and，thoughratheroutofplace，itmaybewellwhilenoticingacleverimitationofoneprocessinnaturebytheCapefarmers
tosuggestanotherfortheirconsiderationThecountrybeyondsouthlat18Degaboundsinthreevarietiesofgrape-bearingvines，andoneoftheseisfurnishedwithoblongtuberseverythreeorfourinchesalongthehorizontalrootTheyresemblecloselythoseoftheasparagus。
ThisincreaseofpowertowithstandtheeffectsofclimatemightproveofvalueinthemorearidpartsoftheCapecolony，grapesbeingwellknowntobeanexcellentrestorativeinthedebilityproducedbyheat：byingrafting，orbysomeofthosecuriousmanipulationswhichwereadofinbooksongardening，avarietymightbesecuredbetteradaptedtothecountrythantheforeignvinesatpresentcultivated。
TheAmericansfindthatsomeoftheirnativevinesyieldwinessuperiortothosemadefromtheverybestimportedvinesfromFranceandPortugal。
WhataboonavineofthesortcontemplatedwouldhavebeentoaRhenishmissionaryImetatapartinthewestofthecolonycalledEbenezer，whosechildrenhadneverseenflowers，thougholdenoughtotalkaboutthem！
TheslowpaceatwhichwewoundourwaythroughthecolonymadealmostanysubjectinterestingTheattentionisattractedtothenamesofdifferentplaces，becausetheyindicatetheformerexistenceofbuffaloes，elands，andelephants，whicharenowtobefoundonlyhundredsofmilesbeyond。
Afewblesbucks`Antilopepygarga’，gnus，bluebucks`Acerulea’，steinbucks，andtheostrich`Struthiocamelus’，continue，liketheBushmen，tomaintainaprecariousexistencewhenalltherestaregone。
Theelephant，themostsagacious，fleesthesoundoffire-armsfirst；
thegnuandostrich，themostwaryandthemoststupid，last。
ThefirstemigrantsfoundtheHottentotsinpossessionofprodigiousherdsoffinecattle，butnohorses，asses，orcamels。
Theoriginalcattle，whichmaystillbeseeninsomepartsofthefrontier，musthavebeenbroughtsouthfromthenorth-northeast，forfromthispointthenativesuniversallyascribetheiroriginalmigration。
Theybroughtcattle，sheep，goats，anddogs；whynotthehorse，thedelightofsavagehordes？HorsesthrivewellintheCapeColonywhenimportedNaturalistspointoutcertainmountainrangesaslimitingthehabitatofcertainclassesofanimals；
butthereisnoCordillerainAfricatoanswerthatpurpose，therebeingnovisiblebarrierbetweenthenortheasternArabsandtheHottentottribestopreventthedifferenthordes，astheyfelttheirwaysouthward，fromindulgingtheirtasteforthepossessionofthisnobleanimal。
Iamhereledtonoticeaninvisiblebarrier，moreinsurmountablethanmountainranges，butwhichisnotopposedtothesouthernprogressofcattle，goats，andsheepThetsetsewouldproveabarrieronlyuntilitswell-definedhabitatwasknown，butthediseasepassingunderthetermofhorse-sicknessperipneumoniaexistsinsuchvirulenceovernearlysevendegreesoflatitudethatnoprecautionwouldbesufficienttosavetheseanimalsThehorseissoliabletothisdisease，thatonlybygreatcareinstablingcanhebekeptanywherebetween20Degand27DegSduringthetimebetweenDecemberandApril。
Thewinter，beginninginthelattermonth，istheonlyperiodinwhichEnglishmencanhuntonhorseback，andtheyareindangeroflosingalltheirstudssomemonthsbeforeDecemberTothisdiseasethehorseisespeciallyexposed，anditisalmostalwaysfatal。
Oneattack，however，seemstosecureimmunityfromasecondCattle，too，aresubjecttoit，butonlyatintervalsofafew，sometimesmanyyears；
butitnevermakesacleansweepofthewholecattleofavillage，asitwoulddoofatroopoffiftyhorsesThisbarrier，then，seemstoexplaintheabsenceofthehorseamongtheHottentots，thoughitisnotopposedtothesouthernmigrationofcattle，sheep，andgoats。
Whenthefleshofanimalsthathavediedofthisdiseaseiseaten，itcausesamalignantcarbuncle，which，whenitappearsoveranyimportantorgan，provesrapidlyfatalItismoreespeciallydangerousoverthepitofthestomachTheeffectsofthepoisonhavebeenexperiencedbymissionarieswhohadeatenproperlycookedfood，thefleshofsheepreallybutnotvisiblyaffectedbythedisease。
