33^ TRAVELS IN 
fo great as to take from them all defire of 
eating. 
It was fortunate for me, under fuch clrcum- 
flances, that I had arrived at a place where 
I had nothing to fear from the Bofhmen. 
This fecurity, added to the excellence of the 
pafture, determined me to remain for a while 
where I was. Befides, our halt, while it al- 
lowed the cattle time to recover, would alfo 
afford reft to our wounded Kaminouqua, who 
had in reality equal need of it. 
His arm had fwelled to fuch a degree, that 
it was neceiTary to place it in a larger piece of 
bark. All the part about the elbow had fup- 
purated, and fplinters v/ere working out of it, 
which his furgeons extraded without pity, 
though the operation drew from him the moft 
lamentable cries. They continued to apply 
cataplafms to his wound, compofed of chewed 
leaves and mutton fuet. He had the moft 
fanguine hopes from this remedy ; and I alfo, 
ignorant as I was, had fome confidence in it, 
becaufe his wounds, except the fwelling, looked 
well, and he felt eafy every time they were 
cooled by the application of a frefh dreffing. 
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