1 MANNERS AND HABITS OF THE VIZEEKEE& ^85
2 Hie l^neroes Iwre no goDonl govemiiient; they ase in Mttle fo*
3 dfltfcB, .BomB under powetftl Khiinniii and otliera under » deoM^*
4 cnucy ; tlief are all ifimariwhle £at their peaceable oondnct among
5 tlieinflel?e8» and banre neldwr .wan between dana, nor much private
6 diaaenaion. Thoufj^ Ihesy m noCocioua plundereni the amalleat
7 eaoort aeeurea » tzsvdler .an hioapllaUe zeceptian thiougfa the i^nle
8 tribe. Hfcey are particularly lemarkablte far their attada. on the ca»»
9 vana, and migEBtoiy tribea to the weat of tlie piMW of Gfacdabeab Ne
10 eaooita aire ever granted, or applied far there; the oaiatvan ia wdft
11 gnaidedf and able to deter attadca, or to ^fjbit ita wwy tliroii^ No
12 quarter ia given to men in theae wan } it ia aaid that the Viieeraea
13 would even kill a male duld tliat fall into their hands ; bat they
14 never molest women, and if one <tS tliat aex wanders from her eai»-
15 * van, they treat her with lundoeaa, and send guides to escort her to
16 her tribe. Even a man would meft with the sune treatment, if .he
17 oould make his way into the house of a Vizeeree ; the master would
18 then be obliged to treat him with all the attention and good will
19 which is due to a guest. The Vizcerces who are fixed, live in small
20 hamlets of thatched and terraced houses ; in some places (about
21 Kaiin^oorrum for example), they live in caves cut out of the rocks.
22 Some of these rise above each other in three stories, and others are
23 so high as easily to admit a camel. But most of the tribe live in
24 black tents, or moveable hovels of mats, or temporary straw Imts;
25 these go up to the hifjli mountains in spring, and stay there till ttie
26 cold and snow drives ihem back to the low and warm hills. Their
27 principal stock is ryoats ; they also breed many small but serviceable
28 horses ; and, what \^ould not be expected in such a country, they^are
29 fand of horsemansiiip.
30 The Vizeerees arc said Lo be uU and muscular, of iair complexions
31 and high features. Their whole dress is a high conical black cap, a
32 loose great coat of black blanket, fastened round the waiat with :» "
33 girdle of the same material, and sandala of atraw rope, oruntanned
34 ieaiiier. From this attire, and from.the.descriptiona which aregivell
35 of their shaggy hair and beaids, .and tlieir hatiy Umba, tbeur appeal^
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