ThevirusinthefleshoftheanimalisdestroyedneitherbyboilingnorroastingThisfact，ofwhichwehavehadinnumerableexamples，showsthesuperiorityofexperimentsonalargescaletothoseofacuteandablephysiologistsandchemistsinthelaboratory，forawellknownphysicianofParis，aftercarefulinvestigation，consideredthatthevirusinsuchcaseswascompletelyneutralizedbyboiling。
ThisdiseaseattackswildanimalstooDuringourresidenceatChonuangreatnumbersoftolos，orkoodoos，wereattractedtothegardensoftheBakwains，abandonedattheusualperiodofharvestbecausetherewasnoprospectofthecorn`Holcussorghum’bearingthatyear。
Thekoodooisremarkablyfondofthegreenstalksofthiskindofmillet。
Freefeedingproducedthatstateoffatnessfavorableforthedevelopmentofthisdisease，andnofewerthantwenty-fivediedonthehilloppositeourhouseGreatnumbersofgnusandzebrasperishedfromthesamecause，butthemortalityproducednosensiblediminutioninthenumbersofthegame，anymorethanthedeathsofmanyoftheBakwainswhopersisted，inspiteofeveryremonstrance，ineatingthedeadmeat，causedanysensibledecreaseinthestrengthofthetribe。
ThefarmsoftheBoersconsistgenerallyofasmallpatchofcultivatedlandinthemidstofsomemilesofpasturageTheyarethuslessanagriculturalthanapastoralpeopleEachfarmmusthaveitsfountain；
andwherenosuchsupplyofwaterexists，thegovernmentlandsareunsalableAnacreinEnglandisthusgenerallymorevaluablethanasquaremileinAfricaButthecountryisprosperous，andcapableofgreatimprovementTheindustryoftheBoersaugurswellforthefutureformationofdamsandtanks，andforthegreaterfruitfulnessthatwouldcertainlyfollow。
Ascattleandsheepfarmersthecolonistsareverysuccessful。
Largerandlargerquantitiesofwoolareproducedannually，andthevalueofcolonialfarmsincreasesyearbyyear。
ButthesystemrequiresthatwiththeincreaseofthepopulationthereshouldbeanextensionofterritoryWideasthecountryis，andthinlyinhabited，thefarmersfeelittobetoolimited，andtheyaregraduallyspreadingtothenorthThismovementprovesprejudicialtothecountrybehind，forlabor，whichwouldbedirectedtotheimprovementofthecolony，iswithdrawnandexpendedinamodeoflifelittleadaptedtotheexerciseofindustrialhabitsThat，however，doesnotmuchconcerntherestofmankindNordoesitseemmuchofanevilformenwhocultivatethesoiltoclaimarighttoappropriatelandsfortillagewhichothermenonlyhuntover，providedsomecompensationforthelossofsustenancebeawardedTheoriginalideaofatitleseemstohavebeenthat“subduing“orcultivatinggavethatright。
ButthisratherChartistprinciplemustbereceivedwithlimitations，foritsrecognitioninEnglandwouldleadtotheseizureofallourbroadancestralacresbythosewhoarewillingtocultivatethem。
And，inthecaseunderconsideration，theencroachmentsleadatoncetolesslandbeingputundertheplowthanissubjectedtothenativehoe，foritisafactthattheBasutosandZulus，orCaffresofNatal，cultivatelargely，andundersellourfarmerswherevertheyhaveafairfieldandnofavor。
BeforewecametotheOrangeRiverwesawthelastportionofamigrationofspringbucks`Gazellaeuchore’，ortsepe。
TheycomefromthegreatKalahariDesert，and，whenfirstseenaftercrossingthecolonialboundary，aresaidoftentoexceedfortythousandinnumber。
Icannotgiveanestimateoftheirnumbers，fortheyappearspreadoveravastexpanseofcountry，andmakeaquiveringmotionastheyfeed，andmove，andtosstheirgracefulhornsTheyfeedchieflyongrass；
andastheycomefromthenorthaboutthetimewhenthegrassmostabounds，itcannotbewantoffoodthatpromptsthemovement。
