CHAPTEE V. 



K I L A U E A. 

 1841. 



When day broke, on the 13th January, all was bustle on the summit 

 of Mauna Loa. Every one was engaged in taking down and packing 

 up the instruments and equipage, loaded with which the native labourers 

 scampered off. Some of them, indeed, unable to bear the cold any 

 longer, and hoping to obtain loads afterwards, withdrew without 

 burdens. 



At nine o'clock, Dr. Judd, myself, and six of the crew of the Vin- 

 cennes, bade adieu to the walled village we had built. The men 

 showed their delight at quitting this barren and desolate spot by three 

 hearty cheers. It was no little gratification to me to be able to take 

 my departure, after having successfully accomplished all the duties 

 assigned to me here, without any serious mishap, except in the case 

 of Longley, although all the party had been more or less sufferers 

 from the mountain-sickness. 



Dr. Judd remarked, in relation to the manner in which the natives 

 were attacked by this disease, that the general symptoms were colic, 

 vomiting, and diarrhoea ; that one or two were affected with spitting 

 of blood, and a few had fever and ague. A yellowness of skin, with 

 headache and giddiness, were experienced by nearly all the party, 

 while several were seized with asthma and rheumatism, and a few 

 had scorbutic symptoms. 



Dr. Judd always found that great hunger was felt, although the 

 ability to eat at meals was wanting. 



A variableness of the pulse during the day, which the least excite- 

 ment would cause to rise, was experienced by all, the variation 

 amounting to from thirtv to fortv beats. 



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