The Washington times., 1921-03-06
Sports and Local
In This Section
"SHOOTING AT THE STORM

In su hAsesy wA9vv@ ~ 80 IN Vim
new, vAiuahas thought 0allse. xsphr q 0eluA-
bus, yos - s'so arsund IN psoSss aas nssk h,h.
and thas ~ n ssse n bsasx tAaa shss per nv
ssss shoetaag q ~ nshs.tag.
Mr. -ksosys yistgS y vsfua Sssssss h sahss
our minds 10 anotAw sitnaSs anseA9 yuss snA 70
oshr soadasouA n = 'shaass q danaNs'' ssr
our thought change = mvsrtaaa = - - Sedy
hssH
In these davs f old bsiaRs and sssaasaal nv
rslisinns II vin interest y0u blowing how cur "
rious thsoris hsvs grown ~. 70 Rod ssnsshAas Il
whist these wsst ssass ssvasss bstsvs.
10 Nanaqua viu 80 3 rsSaAS ~ hArs. Ia
man has svsa waRnsd his hands q Gre whsrs this
hare has bssa cooked hs mnss b. purified before
oth@s Win havs anythanS 70 do With him. This fast
win interest many Dsoph In ths United stsA~ whs
are swsrs Of this saasnt. widssprssd prsjudiss
agaanst he sabbtA
The Asmaauas' objection 70 the rsSsis Is solA
a. follow:
IL seems that IN Scsmsr days, whsn men. were
first msda The hare had no elsfs in his lip The moon
sent hare 10 the nswiy created being. With this
massage: A dss and am horn sgaiu 70 you shsu
die and b born assia.'
The hare, hewsvss, delivered ths message
wroasy. ~ / Dc end IN NOT born again, 70 you
shaM de and NOT b barn again. The moan angry
At the haRs's dissssdisaes threw ssis as n - 1,
hsd sway from hs wrath and pl* ~ ZIP open
Prom that Hms the hass has . cleft lip and Is
always running away. In consequence Of this
legend the Namaquas win not eat the hare"
Whether the Namaquas believed that whatever
the hare said was final, and that because he made
mistake they could NOT be born again, we do not
know. But tho legend Of the hare in which they
firmly believe il not much more ridiculous than
ideas Of our own.
Like all savagss and many that consider them
selves civilized, the Namaquss believed in witch
craft, magical trsnsformations, and The witch
doctors Of the Namaquas are supposed to change
themselves into animals Of different kinds, and the
Namaauas believe that all Bushmen, undersised
desert savsgss, possess the same power. They toll
this story of Namsqua travelling with . Bush
woman, the woman carrying child. The Namaqua,
seeing sebrss at distance, said to the woman 'You
can change yourself into an animal, make yourself
into hon, kill one Of those zebrss, that we may
eat" The woman replied, You will be afraid to
see me-"
mo, no" replied the man II am afraid Of dying
of hunger, but not Of you"
Whilst he was speaking, hair began to appear at
the back of the woman's neck her nails assumed
the appearance of claws and her appearance altered
She set down the child. The man, alarmed at the
change, climbed up tree close BY while the woman
glared at him fearfuy, and, going to one side, she
threw of her skin pettiooat, when perfect hon
rushed out into the plain.
It bounded and crept among the bushes toward
the wild horses, and, springing on ono Of thsm It
fell, and the lion Tapped its blood. The lion then
came back to the place where the child was crying
and the man called from the tree
Enough! Enough! Do not hurt me- Put on
your hon shape will ask to see this again.
The lion looked at him and growlsd. "I'n remain
here until diel" exclaimed the man. If you do not
become woman again" The mane and tail began
to disappear, the lion went toward the bush where
the skin petticoat lay, it was slipped on, and the
woman in her proper shape took up the child. The
man descended partook of the horses nssh, but
never again asked the woman to catch game for him
The Namaquas story may have something to do
with the fact that tho savages do all the hunting
themselves and mako the women do the hard, dun