The Jordan valley and Petra . most one family. The mosqui-toes came in swarms about our tents, and had weremained a second night these pests would nodoubt have made themselves at home with us. Inextended conversation with the people, they as-sured us that every living being in their campssuffered from fever and ague every year of hislife, and that the attack lasted from one to twomonths. The very dogs lost their hair, and thepoultry their feathers, and by November of eachyear, the camps were charnel-houses. When welooked at the fever-shaken, furrowed countenancesof the straggly-haired specimen
The Jordan valley and Petra . most one family. The mosqui-toes came in swarms about our tents, and had weremained a second night these pests would nodoubt have made themselves at home with us. Inextended conversation with the people, they as-sured us that every living being in their campssuffered from fever and ague every year of hislife, and that the attack lasted from one to twomonths. The very dogs lost their hair, and thepoultry their feathers, and by November of eachyear, the camps were charnel-houses. When welooked at the fever-shaken, furrowed countenancesof the straggly-haired specimens of the humanframe in the men who spoke to us, we were con-strained to believe their accounts. When the sickand the blind began to crowd around us askingfor aid, we wished that our good friend DoctorPost had been able to carry out his cherisheddesire of accompanying us. We gave from ourstores of medicine, and only wished we could havedone a hundredfold more for these burdenedpeople. Lord Kitchener and a party were camping in. 3H£feH
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