[Contents]Economic Printing Works, Cape Town.Table of ContentsCONTENTS.vINTRODUCTION.viiI.BANTU TRIBES1II.SOME OBSERVATIONS OF INTEREST IN THE FOLK LORE OF THE KAFFIR.9III.DOCTORS (AMAGQIRA).25A.The Witch Doctors.30B.SURGEONS, BONESETTERS, &c.47C.THE HERB DOCTOR (Physician).49D.THE RAIN DOCTOR.50E.THE WAR DOCTOR.51IV.NATIVE PRACTICES.52A.Medicine.Diseases known to Natives: Native names: supposed causes and recognised cures.52B.CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.58C.Tumours and New Growths.63D.Respiratory Organs.64E.CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.65F.SKIN DISEASES.66G.NERVOUS SYSTEM.70H.DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.76V.SURGERY.85VI.MIDWIFERY AND CHILDREN.97Conclusion.112ColophonAvailabilityThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org.This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team atwww.pgdp.net.Scans for this book can be found in the Internet Archive (copy). A 1906 review can be found inNature.MetadataTitle:Bantu folk lore (medical and general)Author:Matthew L. Hewat (1868–1931)InfoLanguage:EnglishOriginal publication date:[1906]Revision History2022-03-08 Started.External ReferencesThis Project Gutenberg eBook contains external references. These links may not work for you.CorrectionsThe following corrections have been applied to the text:PageSourceCorrectionEdit distance3westernlywesterly15SwaheliSwahili17furgitivefugitive18[Not in source],18civilisationcivilization111,13,15,22,47,65,66,97,98,109[Not in source].112decendantsdescendants113,43,46,49,105,109,.113In-quambabaneIn-Qumbabane215HotentotsHottentots115witchraftwitchcraft119,30,32,33,34[Not in source]”119,79,83,84,98,98.[Deleted]120vescicantsvesicants125witchcriftwitchcraft131villanousvillainous132,106“‘132,106[Not in source]’132,42.,132,”[Deleted]234courcesource138authorithyauthority139analagousanalogous140,63[Not in source]“143A6A 6145employesemploys145A9A 9147—147AmagiqiraAmagqira147,,,153,64HelichrysmumHelichrysum156inflamationinflammation156CluytyaCluytia157,75LasiosyphonLasiosiphon160imformedinformed161,86defferentiateddifferentiated161distiuguishdistinguish163which whichwhich664MeisneriiMeisneri164mudiflorumnudiflorum164HelichrysmunHelichrysum264asperifolioasperifolia165AneurismAneurysm167discribeddescribed167DontDon’t168pumkinpumpkin169SneezwoodSneezewood170EpilipsyEpilepsy175cleasingcleansing176[Not in source]H.278SebœaSebæa180EuqhorbiaEuphorbia181InflamationInflammation181,[Deleted]182SansiviraSansevieria382SansivieraSansevieria282thyrsflorathyrsiflora182toenicidetaenicide186adminsteredadministered187ce198stupifiedstupefied199CassilisCasalis2100mothersmothers’1105CassalisCasalis1106SansevieraSansevieria1109preceededpreceded1110decendantdescendant1111astringmentastringent1
[Contents]Economic Printing Works, Cape Town.
Economic Printing Works, Cape Town.
Economic Printing Works, Cape Town.
Table of ContentsCONTENTS.vINTRODUCTION.viiI.BANTU TRIBES1II.SOME OBSERVATIONS OF INTEREST IN THE FOLK LORE OF THE KAFFIR.9III.DOCTORS (AMAGQIRA).25A.The Witch Doctors.30B.SURGEONS, BONESETTERS, &c.47C.THE HERB DOCTOR (Physician).49D.THE RAIN DOCTOR.50E.THE WAR DOCTOR.51IV.NATIVE PRACTICES.52A.Medicine.Diseases known to Natives: Native names: supposed causes and recognised cures.52B.CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.58C.Tumours and New Growths.63D.Respiratory Organs.64E.CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.65F.SKIN DISEASES.66G.NERVOUS SYSTEM.70H.DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.76V.SURGERY.85VI.MIDWIFERY AND CHILDREN.97Conclusion.112
ColophonAvailabilityThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org.This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team atwww.pgdp.net.Scans for this book can be found in the Internet Archive (copy). A 1906 review can be found inNature.MetadataTitle:Bantu folk lore (medical and general)Author:Matthew L. Hewat (1868–1931)InfoLanguage:EnglishOriginal publication date:[1906]Revision History2022-03-08 Started.External ReferencesThis Project Gutenberg eBook contains external references. These links may not work for you.CorrectionsThe following corrections have been applied to the text:PageSourceCorrectionEdit distance3westernlywesterly15SwaheliSwahili17furgitivefugitive18[Not in source],18civilisationcivilization111,13,15,22,47,65,66,97,98,109[Not in source].112decendantsdescendants113,43,46,49,105,109,.113In-quambabaneIn-Qumbabane215HotentotsHottentots115witchraftwitchcraft119,30,32,33,34[Not in source]”119,79,83,84,98,98.[Deleted]120vescicantsvesicants125witchcriftwitchcraft131villanousvillainous132,106“‘132,106[Not in source]’132,42.,132,”[Deleted]234courcesource138authorithyauthority139analagousanalogous140,63[Not in source]“143A6A 6145employesemploys145A9A 9147—147AmagiqiraAmagqira147,,,153,64HelichrysmumHelichrysum156inflamationinflammation156CluytyaCluytia157,75LasiosyphonLasiosiphon160imformedinformed161,86defferentiateddifferentiated161distiuguishdistinguish163which whichwhich664MeisneriiMeisneri164mudiflorumnudiflorum164HelichrysmunHelichrysum264asperifolioasperifolia165AneurismAneurysm167discribeddescribed167DontDon’t168pumkinpumpkin169SneezwoodSneezewood170EpilipsyEpilepsy175cleasingcleansing176[Not in source]H.278SebœaSebæa180EuqhorbiaEuphorbia181InflamationInflammation181,[Deleted]182SansiviraSansevieria382SansivieraSansevieria282thyrsflorathyrsiflora182toenicidetaenicide186adminsteredadministered187ce198stupifiedstupefied199CassilisCasalis2100mothersmothers’1105CassalisCasalis1106SansevieraSansevieria1109preceededpreceded1110decendantdescendant1111astringmentastringent1
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