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him, and be carried into camp as soon as 

 possible. Before I started he adminis- 

 tered some cooling lotion, and with his 

 own hands cut off all my fine thick hair, 

 of which I had been justly proud. He 

 was only just in time, for I afterwards 

 found out that if this malignant fever had 

 not been checked at once, and had he not 

 seen me when he did, his opinion was 

 that no human skill could have availed 

 me. He rode his pony alongside my 

 doolie all that day and night, frequently 

 administering sedatives and applying cool 

 bandages to rny burning head ; no brother 

 could have been kinder, or have shown 

 more devotion than he did to me, and the 

 recollection of his medical knowledge, and 

 great, disinterested attention, fills my 

 heart even now with gratitude to him, for, 

 under God's blessing, he saved my life. 



