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Side 51
They are allowed half the milk , and Moossah had his half milked into his own
clean vessels in the morning at eight o ' clock . It took the milk of two cows to fill
one good - sized tin teapot . A cow ' s value was four or five dollars , though a first
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They are allowed half the milk , and Moossah had his half milked into his own
clean vessels in the morning at eight o ' clock . It took the milk of two cows to fill
one good - sized tin teapot . A cow ' s value was four or five dollars , though a first
52 ...
Side 53
The news of their defeat was brought us by a man who may be allowed to tell his
own story : - “ I was one of five in charge of cattle ; the rebel himself killed three of
us ; and as I never fight , but run , I threw away everything , and saved my life by ...
The news of their defeat was brought us by a man who may be allowed to tell his
own story : - “ I was one of five in charge of cattle ; the rebel himself killed three of
us ; and as I never fight , but run , I threw away everything , and saved my life by ...
Side 62
Yams are grown upon mounds of earth placed all over a field , the branches of
the plant trained up a stick , or more commonly allowed to crawl over the ground .
They do not attain a great growth Grain is housed under the eaves of stack ...
Yams are grown upon mounds of earth placed all over a field , the branches of
the plant trained up a stick , or more commonly allowed to crawl over the ground .
They do not attain a great growth Grain is housed under the eaves of stack ...
Side 63
After the cattle have been brought in at night , a quantity of rubbish is allowed to
smoke and smoulder in the centre of their fold . It was amusing to watch how
each animal took up its nightly position , never altering it , and thoroughly
enjoying ...
After the cattle have been brought in at night , a quantity of rubbish is allowed to
smoke and smoulder in the centre of their fold . It was amusing to watch how
each animal took up its nightly position , never altering it , and thoroughly
enjoying ...
Side 85
The liquor took five days of preparation : the grain ( sorghum ) had to be cleaned ,
ground , soaked , boiled , generally with cow - dung as firewood , allowed to cool
, and was drunk , without filtration , in a fermenting state , out of bowls neatly ...
The liquor took five days of preparation : the grain ( sorghum ) had to be cleaned ,
ground , soaked , boiled , generally with cow - dung as firewood , allowed to cool
, and was drunk , without filtration , in a fermenting state , out of bowls neatly ...
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A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal |
| Forfatter | James Augustus Grant |
| Utgiver | W. Blackwood and sons, 1864 |
| Original fra | Harvard University |
| Digitalisert | 30. aug 2007 |
| Lengde | 452 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |