THE DISEASES OF THE CKEW. ^47 



ground, because every violent motion of the body 

 gave him a pain in the left side. 



During the N.E. monsoon, to the south of the 

 Cape Verd islands, some sailors were affected with 

 constant sickness at the stomach, and retchings. 

 Emetics were of no avail ; but purgatives put an 

 end to the sickness. One of these patients had 

 vomitings for seven days, so that I was often 

 obliged to allay the vomiting by medicines. 



In the English channel, many were affected 

 with hoarseness, without coughs, others with 

 diarrhoea j 



In conclusion, I will only add, that during the 

 three years of the voyage, 



1. No contagious disorder prevailed; 



2. That we never needed fumigations with 

 nitric acid, because the crew were always in the 

 upper airy hold ; and, 



3. That we never had any sign of scurvy; the 

 honour of which is due to the planners and to the 

 conductor of this expedition. 



