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reached Wurno, the residence of 'Aliyu. Here we 
were lodged in our old quarters, where, however, 
the frail building of the hut had disappeared, and 
nothing remained but the clay house. I was received 
by the court of the emir El Miimenm also with 
great kindness, and, curious as it may appear to Eu- 
ropeans, my hostile relation with the Fulbe of Hamda- 
Allahi seemed only to have increased my esteem in the 
eyes of these peoj)le. 'Aliyu had even heard of the un- 
generous conduct of the Sheikh el Bakdy's younger 
brother towards me ; and while he greatly praised 
the straightforward behaviour of the former he did 
not fail to reproach Sidi Alawate with meanness. 
He treated me very hospitably, although I was not 
able to enjoy greatly the more luxurious kind of food 
which was here offered to me, for luxurious it seemed 
after my poor diet in the famished and distracted 
region near the Niger. It was only by the strictest 
diet, especially by keeping to sour milk, together with 
repose, that I succeeded, after a great deal of suffering, 
in keeping under the disease. However, my recovery 
in the beginning was only temporary, and on the 1 3th 
of the following month dysentery broke out with con- 
siderable violence, and caused me a total loss of 
strength ; but, after a severe crisis, it was overcome 
by the use of Dover's powders, although even then a 
simple diet was the most effectual remedy, my food 
consisting of nothing but pounded rice, mixed with 
curdled milk, and the seeds of the Mimosa Nilotica, 
At length, on the 22nd of September, I was again 
