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Title: Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnati : Jones
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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KAFFIRS RETURNING VICTORIOUS.-Drawn by Riou, from a description. 43 674 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. of trees or the hides of animals. Inevery respect their manner of life de-clines toward the Hottentot level, sothat the continuity of the race is easilydiscovered. Once and again we have spoken ofthe fact that the better coast peoples— their debris behind them. Their rudeimplements and utensils are sufficientlycharacteristic, and are readily recognizedin finds throughout the countries nowoccupied by the superior coast nations. It is manifest that the latter havedriven the former into the interior.
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NATALESE TYPES AND HOUSES.—Drawn by Y. Pranishnikoff, from a description. Kaffrarians, Zulus, Natalese, and othersThe coast peo- —are apparently intruders,pies appear to conquerors in these parts have come in >- ^ by conquest. 0f the continent. This isplainly shown in the evidences remain-ing of the preoccupation of the whole ofSouthern Africa by the Hottentots andother races who have now receded intothe interior. However low the presentmanners and customs of the Hottentotsmay be, they, like all peoples, leave This has been partly effected within thehistorical period. It is 1 Decline m the known, moreover, that the character of the - . ,. TT , conqueredraces. former estate of the Hot-tentots was superior to the present.They have greatly declined in race char-acter. They formerly cultivated thesoil to some extent, and had flocks andherds. These they possess no longer.As they have gone back from the coastthey have fallen off in character, be- Copyrighted by The Jones Brothers Pub

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