96 M. Auguste de St Hilaire’s Account of a Case of 
it, I asked for tepid water. I perceived, that, as often as I 
swallowed it, the mist which covered my eyes was dissipated for 
a few moments ; and I fell to drinking it at long draughts, and 
almost without interruption. 1 continually called for an emetic 
from my young Frenchman ; but as he was confounded by all 
that was passing around him, he was utterly unable to find one. 
He was searching in the cart ; I was sitting beneath, and conse- 
quently could not see him ; however, it seemed to me as if he 
were under my eyes, and I reproaching him for his delay. This 
is the only error into which I fell, during the continuance of this 
cruel agony. 
During these transactions the hunter rose up without my per- 
ceiving it ; but presently my ears were struck with the frightful 
cries which he uttered. At this moment I found myself a little 
better ; and none of the motions of this man escaped me. He 
tore his clothes with fury, threw them away from him, seized a 
gun, and fired it off. The gun was wrenched from his hands, 
and he then ran off into the country, calling the Virgin to his 
assistance, and crying out loudly, that all was on fire around 
him ; that we were both abandoned, and that the trunks and 
cart would be suffered to be burnt. A Guarani workman, who 
formed part of my suit, having in vain attempted to keep him, 
was seized with terror, and took flight. 
Until now I had not ceased to be carefully attended to by the 
soldier who partook, along with myself and the hunter, of the 
honey which had proved so baneful to us ; but he had now be- 
gun to be very unwell himself. However, as he vomited very 
readily, and was of a robust habit of body, he very soon recruit- 
ed his strength, which he did not, however, entirely recover. 
I have since found, that, while he was attending to me, he pre- 
sented a frightful appearance, and w T as extremely pale. “ I go,” 
said he, all of a sudden, cc to give notice of what is passing to 
the guard of Guaray.” He mounted his horse, and galloped off 
into the country, but presently the young Frenchman saw him 
fall off ; he got up again ; galloped off a second time, fell again ; 
and, some hours after, my people found him sound asleep in the 
place where he had fallen. 
I then found myself, still almost in a dying state, left in com- 
pany with a Botocudo Indian, who at best could render me no 
