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convey two o£ the bucks and some of 

 the men across the lake to the sandy- 

 plain near the sea, where antelope 

 abounded. The antelopes and their 

 owners were accordingly shipped next 

 morning, and we made our way across 

 the lake. I noticed that with the bucks 

 was brought on board a supply of the 

 flower buds of the white Asclepias 

 gigantea, which have very stimulating 

 properties, and are sometimes given in 

 attacks of cholera. The bucks from 

 time to time had a handful of the buds 

 given them, which they ate greedily. 

 The gipsies also brought with them a 

 quantity of very tough but fine cord, 

 intended for the fighting harness of the 

 antelopes. 



The approach from the lake to the 



