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into the toes or fingers, gradually swells to the size of 

 a pea, and propagates itself, if not removed in time, in 

 o;reat numbers, till at last the limbs which have been 



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attacked putrefy and fall off 



In every region where the sand-fly occurs, many 

 natives are to be seen who have lost a toe, or perhaps 

 all their toes, and have to go about on crutches. It 

 is astonishing how little one notices sand-flies at first, 

 and how quickly, when they have been removed, all 

 traces of the hollows they made in the toes disappear. 

 The " Fundi ya funza" (in English, " Sand-fly doctors") 

 are very clever at removing them almost painlessly 

 by means of little sticks. The sand-fly settles not only 

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

 beasts. 



It appears to me worth investigation whether the 

 parasite, when once spread all over the country, may 

 not have a fatal effect upon the existence of many wild 

 animals. Even my young rhinoceros was attacked by 

 sand-flies, and it required no little patience to keep it 

 free from the dangerous parasites during its siesta. 



Since the year 1896 the sand-fly has extended its 

 operations with alarming rapidity, and it is now to be 

 found everywhere on the East Coast, and not seldom 

 in the interior. Camping-places, where my caravan 

 stayed for any length of time, often became infested 

 to such an extent that I had to quit them on this 

 account. 



I continually hear the opinion expressed that Europeans 

 can protect themselves against sand-flies by wearing 



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