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Tho Kaffirs are' great swimmers. For example,"a 'Kaffir' boy can ford a stream, shoulder high, running as swiftly as if shot from a torrent. The way they'accomplish tlio feat is this. Just before entering the water they get a huge stone," sometimes as heavy as themselves, and, with the help of a companion, placo it upon tho head. A weighs like this gives the boy balance, and ho can keep his footing against the heaviest stream. If he were to drop the stone he would be bo light that tho water would sweep .him off his_ feet. . And ." this is just -one oi the Kaffir tricks to accomplish things against tho tide and flood.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14855, 5 December 1911, Page 10

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Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14855, 5 December 1911, Page 10

Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14855, 5 December 1911, Page 10

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