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this was continued till eight sheep had been killed 

 and applied, and the inflammation subsided. 



From the house of Doctor Fasnet we went to 

 the cura. The change which two weeks had made 

 in his appearance was appalling. Naturally thin, 

 his agonizing pains had frightfully reduced him, and 

 as he lay extended on a cot with a sheet over him, 

 he seemed more dead than living. He was barely 

 able, by the feeble pressure of his shrunken hand, to 

 show that he appreciated our visit, and to say that 

 he had never expected to see us again ; but the 

 happy faces of those around him spoke more than 

 words. It was actually rejoicing as over one 

 snatched from the grave. 



The next morning we visited him again. His 

 sunken eye lighted up as he inquired about our ex- 

 cavations at Uxmal, and a smile played upon his 

 lips as he alluded to the superstition of the Indians 

 about digging up the bones in San Francisco. Our 

 visit seemed to give him so much satisfaction, that, 

 though we could not talk with him, we remained 

 at the house nearly all day, and the next day we 

 returned to Nohcacab on horseback. Our visit to 

 Ticul had recruited us greatly, and we found Mr. 

 Catherwood equally improved. A few days' rest 

 had done wonders for us all, and we determined 

 immediately to resume our occupations. 



On leaving Uxmal we had directed our steps to- 

 ward Nohcacab, not from any attractions in the 

 place itself, but on account of the ruins which 



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