... milk every morning. It is of no importance whether the girl has an appetite or not ; the kouskous and milk must be swallowed, and obedience is frequently enforced by blows. I have seen a poor girl sit crying, with the bowl at her lips, for more than... The History of Various Modern African Nations - Page 242by William Fordyce Mavor - 1808 - 390 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Frederick Van Amringe - Anthropology - 1848 - 742 pages
...milk must be swallowed, and obedience is frequently enforced by blows. I have seen a poor girl sit crying, with the bowl at her lips, for more than an hour ; and her mother with a stick in her hand, watching her all the while, and using the stick without mercy... | |
| English explorers - 1875 - 680 pages
...milk must be swallowed, and obedience is frequently enforced by blows. I have seen a poor girl sit crying, with the bowl at her lips, for more than an hour, and her mother, with a stick in her hand, watching her all the while, and using the stick without mercy... | |
| Henry T. Finck - Love - 1899 - 860 pages
...of kouskous, and drink a large bowl of camel's milk every morning. ... I have seen a poor girl sit crying, with the bowl at her lips, for more than an hour ; and her mother, witli a stick in her hand watching her all the while, and using the stick without mercy,... | |
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