. Missionary travels and researches in South Africa : including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa, and a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda, on the west coast, thence across the continent, down the river Zambesi, to the eastern ocean. s enjoyed theiroccupation. They must cultivate largely, in order to be able tosupply the constant succession of strangers. Those, however,near to the great line of road, purchase also much of the food fromthe more distant villages for the sake of gain. Pitsane and another of the men had violent attacks of fever,and it was no
. Missionary travels and researches in South Africa : including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa, and a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda, on the west coast, thence across the continent, down the river Zambesi, to the eastern ocean. s enjoyed theiroccupation. They must cultivate largely, in order to be able tosupply the constant succession of strangers. Those, however,near to the great line of road, purchase also much of the food fromthe more distant villages for the sake of gain. Pitsane and another of the men had violent attacks of fever,and it was no wonder, for the dampness and evaporation fromthe ground was excessive. When at any time I attempted to getan observation of a star, if the trough of mercury were placed onthe ground, so much moisture was condensed on the inside of theglass roof over it, that it was with difficulty the reflection of thestar could be seen. When the trough was placed on a box toprevent the moisture entering from below, so much dew wasdeposited on the outside of the roof, that it was soon necessary,for the sake of distinct vision, to wipe the glass. This wouldnot have been of great consequence, but a short exjoosure tothis deAv was so sine to bring on a fresh fever, that I was obliged. Chap. XIX. DISTRICT OF AMBACA. 381 to give up observations by night altogether. The inside of theonly covering I now had was not much better, but under theblanket, one is not so liable to the chill which the dew produces. It would have afforded me pleasure to have cultivated a moreintimate acquaintance with the inhabitants of this part of thecountry, but the vertigo produced by frequent fevers made it asmuch as I could do to stick on the ox and crawl along in crossing the Lombe, my ox Sinbad, in the indulgence of hispropensity to strike out a new path for liimself, plunged overheadinto a deep hole, and so soused me, that I was obliged to moveon to dry my clothing, without calling on the Europeans wholive o
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