branch instead of the main stream. They believe that some of them possess a knowledge... 