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Endnote 1



Among the Zulus a man assumes the ring; which is made of a species 

of black gum twisted in with the hair; and polished a brilliant 

black; when he has reached a certain dignity and age; or is the 

husband of a sufficient number of wives。  Till he is in a position 

to wear a ring he is looked on as a boy; though he may be thirty…five 

years of age; or even more。   A。 Q。}





Endnote 2



One of the fleetest of the African antelopes。   A。 Q。





Endnote 3



Alluding to the Zulu custom of opening the stomach of a dead 

foe。  They have a superstition that; if this is not done; as 

the body of their enemy swells up so will the bodies of those 

who killed him swell up。   A。 Q。





Endnote 4



No doubt this owl was a wingless bird。  I afterwards learnt that 

the hooting of an owl is a favourite signal among the Masai tribes。  

 A。 Q。





Endnote 5



Since I saw the above I have examined hundreds of these swords; 

but have never been able to discover how the gold plates were 

inlaid in the fretwork。  The armourers who make them in Zu…vendis 

bind themselves by oath not to reveal the secret。   A。 Q。





Endnote 6



The Masai Elmoran or young warriors can own no property; so all 

the booty they may win in battle belongs to their fathers 

alone。   A。 Q。





Endnote 7



As I think I have already said; one of Umslopogaas's Zulu names 

was the 'Woodpecker'。  I could never make out why he was called 

so until I saw him in action with Inkosi…kaas; when I at once 

recognized the resemblance。   A。 Q。





Endnote 8



By a sad coincidence; since the above was written by Mr Quatermain; 

the Masai have; in April 1886; massacred a missionary and his 

wife  Mr and Mrs Houghton  on this very Tana River; and at 

the spot described。  These are; I believe; the first white people 

who are known to have fallen victims to this cruel tribe。   Editor。





Endnote 9



Mr Allan Quatermain misquotes  Pleasure sat at the helm。   Editor。





Endnote 10



Where Alph the sacred river ran

Through caverns measureless to man

Down to a sunless sea





Endnote 11



Mr Quatermain does not seem to have been aware that it is common 

for animal…worshipping people to annually sacrifice the beasts 

they adore。  See Herodotus; ii。 45。   Editor。





Endnote 12



There is another theory which might account for the origin of 

the Zu…Vendi which does not seem to have struck my friend Mr 

Quatermain and his companions; and that is; that they are descendants 

of the Phoenicians。  The cradle of the Phoenician race is supposed 

to have been have been on the western shore of the Persian Gulf。  

Thence; as there is good evidence to show; they emigrated in 

two streams; one of which took possession of the shores of Palestine; 

while the other is supposed by savants to have immigrated down 


the coast of Eastern Africa where; near Mozambique; signs and 

remains of their occupation are not wanting。  Indeed; it would 

have been very extraordinary if they did not; when leaving the 

Persian Gulf; make straight for the East Coast; seeing that the 

north…east monsoon blows for six months in the year dead in that 

direction; while for the other six months it blows back again。  

And; by the way of illustrating the probability; I may add that 

to this day a very extensive trade is carried on between the 

Persian Gulf and Lamu and other East African ports as far south 

as Madagascar; which is of course the ancient Ebony Isle of the 

'Arabian Nights'。   Editor。





Endnote 13



There are twenty…two letters in the Phoenician alphabet 

(see Appendix; Maspero's Histoire ancienne des peuples de 

l'Orient; p。 746; etc。)  Unfortunately Mr Quatermain gives us 

no specimen of the Zu…Vendi writing; but what he here states 

seems to go a long way towards substantiating the theory advanced 

in the note on p。 149。   Editor。





Endnote 14



These are internal measurements。   A。 Q。





Endnote 15



Light was also admitted by sliding shutters under the eaves of 

the dome and in the roof。   A。 Q。





Endnote 16



This line is interesting as being one of the few allusions to 

be found in the Zu…Vendi ritual to a vague divine essence independent 

of the material splendour of the orb they worship。  'Taia'; 

the word used here; has a very indeterminate meaning; and signifies 

essence; vital principle; spirit; or even God。





Endnote 17



Alluding to the Zulu custom。   A。 Q。





Endnote 18



In Zu…Vendis members of the Royal House can only be married by 

the High Priest or a formally appointed deputy。   A。 Q。





Endnote 19



Alluding to the Zu…Vendi custom of carrying dead officers on 

a framework of spears。





Endnote 20



The Zu…Vendi people do not use bows。   A。 Q。





Endnote 21



Of course; the roof of the Temple; being so high; caught the 

light some time before the breaking of the dawn。   A。 Q。





Endnote 22



Of course the Court of Probate would allow nothing of the 

sort。   Editor。





Endnote 23



It is suggested to me that this book is The Cruise of the 〃Falcon〃; 

with which work I am personally unacquainted。











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