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there being no light, I could not readily find 

 any proper medicine. A bottle nearly full 

 of maderia being on the table,, I laid hold of 

 it, and drank the whole, and then commenced 

 running up and down the verandah, which in 

 a very short time threw me into a violent 

 perspiration; I continued running until quite 

 exhausted. 



I felt a considerable dull pain all up the leg 

 and thigh in which I was bitten, which fixed 

 in the groin, with a slight giddiness, and a 

 strong inclination to sleep. My servants 

 called in people that w r ere supposed to possess 

 the power of charming, and to please the ser- 

 vants, I allowed them to remain and say what 

 prayers they liked, but forbad their touching 

 me. On inquiry, I was vexed to find that 

 they had not killed the snake. They had an 

 opportunity, and alleged as an excuse for not 

 having done it, that if they had, there would 

 have been no hopes of my recovery The 

 pain after some hours went gradually off, and 

 I fell into a sound sleep, from which I awoke 

 quite well. 



