... taining the level high enough to feed the canals which radiate about the country in all directions. The two largest canals are used for navigation and are crossed at intervals by swing-bridges. Another canal conducts water to Ismalia and Port Said, with ...

... evil spirit than to adore a good one, and they have a profound belief in witch craft. Polygamy is general, and though the women do a large share of the work both in the field and the kraal, their position is not so degraded as amongst the Hottentots and ...