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. having been beaten about the whole day, it was 
as warm as lie ; and, as it had contraded too 
the tafte and fmell of the fkins in which it was 
confined, it feemed calculated to ad rather 
as an emetic than to refrefh us and allay our 
thirft. 
Fortunately I had faved a few jars of wine 
and beer, which, having become four by the 
agitation and heat, formed excellent vinegar. 
I poured a few fpoonfuls of it among the water 
w^hich we had to drink; and its acidity, by cor- 
reding the difagreeable tafte, rendered it a more 
healthful beverage. 
During the night, we obferved fires towards 
the fouth-wefl. As they feemed to announce 
fome of thofe hordes of whom the Houzouanas 
had fpoken, I gave orders, when we fet out 
next morning, to proceed towards them. 
This day's journey could not fail of being 
extremely fatiguing to animals which had not 
tafted drink for twenty- four hours ; but to me 
it was more fo than it needed to have been, be- 
caufe, having left the caravan, in company 
with Klaas, to purfue fome pale-yellow- co- 
loured zebras we had perceived in the plain, 
we loft ourfelves for a time, and wandered over 
a great 
