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Title: The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889
Subjects: Ethnology Manners and customs Savages
Publisher: Hartford : J. B. Burr and company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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of the young ladies,as they sprang from rock to rock, convincedus that thej would be all quietly sittingin the harem, as though nothing had hap-pened, long before the Inkosikasi gainedher dwelling. At that time Panda had thirteen of thesegreat military kraals, each serving as themilitary capital of a district, and he hadjust completed a fourteenth. He takes upids residence in these kraals successively,and finds in each everything that he canpossibly want — each being, indeed, almostidentical in every respect with all theothers. As a general rule, each of thesemilitary kraals forms the residence of asingle regiment; while the king has many
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(2) KAFIIR KKAVL (Sec pnjL 0. )(63) HAREM AND ITS GUAEDIAJSTS. 65 others, which are devoted to more peacefulobjects. It has already been mentioned that thewomen live in a portion separated from therest of the Itraal, and it may almost be saidthat they reside in a small supplementaryki-aal, which communicates by gates withthe chief edifice. As the gates ai-e stronglybarred at night, it is necessary that the sen-tinel should enter the sacred precincts ofthe harem, for the purpose of closing themat niglit, and opening them in the morning.For this purpose, certain individuals of thesentinels are told off, and to them aloneis the delicate duty confided. The Kaffirdespot does not employ for this purposethe unfortunate individuals who guard theharems in Turkey, Persia, and even in Western Africa. But the king takes careto select men who are particularly ill-fa-vored; and if any of them should happento be deformed, he is sure to be chosen as ajanitor. Mr. Shooters servant, when talk-ing with

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