Tiyo Soga

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Excerpt from Tiyo Soga: A Page of South African Mission WorkA polygamist's village is composed Of a large fold, in which his cattle are penned at night. A few yards higher than the fold, and forming a semicircle round it, are the huts of the wives and of such retainers as are distantly related to him. The door of each hut Opens towards the kraal. The lord of the Village Visits the huts in rotation and on certain days, to prevent jealousy among his wives. Every piece of architecture in the village is circular, and, as a satisfactory reason, the owner points to the sun, moon, and winding rivers as his models.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.