1844.] 1838 and 1839, by Hajee Abduu Nubee, of Kabul. 815 



his uncle Husein Khan and the other for Meer Maudarof Kalwa. Dur- 

 ing this time, as the plague increased, to prevent accidents, I sent all 

 my manuscripts to Hajee Haroon at Gwadar, directing him in case of 

 my death, to forward them to the Honorable the Governor of Bombay. 

 22d August. — Left Keen and proceeded to Turbat, where I heard of 

 Turbat. the arrival of the army at Shawl, and of Lieut. A. Burnes' 

 visit to Kalat. Here I staid 5 days in the house of Rais Moosa. Before 

 quitting the subject of Keen, I must not forget to mention the following 

 national verse: — 



Gib, Kasarkund and Bug. 



Sarbaz with its garden and fruits, 



Parad with its beautiful girls, 



Are not worth one of the poplars of Keen. 



28th August. — Left Turbat and proceeded 8 kos to Bazaph over a 

 level road, supplied with water, in a S.S.E. direction. 



29th August — Proceeded 10 kos, having passed the joining of two 



Dadee. roads, and the river Nelak to Dadee, situated on a rivulet 

 with date trees and water in wells, and consisting of 4 huts of 

 Baloochees, who had not escaped the influence of the plague, which 

 generally carried off its victim within the 12 hours. I calculated that 

 while the plague lasted, 1,500 people died of it. The natives in 

 their ignorance, supposed the disease to arise from a worm in the liver, 

 for which they administered large bowls of lime water and saltpetre, 

 and used bathing in cold water in the open air ; the weather being 

 dreadfully hot. 



I consider that women died more than men, and very young chil- 

 dren in proportion. 



There was one very strong man, a grave-digger by profession, who 



Grave-digger, went about joking during the plague, and defying it 

 aloud. I saw him on the day of his last exhibition ; the next day after 

 a few hours vomiting, he required in turn the office to be performed 

 for him that he often had so blithely performed for others. Having 

 spent the day at Dadee, started in the evening and proceeded 8 kos, 

 sometimes in a S.W. and others in a S.S.W. direction. 



SOth August. — Proceeded over a tolerable road without water 3 kos 



Talar. g.W. to Shereenjae, and thence S.E. 4 kos to Talar. The 

 road from Kech to this is a gun road, but Talar itself has a narrow 



