nd edible berries. The men hunt with wooden bow and arrow and use clubs and spears if necessary. The arrowheads are tipped with poison made from insect grubs. It acts slowly on the victim's nervous system."I found another example where they are described as "the Stone Age people" who have for the most part disappeared as a people. In fact, we then learned that during the apartheid years, the Khoisan were seen to have been less than human or even from a side-branch from the rest of humanity. There was some thought that they were a different species of creature. According to a recentarticle by Helize van Vuuren (1995), in 1913 the Cape Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church "had an intense debate on whether the Bushmen should be seen as human beings or animals". The Bushmen, known for their stamina, may sometimes have to pursue their prey for a great distance before the animal finally drops, ready for a kill. They are superb trackers and may follow a herd for many days before getting close enough to use bow and arrow. After such a kill, the whole group joins in the feast, singing and dancing in a trance-like ritual around the fire. When game is scarce, thegroup splits up into smaller parties to search for food. In severe, prolonged droughts the women chew the bark of a particular tree which acts as contraceptive, so preventing an increase in the number of mouths to feed.Snakes, lizards and even scorpions are eaten. The clan system of the Khoi was somewhat more regulated than that of the San. Each group had a chief. Their dwellings were beehive-shaped huts made with pliable sticks. Long mats, the strips sewn together by the women covered the frame, leaving an opening at either end. Doors made of a narrower mat to roll up or down was hung over these openings. The huts could be dismantled quickly and transported on the back of oxen as they moved on. These mat-covered huts can still be seen in Namaqualand. ...
