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but the natives observing he found it difficult to vsrite 

 with one of their hair pencils, they procured a black 

 lead pencil for him. The master of a junk arriving 

 from Hakodadi brought him three Californian apples, 

 three sheets of foreign note-paper, and a pocket- 

 knife. 



At Noshiro he was lodged in the best house; 

 even a room was set apart for his dog, with an 

 attendant to wait upon the animal, with orders to feed 

 the dog as his master directed. Whilst here, a severe 

 cold and spitting of blood again laid Captain Graham 

 prostrate ; every possible remedy was procured, and 

 impossible ones invented and tried. The officials sent 

 miles for chickens and fresh eggs, and when potatoes 

 were obtained they were served as a delicacy. A 

 comb and a looking-glass were found for him. One 

 day the officers came to him in great glee : they had 

 found a European neck-comforter. His legs had 

 swollen considerably, and on this abating they became 

 exceedingly thin and weak, seeing which, the natives 

 made boots out of oiled paper lined with wadded 

 silk. Here should be mentioned that seven bodies, 

 part of the crew of the ill-fated Eliza Carry, had been 

 found by the Japanese washed up on the beach, 

 who buried them most decently near Noshiro. When 



