CHAPTEE IX. 



VISIT TO SA'aDANI, THE COPAL FIELD. 



Non cuivis lectori auditorique placebo : 

 Lector et auditor nou milii quisque placet. 



A HEROIC treatment of quinine, l)eginning 

 with 20-grain doses, and ending with two grains, 

 per diem, and a long course of stomachic chiretta 

 — the Kirait which the Goanese drink, flavoured 

 with lime juice, every Sunday before church — 

 induced a convalescence, accompanied by the 

 usual unpleasant sequelae. The S. West or rainy 

 monsoon, which came in like a lion, had im- 

 proved my health, but it detained the Expedition 

 at Zanzibar. We utilized the delay l)v buvins^ 

 outfit, which for economy must be provided 

 before the opening of the trading season ; by 

 making arrangements for an escort, and by 