Norisitwantofwater，forthisantelopeisoneofthemostabstemiousinthatrespectTheirnaturepromptsthemtoseekastheirfavoritehauntslevelplainswithshortgrass，wheretheymaybeabletowatchtheapproachofanenemyTheBakalaharitakeadvantageofthisfeeling，andburnofflargepatchesofgrass，notonlytoattractthegamebythenewcropwhenitcomesup，butalsotoformbarespotsforthespringbucktorangeover。
ItisnotthespringbuckalonethatmanifeststhisfeelingWhenoxenaretakenintoacountryofhighgrass，theyaremuchmorereadytobestartled；
theirsenseofdangerisincreasedbytheincreasedpowerofconcealmentaffordedtoanenemybysuchcover，andtheywilloftenstartoffinterrorattheill-definedoutlinesofeachotherThespringbuck，possessingthisfeelinginanintensedegree，andbeingeminentlygregarious，becomesuneasyasthegrassoftheKalaharibecomestall。
Thevegetationbeingmoresparseinthemorearidsouth，naturallyinducesthedifferentherdstoturninthatdirection。
Astheyadvanceandincreaseinnumbers，thepasturagebecomesmorescarce；
itisstillmoresothefurthertheygo，untiltheyareatlastobliged，inordertoobtainthemeansofsubsistence，tocrosstheOrangeRiver，andbecomethepestofthesheep-farmerinacountrywhichcontainsscarcelyanyoftheirfavoritegrassyfoodIftheylightonafieldofwheatintheirway，anarmyoflocustscouldnotmakeacleanersweepofthewholethantheywilldoItisquestionablewhethertheyeverreturn，astheyhaveneverbeenseenasareturningbodyManyperishfromwantoffood，thecountrytowhichtheyhavemigratedbeingunabletosupportthem；therestbecomescatteredoverthecolony；
andinsuchawidecountrythereisnolackofroomforall。
Itisprobablethat，notwithstandingthecontinueddestructionbyfire-arms，theywillcontinuelongtoholdtheirplace。
OncrossingtheOrangeRiverwecomeintoindependentterritoryinhabitedbyGriquasandBechuanasByGriquasismeantanymixedracesprungfromnativesandEuropeansThoseinquestionwereofDutchextraction，throughassociationwithHottentotandBushwomen。
Half-castesofthefirstgenerationconsiderthemselvessuperiortothoseofthesecond，andallpossessinsomedegreethecharacteristicsofbothparentsTheyweregovernedformanyyearsbyanelectedchief，namedWaterboer，who，bytreaty，receivedasmallsumperannumfromthecolonialgovernmentforthesupportofschoolsinhiscountry，andprovedamostefficientguardofournorthwestboundary。
Cattle-stealingwastotallyunknownduringthewholeperiodofthisablechief’sreign；andheactuallydroveback，single-handed，aformidableforceofmaraudingMantateesthatthreatenedtoinvadethecolony。*ButforthatbraveChristianman，Waterboer，thereiseveryhumanprobabilitythatthenorthwestwouldhavegiventhecolonistsasmuchtroubleastheeasternfrontier；
forlargenumbersamongtheoriginalGriquashadaslittlescrupleaboutrobbingfarmersofcattleastheCaffresarereputedtohave。
OntheelectionofWaterboertothechieftainship，hedistinctlydeclaredTHATNOMARAUDINGSHOULDBEALLOWEDAsthegovernmentofnoneofthesetribesisdespotic，someofhisprincipalmen，inspiteofthisdeclaration，plunderedsomevillagesofCorannaslivingtothesouthoftheOrangeRiverHeimmediatelyseizedsixoftheringleaders，and，thoughthestepputhisownpositioninjeopardy，hesummonedhiscouncil，tried，condemned，andpubliclyexecutedthewholesixThisproducedaninsurrection，andtheinsurgentstwiceattackedhiscapital，GriquaTown，withtheintentionofdeposinghim；
buthebravelydefeatedbothattempts，andfromthatdayforth，duringhislongreignofthirtyyears，notasingleplunderingexpeditioneverlefthisterritoryHavingwitnessedthedeleteriouseffectsoftheintroductionofardentspiritsamonghispeople，he，withcharacteristicenergy，decreedthatanyBoerorGriquabringingbrandyintothecountryshouldhavehispropertyinardentspiritsconfiscatedandpouredoutonthegroundTheGriquachiefslivingfarthereastwereunabletocarrythislawintoeffectashedid，hencethegreaterfacilitywithwhichBoersinthatdirectiongottheGriquastopartwiththeirfarms。
*Foranaccountofthis，seeMoffat’s“ScenesandLaborsinSouthAfrica“。