THIRTY-I-IVE YEARS IN THE EAST. 4I 



■Ttve pursued our journey to Hyderabad, with a camel 



caravan. At that town I stayed for a few days, and made 



the acquaintance of a Persian Emir, who gave me some 



letters of introduction to one of the most respectable houses 



at Heirpore, which I had to pass on my journey from 



Hyderabad to Moultan. At the former place I hired two 



camels. The road was always at a distance from the river, 



and we were therefore frequently obliged to drink stagnant 



and stinking water, and on account of the heat ; at this time 



being the month of February, v/e travelled by night only, 



and rest during the day. In consequence of this, I was 



tormented with costiveness, an internal burning, and an 



excessive longing for acid drinks. I accordingly prepared 



some tamarind whey, but it operated on me like poison ; 



for after much vomiting, I discharged a quantity of blood, 



and fainted away, falling down beneath a tree in the forest, 



in which state I was found by the people, who had been for 



a long time in search of me. They brought me to the camp, 



where the camels stood ready for our departure, as this 



happened only a short time before sun-set. My tongue was 



parched, and I felt an acute pain in my right side, which 



led me to believe that I had an inflammation of the liver ■ 



-besides which, I had become very weak, in consequence of 



the loss of blood, so that I was unable to walk without 



assistance. 



1 desired my camel-driver to procure some leeches, but 

 he could only console me with the hope of getting them on 

 the following morning, at Heirpore. As I was quite exhaust- 

 ed, and unable to mount the camel without assistance, I 

 ordered my servant to place himself behind me on the 

 animal to prevent my falling off. But as he was soon asleep, 

 and the slightest accident would have caused us both to fall, 

 I ordered him to mount his own camel, and to bind me 

 safely on mine, where I passed a sleepless night, being 

 unable to articulate a word without having previously 

 moistened my tongue with water, which I had always 

 near me. At break of day, on our arrival at Heirpore, 

 I was conducted tQ the house to which I had my letter 



