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Fevers, and other difeafes ufual in our 

 country, are likewife not unfrequent here. 

 But thofe- who have had an opportunity of 

 being better acquainted with the fick in this 

 town, are better able to defcribe their diftem- 

 pers. It is faid that a confumption is in this 

 country cured by a glue of affes (kin, called 

 Okeeao. This glue has a very bad tafte, and 

 you either take a piece of it into your mouth, 

 or diffolve it in tea. 



Wounds and fores are the Worft diforders 

 here. Poor people who are plagued with 

 them, mull not only fuffer the greateft pains 

 during the great heats, for want of furgeons ; 

 but rauft likewife carry their difgrace about 

 them ; and only cover themfelves with mats, 

 when they are obliged to go about the (beets. 



Wood is feldom or never made ufe of, 

 but coals fupply its place ; and their confump- 

 tion is fo much the greater. There is no oc- 

 cafion for a fire in the rooms, except in 

 the mod rigorous cold, or on account of fick 

 people. On this occafion the room is warmed 

 by means of a little Hove, which is fet in the 

 middle of the room. Thefe little ffoves are 



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