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around to get some assistance for myself : this I soon found in my old ac- 
quaintance, Stöckle, the honest Wurteiuberger. In addition, a few days 
later, 1 engaged a small sprightly lad who gave me to understand he be- 
longed to Halle whence with his parents and two brothers he had come 
to Demerara before 11 s : the poor people had previously worked on a 
coffee estate, from which however yellow fever had driven them to the 
city to earn their livelihood. The few days still remaining before taking 
our departure, I spent in teaching both my subservient geniuses Stöckle 
and Florenz something about skinning birds and mammals, as well as 
preparing other objects. 
-75. Although the wages of these two very considerably reduced my 
fixed salary, Avliich owing to my sickness, had already become a minus 
quantity, I could have barely carried out half my instructions without 
their assistance. As already mentioned Dr. Eehlin took the place of 
Walton the artist who had become home-sick, while Mr. Superintendent 
King who was in charge of the Barirna and Waini Rivers District, re- 
ceived orders from the Governor to join us so that through his media- 
tion mv brother should be rendered every possible assistance on the part 
of the Indians. 
