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" The door, low as it is, is the only place that lets in the day-light ; and at the fame time, the only outlet that is left for the fraoke. "
The Political Magazine and Parliamentary, Naval, Military, and Literary Journal - Page 403
1785
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 48

1786 - 716 pages
...fituation of the fire-place the Hottentots likewife have this additional advantage, that when they lit or lie in a circle round the fire, the whole company...warmth. The door, low as it is, is the only place which lets in the day-light, and at the fame time the only out-let which is left for the fmoke. The...
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A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, Towards the Antarctic Polar ..., Volume 1

Anders Sparrman - 1786 - 412 pages
...Iituation of their fire-place, the Hottentots likewife have this additional advantage, that when they fit or lie in a circle round the fire, the whole company equally enjoys the benefit of its warmth. C c 2 The '77s- The door, low as it is, is the only place that iets in the Augufl. day-light; and at...
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The New annual register, or General repository of history, politics, and ...

1786 - 828 pages
...fituation of their fire-place, the Hottentots likewife have this additional advantage, that when they fit or lie in a circle round the fire, the whole company equally enjoys the benerit of its warmth. " The door, low as it is, is the only place that lets in the day-light ; and...
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Palæolithic Man in N.W. Middlesex

John Allen Brown - 1887 - 272 pages
...inconvenience to a Hottentot who finds no difficulty in stooping and crawling on his hands and feet." The door, low as it is, "is the only place that lets in the day light," and the only vent for the smoke of the fire lighted in the centre. The huts are made of...
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Palæolithic Man in N.W. Middlesex

John Allen Brown - 1887 - 270 pages
...inconvenience to a Hottentot who finds no difficulty in stooping and crawling on his hands and feet." The door, low as it is, "is the only place that lets in the day light," and the only vent for the smoke of the fire lighted in the centre. The huts are made of...
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Envisioning the Worst: Representations of "Hottentots" in Early-modern England

Linda Evi Merians - 2001 - 308 pages
...An animal simile he includes in his description of a "Hottentot" in his hut is especially striking. The door, low as it is, is the only place that lets in the day-light; and at the same time, the only outlet that is left for the smoke. The Hottentot, inured to it from his infancy,...
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