Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-15
gaatrbman & State guurnaI.
BY r. p. WALTON
MONTPELIER, MARCH Is, 1861.
REV. MR.. LINDLEY's LECTURE.


missionary in South Africa This field Of labor Is what is
called the booloo Mission comprising twelve s'auons ana
extending about one hundred and ior'y m'e' along ue
southeastern coast Of Africa lie had aoorcd AZ one OF
these stations as missionary for twenty-five years. ANA
SPEAKS OF inc climate as beng hea'hy' ana tNe country
almost ehu'ey nee rom eon'as'o"S diseases
i' 'etute III 'he metninR described inc physoA oo"'
uuon OF inc people, ana enc state IN "hl'h 'n'y were
iound oy mlssionanes They were more degraded tnah
any people IN 'ms countryi "nR IN nuts uu ny SUCK
ing poles IN INC ground in circle OF ABOUT WE'VE e' IN
diameter ana oent together ana ea Al ,ne 'op win sup
pots on 'ne nsae to bear up '"e "eent {" grass WIN
"'''" "t1 "e covered Inc s'"sS j. i"'eu ny "' WV
","' ''u O'i'''u sometimes 'n''' "''''s w WV,
covering uSuaHy oeluB ao'u. 'No '''l '"'N
50 ,''' ""c" Completed me nut 'ooN' Ne m''"' s'H
~ 19 ''oN' "o'e 'e,' "' 'uV St' ''eu, WV Jew
,'sn "'' wv" ''e' W'ue' "hlch Is ue u''' VI 'n' "u
''n'" '"N mere oolnR "' "'D0'"'' '"' ,o ".''
wv, '"' "''' s'ou"u one, ''' P'' '','sS ".,'' '.
NUT so 10" as 70 make them ''"t ana tn''e no
"''s'o'n'u 10 th'm would DC n danger OF hunB 'ne'
noa"s "non standing Upon one sac OF inc hu' 's a
ridge ot clay built in about three feet circle which serves
Tor the hfepace but there is no chimney the only out
let Tor the smoke being as forces us way out through
he grass WIN "hoh 'he nut eo'e'cu' IN 'ne7e luN-
constructed nuts the men sit ana pass the" ume rom
ooyhooa TO manhooa' without ever 'h"N'ne mat thef'
can be any way provided TO et ihe smoke pass OUT
hold usually about six quarts which Is made 10y inc Wo
men out Of Sind Of eN Snd burned IN me grass out OIL
doors The food cooked IN TINS pot winch Us 'hen SET
in the ground in the middle OF the hut when the men
eat rom 1t with woode" spoon "ncr mem lne women
eat, ana then the potis "dWca oW W me "9S iney
nave no culinary implements excepting TINS e'r'"'" l"'
ana le wooden spoon
AZ nEht inc 'attie arc ui''eh up 20 ''e ""'' N"" ''
smaller ones the sheep the goats and the calves are
men women aud children The description OF one hu'
isapplcaole to the WHOLE and millions OIL people "'e IN
just t"'s degraded manner
Inc prou"c'so OF the country are P'"'p"'y 'o'n' pump
Nhs ana sweet potatoes "nlch constitute '' '"'' "'"
cc' Of food though they never throw away 'uY'n'nb
mat Is meat Dnt cat even ine oate tn't nave ''" wv
ca or nave d'ed OF disease me corn ""'" gowns
LOOKS very much hke o" broom corn ana ,D' gram
very much hke H. hut 'he country produces "'''''s
without eultNaton' the Seea must DC so""' '"' bu''u
must be hoed ana the crop must De haI'eS''ui d" VI
which is done by the women ana mat WIN "U'' CUM
sy ug! looking wooden noe, "hoh Is inc only any,
raj implement they nave ms noe belongs TO Tue "'
men out Inc women oe'ohS io th' men' VINO are 'ne
lords OF '''A'oh OUT 40 no "oIN except ""' niue ''e
the c'te need lhey are an lnuoien lazy seq OF mem
Hlng anout IN tho nuts Fhu on lNe grass s'''"B anu
dIinShg peer oot coh''ue' o'.''''.B 10 ,''"
some o' 'N'm own a'Ef u"''' w @'1 1''
catt'e' on' ln' lSlu inu'' ~ .'''''''" Wy 80"
lhey ouy 81" t"eF women an" '"" 'N'" j's' '
we ~ 'n'S country "N" our "'is' 5''
ioF me purpose OIL SAFE IL "'''' ~ "'"
woman ne returns n'' 20 ''' ''',' 'nu s''s "''
back ne can Ihe Pg' uSN''.' p''u ''' "'''',' y
zen W "'V'" "'"u w ''''''' ''.'
woman ne '''NS "'' JUS CAV ~ ,"" F'''' y'' ' f''
e'' ne mas Tue "e'''l''' ''u '' ~. ANU ' .
ana maN's "A'e "'n 'ls ''''e' " ,''' "'''' NV
eS TO purchase me THue once maui