The Hottentots of German Africa

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Mar 14, 1906

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 32, No. 11.

The Hottentots of German Africa

The so-called "Hottentots" who have so long and so bravely resisted the might of Germany, are akin to the Cape Boys—that is to say, a mixture of all races, but with Hottentot predominating. Many have a large proportion of white blood, and the writer has seen some that would pass at a glance for Italians or Spaniards. Their language is Dutch, they are Christians by religion, and their dress and customs are on the Boer model. Many of them can read and write, and their standard of morality is comparatively high.

In fact, life, property, and the honor of women are safer among these people, practically free from control as they are, than in too many well-policed areas of Europe.—London Mail.