Travels in the central parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos : during the years 1858, 1859, and 1860 . , and you are going to almost certain death, or willat least catch a fever, which will be followed by years oflanguor and suffering. I have had the jungle fever, and itis something terrible: even to the tips of my nails I felta heat which I can only call infernal: sometimes an icycoldness would take its place: generally people sink underit: witness M. Lafitte, a young missionary, who a shorttime ago took the same journey ; M. Comte, who died ofexhaustion; and many others. This accoun
Travels in the central parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos : during the years 1858, 1859, and 1860 . , and you are going to almost certain death, or willat least catch a fever, which will be followed by years oflanguor and suffering. I have had the jungle fever, and itis something terrible: even to the tips of my nails I felta heat which I can only call infernal: sometimes an icycoldness would take its place: generally people sink underit: witness M. Lafitte, a young missionary, who a shorttime ago took the same journey ; M. Comte, who died ofexhaustion; and many others. This account was not reassuring, nevertheless I haddetermined on my route: I knew that I should findthere land and fresh-water shells whch I could find no-where else,* and that this tribe of almost unknownsavages would afford me a curious and interesting study;and these considerations were sufiScient to determine meto proceed. I trusted in God, and went on my way,M. Cordiers last words being, May God be with thepoor traveller! * Thence come the beautiful Bulimus Cambogiensis, Ptelin Cambo-giensis, and Ptelin I III. Ill Chap. IX. DIFFICULTIES OF THE JOUENEY. 235 Twelve miles higher up I left the river, and set off onmy land journey at two oclock in the aftemooii, hopingto arrive the same day at Pemptielan, a large village,where lived the mandarin to whom the kings letter wasaddressed. We did not, however, get there till eleventhe next morning, having to pass the night at the foot ofa tree, where we lighted a fire. I waited at once uponthe mandarin, who is governor of the district, and hereceived me very well, in spite of the small value of thepresents I made him, and immediately gave orders forwaggons to be made ready for me. He then presentedme with a quantity of tobacco and betel. His mannerswere, for a Cambodian, gentle and polished; and hequestioned me much as to the war in Cochin-China, aswell as about Europe, how long it took to get there, &c. From the time we left Pemptiel
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