 | Robert Moffat - 1842 - 686 sider
...theirs. It was reasonable that woman should attend to household affairs, and the lighter parts of labour, while man, wont to boast of his superior strength,...their husbands medicine to make them do the work. This remark was made rather in a way of joke. Poor woman, she little knew then that there was One whose... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew - 1843 - 604 sider
...reasonable that woman should attend to household affairs, and the lighter parts of labor; while man, who wont to boast of his superior strength, should employ...their husbands medicine to make them do the work. This remark was made rather in a way of joke. The government of the Bechuanas is similar to that found... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - 1843 - 606 sider
...reasonable that woman should attend to household affairs, and the lighter parts of labor; while man, who wont to boast of his superior strength, should employ...would give their husbands medicine to make them do I he work . This remark was made rather in a way of joke. The government of the Bechuanas is similar... | |
 | Ebenezer Prout - 1846 - 544 sider
...theirs. It was reasonable that women should attend to household affairs and the lighter parts of labour, while man, wont to boast of his superior strength,...their husbands medicine to make them do the work. This remark was made rather in a way of joke. Poor woman, she little knew then that there was one whose... | |
 | Robert Moffat - 1846 - 312 sider
...theirs. It was reasonable that women should attend to household affairs, and the lighter parts of labour, while man, wont to boast of his superior strength,...their husbands medicine to make them do the work. This remark was made rather in the way of a joke. Poor woman, she little knew then that there was one... | |
 | Robert Moffat - 1850 - 450 sider
...theirs, It was reasonable that woman should attend to household affairs, and the lighter parts of labour, while man, wont to boast of his superior strength,...occupations; adding, she wished I would give their husbar¿ls medicine to make them do the work. This remark was made rather in a way of joke. Poor woman,... | |
 | Charles John Andersson - 1856 - 612 sider
...theirs. It was reasonable that woman should attend to household affairs, and the lighter parts of labour; while man, wont to boast of his superior strength,...tribes of that nation, they are excessively fond of then 1 oxen, but more particularly prize their cows, which scarcely anything can induce them to part... | |
 | Charles John Andersson - 1857 - 462 sider
...the women are by far the heaviest — namely, the erection of houses, collecting and bringingfuel, tilling, sowing, reaping, thrashing and grinding the...work." The Bechuanas, who inhabit the shores of the Ngatni, are rich in sheep and goats, but possess comparatively few horned cattle. Like other tribes... | |
 | Charles John Andersson - 1857 - 480 sider
...men drawing near, to ascertain the cause of the merriment, the wives repeated my—to them—strange and ludicrous proposal, when another peal of mirth...fond of their oxen, but more particularly prize their cows, which scarcely anything can induce them to part with. Indeed, they will readily give ivory, when... | |
 | Charles John Andersson, John Charles Frémont - 1857 - 476 sider
...stated that the plan, though hopeless, was a good one, as she often thought our custom was much oetter than theirs. It was reasonable that woman should attend...fond of their oxen, but more particularly prize their cows, which scarcely anything can induce them to part with. Indeed, they will readily give ivory, when... | |
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... proposal, when another peal of mirth ensued. Mahuto, who was a sensible and shrewd woman, stated that the plan, though hopeless, was a good one, as she often thought our custom was much better than theirs. It was reasonable that woman should attend... 
