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comes in its way ; by getting alfo into the vidluals and 

 drink of every kind, it renders them extremely loathfome, 

 for it leaves the moft naufeous fmell, worfe indeed than 

 that of a bug. As moft Weft-India veftels (efpecially 

 thofe loaded with fugar) bring them home in great quan- 

 tities, I lhall fay nothing more concerning them, only 

 that they are feldom feen to fly, but creep very faft; and 

 that the beft, and I think the only way to keep the boxes 

 free from them is, to place them on four empty wine 

 bottles kept free from duft, which, by their fmoothnefs, 

 prevent the infedls afcending to get through the key- 

 holes, or even the fmalleft openings in the bottoms ; but 

 this precaution had been neglected by my good friend 

 Colonel Fourgeoud. I found, however, linen fufficient 

 for prefent ufe, and by the induftry of Joanna I was 

 foon provided with a new ftock. None can conceive the 

 comfort I felt in being properly dreffed and fliifted ; my 

 mental faculties were recruiting apace, and I felt with 

 gratitude the bleffing of a ftrong conftitution ; but poor 

 Macdonald was ftill ill at Mr. Kennedy's, who had hu- 

 manely afforded him an afylum on his return from 

 Devil's Harwar. 



Having now time, I inquired concerning Fovder's con- 

 du6l ; when, to my infinite furprize, I was informed that 

 he had indeed got drunk, as was reported to me, by 

 which he had fallen amongft the bottles and cut his face, 

 but that he never had attempted the fmalleft rudenefs : 

 fo much indeed was his conduit the reverfe of what 



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