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CHAP, is much recommended in all difeafes, particularly in 



■f:-- fevers. 



We now fet out from Paramaribo for Sporkefgift, in a 

 tent-boat or barge, rowed by eight of the beft negroes 

 belonging to Mr. Macneyl's eftate ; every body, as I have 

 already mentioned, travelling by water in this colony. 



Thefe barges I cannot better defcribe than by com- 

 paring them with thofe that accompany what is ufually 

 ftyled the Lord Mayor's Show on the river Thames. They 

 are, however, fomewhat lefs, though fome are very little 

 inferior in magnificence, and are often decorated with 

 gilded flags, filled with muficians, and abound in every 

 convenience. They are fometimes rowed by ten and 

 even by twelve oars, and being lightly built, fweep along 

 with aftonifhing celerity. The rowers never flop, from 

 the moment they fet out till the company is landed at the 

 place of deftination ; but continue, the tide ferving or 

 not, to tug night and day, fometimes for twenty- four 

 hours together, finging a chorus all the time to keep up 

 their fpirits. When their labour is over, their naked 

 bodies ftill dripping with fweat, like poft-horfes, they 

 headlong, one and all, plunge into the river to refrefh 

 themfelves : — 



" The wanton courfer thus, with reins unbound, 

 « Breaks from his ftall, and beats the trembling ground; 

 " Pamper'd and proud, hq feeks the wonted tides, 

 « And laves in height of blood his (hining fides." 



