He describes the Anyinam Terry in some detail, a real piece of 'African technology' (he clearly means this in a complimentary sense, offering the Twi ‘abibifio nyansa’). It is a raft 8’ square whose main timbers are three stout forked branches. While…
Part of this report is printed in Heidenbote 1892 pp20-21. Points not published: He repeats earlier material about the divisions among the Buems: 1. Worawora, Tapa, Apeso, and Asabo speak a corrupt Twi. Clerk thinks they have learned it from Kwahu…
Reports that in Anum the influenz was claiming 3-4 people a day at its height, often young people, e.g. the chief Kwasi Kumit whom Martin describes as in the prime of life. His successor was middle-aged - Obese Kwasi. The bulk of the report is…
Includes the information that while the influenza was not severe, whole villages were bedridded with it at the same time. The started formal school in February.
Building - the walls of his house are finished, and those of the teacher's house soon will be - and in the course of the year they have built a chapel. They have had considerable help from the scholars and catechumens. In Worawora the entity is less…
There had been several dangerous illnesses among the European staff - Martin having repeated attacks of yellow fever and Mrs Rösler being dangerously ill after the birth of her first child. A new European missionary joined the station - Obrecht.…
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