 | David Livingstone - 1857 - 762 pages
...men are all very fond of these bones, so I offer them ; I want to put the goats into my own stomach." A trader, who accompanied us, was then purchasing...with the other bones where the elephant fell. The Batauana never had a chance of a market before ; but in less than two years after our discovery, not... | |
 | 1858 - 930 pages
...stomach." A trader, who accompanied us, was then purchasing ivory at the rate of ten good large tusk for a musket worth thirteen shillings. They were called...with the other bones where the elephant fell. THE GREAT RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT, AMERICA. THB good work of the Lord continues without any abatement in the... | |
 | Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) - 1859 - 454 pages
...on the Lake Ngami, is equally applicable to the " Bijuga" islanders and many other tribes of Western Africa : " A trader who accompanied us was then purchasing...with the other bones where the elephant fell. The Batuann never had a chance of a market before, but in less than two yean after our discovery not a... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1859 - 470 pages
...worth thirteen shillings. They were called "bones;" and I myself saw eight instances in which the timks had been left to rot with the other bones where the elephant fell. The Batauana never had a chance of a market before; but, iu less than two years after our discovery, not... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1868 - 810 pages
...bones, so I offer them ; I want to put the goats into my own stomach." A trader, who accompanied us, wa8 then purchasing ivory at the rate of ten good large...with the other bones where the elephant fell. The Batauana never had a chance of a market before ; but, in less than two years after our discovery, not... | |
 | 1872 - 424 pages
...men are all very fond of these bones, so I offer them ; I want to put the goats into my own stomach.' A trader, who accompanied us, was then purchasing...with the other bones where the elephant fell. The Batauana never had a chance of a market before ; but, in less than two years after our discovery, not... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1872 - 806 pages
...instances in which the tusks had been left to rot with the oth^f bones where the elephant fell The Batauana never had a chance of a market before ; but, in less...years after our discovery, not a man of them could be found who was not keenly alive to the great value of the article. On the day after our arrival at... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1872 - 636 pages
...rate of ten good largo tusks for a musket worth thirteen shillings. They were called "bones;" and ] myself saw eight instances in which the tusks had...with the other bones where the elephant fell. The £atauana never had a chance of a market before ; but, in less than two years after our discovery,... | |
 | Charles H. Jones - 1875 - 582 pages
...bones, so I offer them ; I want to put the goats into my own stomach.' A trader, who accompanied ns, was then purchasing ivory at the rate of ten good...with the other bones where the elephant fell. The Batanána never had a chance of a market before ; but, in less than two years after our discovery,... | |
 | 1889 - 406 pages
...stomach.' A trader, who accompanied us, was then purchasing ivory at the rate of ten good large tnsks for a musket worth thirteen shillings. They were called...with the other bones where the elephant fell. The Batauana never had a chance of a market before ; but, in less than two years after our discovery, not... | |
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A trader, who accompanied us, was then purchasing ivory at the rate of ten good large tusks for a musket worth thirteen shillings. They were called " bones," and I myself saw eight instances in which the tusks had been left to rot with the other bones... 