From Naples to Entebbe. 



disastrous results upon races undeveloped and unprepared for its 

 reception. 



The voyage was most prosperous, with calm sea and fine 

 weather which changed onlv toward the end. Professor Koch 

 was among the passengers, and the monotony of the voyage was 

 thus pleasantly broken for the Duke and his companions by talk 

 al)out Equatorial Africa, whither Koch was returning to proceed 

 with his studies on the sleeping sickness, that gliastlv scourge 

 whicli has in a few years nearly depopulated vast districts 

 around the great lakes. 



The last days of the jovu-ney were clouded l)v the illness 

 of Lieutenant Winspeare. High fever developed and it soon 

 became manifest tliat it would be impossi])le for him to 



NATIVES GOING TO MARKET, KISUMU. 



accompany the expedition across the unhealthy region between 

 the coast and the mountains, which is often fatal even to those 

 who undertake the journey in a perfect condition of health. 



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