When a man's flesh moves

When a man's flesh moves

Wilhelm Bleek notebooks

kabbo (Jantje) (II)

A note describing the excising of poisoned flesh from a wound. The flesh is warm and moves when alive but gets cold and dies.

1) See also <i>The Mantis turned into a hartebeest</i>, 2) This story is found in Book XXIV

story

October 1873

Custom and daily life

poison ( cutting out )

poison ( poisoned flesh )

poison ( a poisoned wound )

poison ( excising )

poison ( when a man's flesh moves )

wound ( cutting out poisoned flesh from )

wound ( its 'mouth' )

wound ( when a man's flesh moves )

flesh ( that moves )

flesh ( that dies )

flesh ( becomes cold )

flesh ( dies from coldness )

flesh ( warm )

flesh ( 'quivers' )

flesh ( moves )

healing ( cutting out poisoned flesh )

healing ( when a man's flesh moves )

death ( flesh that dies )

death ( and when a man's flesh moves )

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