{"product_id":"2940013565012","title":"Odd People","description":"CHAPTER ONE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOSJESMEN, OR BUSHMEN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps no race of people has more piqued the curiosity of the civilised\u003cbr\u003eworld than those little yellow savages of South Africa, known as the\u003cbr\u003e_Bushmen_.  From the first hour in which European nations became\u003cbr\u003eacquainted with their existence, a keen interest was excited by the\u003cbr\u003estories told of their peculiar character and habits; and although they\u003cbr\u003ehave been visited by many travellers, and many descriptions have been\u003cbr\u003egiven of them, it is but truth to say, that the interest in them has not\u003cbr\u003eyet abated, and the Bushmen of Africa are almost as great a curiosity at\u003cbr\u003ethis hour as they were when Di Gama first doubled the Cape.  Indeed,\u003cbr\u003ethere is no reason why this should not be, for the habits and personal\u003cbr\u003eappearance of these savages are just now as they were then, and our\u003cbr\u003efamiliarity with them is not much greater.  Whatever has been added to\u003cbr\u003eour knowledge of their character, has tended rather to increase than\u003cbr\u003ediminish our curiosity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first the tales related of them were supposed to be filled with\u003cbr\u003ewilful exaggerations, and the early travellers were accused of dealing\u003cbr\u003etoo much in the marvellous.  This is a very common accusation brought\u003cbr\u003eagainst the early travellers; and in some instances it is a just one.\u003cbr\u003eBut in regard to the accounts given of the Bushmen and their habits\u003cbr\u003ethere has been far less exaggeration than might be supposed; and the\u003cbr\u003emore insight we obtain into their peculiar customs and modes of\u003cbr\u003esubsistence, the more do we become satisfied that almost everything\u003cbr\u003ealleged of them is true.  In fact, it would be difficult for the most\u003cbr\u003einventive genius to contrive a fanciful account, that would be much more\u003cbr\u003ecurious or interesting than the real and _bona fide_ truth that can be\u003cbr\u003etold about this most peculiar people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere do the Bushmen dwell? what is their country?  These are questions\u003cbr\u003enot so easily answered, as in reality they are not supposed to possess\u003cbr\u003eany country at all, any more than the wild animals amidst which they\u003cbr\u003eroam, and upon whom they prey.  There is no Bushman's country upon the\u003cbr\u003emap, though several spots in Southern Africa have at times received this\u003cbr\u003edesignation.  It is not possible, therefore, to delineate the boundaries\u003cbr\u003eof their country, since it has no boundaries, any more than that of the\u003cbr\u003ewandering Gypsies of Europe.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079580467440,"sku":"2940013565012","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013565012_p0.jpg?v=1763582416","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013565012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}