With MLishlight and Killc 



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into the toes or fingers, gratkialK- swells to the size of 

 a pea, and jjropagates itself it not I'eniox-ed in time, in 

 "Teat niinihers. till at last the liinhs which ha\e been 

 attaeketl putref}- and fill olf 



In everv region where the; sand-tly oecm's. many 

 natives are to be sc:en who have lost a toe, or perhaps 

 all their toes, and ha\c: to go about (Ml crutches. It 

 is astonishing how little one; notices sand-llies at hrst, 

 and how ([uickly, when they ha\-e been remov(;d. all 

 traces of the hollows they made; in the toes disappear. 

 The " l""undi \a fiinxa" (in l^nglish, " Sand-lly doctors ") 

 are verv i-k;\ er at remoxing them almost painlessly 

 b\ means ol' little sticks. The sand-(ly s(;ttles not only 

 on human beings, but also on monkeys, dogs, and other 

 beasts. 



It appears to me worth inxesligation wlu;th(,;r the 

 pai'asite, wlu'U once; spread all (wer the country, may 

 not ha\ '.' a fatal etiect upon the existence ol man\' wild 

 animals. b\eMi mv young rhinoceros was attacked by 

 sand-llies, ami it re(]uired no little patience to keep it 

 tree (rom the dangerous parasites during its siesta. 



Since the \ear i Sc)() the sand-ll\- h.is extended its 

 operations with al.u'ming rapidit\', and it is now to be 

 tound e\'er\where on the b,ast Coast, aiul not seklom 

 in the interior. Cainping-[)f u-es. where' \uv cara\an 

 staye'el le)r any length e)t time-, e)lte'n became intesteel 

 te) such an extenit that 1 hael te) e[uit the'in cmi this 

 account. 



1 ce)ntinu.dly hear the' e)pinieMi exi)re'sse'el that luireipe'ans 

 can protect themsehe's against sand-llies by we;aring 



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