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the wind, felt a fuddea fuloefs in' my head accompanied by giddinefs ; 

 and fearing apoplexy, I threw myfelf onthe grdund with precipitation. 

 Alter a fhort time the gaping for breaih became lefs frequent^ the ac- 

 tion of the heavl was lefs violent, and I quitted the turf ;. but although 

 I walked as leifurely as poflible,. I. was twice again attached, with the 

 fame fymptoms, and thought it mo ft prudent to > defift ascending any 

 higher,; Th$ imperils necellHy for flopping to, breathe at every four or 

 five fteps.was-onlyfelt whilil ascending ; w ben the impetuous a&ion of 

 the heart was reduced. by remaining, qui-et in one- place; .no difficulty in 

 breathing : was. perceived, nor. was it felt-in defending, even in a 

 run where this was practicable ;. but feveral times at our encampment, 

 when aboqt to, full a flee p.,. I have been, interrupted, by the famefenfa- 

 tion. Although not particularly aware of any remarkable degree of heat 

 or of cold, yet I found my hands^neck and face very red, and the ikin 

 fore, and blood had burft from my lips : a circurnftarice which I do 

 ^ot recollecl; to, have happened to me before* 



2yth.-^ Hearing nothing from the A^/ people, a mefTenger was dif- 



patched to learn the caufe of their not coming,,. He, went off about ten 



in the morning, and faid that he found all the inhabitants fad a flee p 



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from the effetts of intoxication. Men, . women and children were 



lying in one promifcuous heap upon the floor — with difficulty he a^voke 

 two people, who Hated that Arjun would be with us in the evening, 

 and that we fhould affuredly march the following morning. They 

 had killed feveral goats, and burnt the entrails, and fome otherparts on 

 an altar, but had fe a Med on the remainder. When a perfon dies, it fc 

 cuftomary to invite all the relations and friends of the deceafed to a 

 fupper and dance.' Themight is fpcht in feafting and drinking at the 

 expenceoFthe property of the deceakdj and not unfrequently, the re- 

 velry is attended with bloodflied, as -was the cafe, laft night, three per- 

 fdns having 1 been wounded with fwbfrta 



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