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WANDERINGS IN 



Third towii ; where, liRving put in the necessary articles for 



JoUKNEV. 



SaiishTa^ the expedition, not forgetting a couple of large shark- 

 f"^" hooks, with chains attached to them, and a coil of strong 



To cue j-^sse"" 



quibo. j^Q^y rope, I hoisted a little sail, which I had got made on 

 purpose, and at six o'clock in the morning shaped our 

 course for the river Essequibo. I had put a pair of shoes 

 on to prevent the tar at the bottom of the canoe from 

 sticking to my feet. The sun was flaming hot, and from 

 eleven o'clock till two beat perpendicularly upon the top 

 of my feet, betwixt the shoes and the trowsers. Not 

 feeling it disagreeable, or being in the least aware of 

 painful consequences, as I had been barefoot for months^ 

 I neglected to put on a pair of short stockings which I 

 had with me. I did not reflect, that sitting still in one 

 place, with your feet exposed to the sun, was very 

 diff'erent from being exposed to the sun while in motion. 



We went ashore, in the Essequibo, about three o'clock 

 in the afternoon, to choose a place for the night's resi- 

 dence, to collect fire-wood, and to set the fish-hooks. It 

 was then that I first began to find my legs very painful : 

 they soon became much inflamed, and red, and blistered ; 

 and it required considerable caution not to burst the 

 blisters, otherwise sores would have ensued. I immedi- 

 ately got into the hammock, and there passed a painful 

 and sleepless night, and for two days after, I was disabled 

 from walking. 



" About midnight, as I was lying awake, and in great 



Suffers 

 much pain 

 in the feet 

 from exces- 

 sive heat. 



