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Ehtsane, Mohorisi, and I, who alone were mounted, wore 
often caught; and, as there is no stopping the oxen when 
they have the prospect of giving the rider a tumble, wo 
came frequently to the ground. In addition to theso mis- 
haps, Sinbad went off at a plunging gallop, the bridle 
broke, and I came down backward on the crown of my 
head. He gave mo a kick on the thigh at tho same timo. 
I felt none tho worse for this rough treatment, but would 
not recommend it to others as a palliative in cases of fever. 
This last attack of fever was so obstinate that it reduced 
roe almost to a skeleton. Tho blanket which I used as 
B 8a ddle on tho back of tho ox, being frequently wet, 
remained so beneath me oven in the hot sun, and, aided by 
the heat of tho ox, caused extensive abrasion of tho skin, 
which was continually healing and getting sore again. To 
this inconvenience was now added tho chafing of my pro- 
jecting bones on tho hard bed. 
On Friday wo camo to a village of civil people on tho 
hanks of the Loajima itself, and wo were wet all day in 
consequence of crossing it. The bridges over it, and 
another stream which we crossed at mid-day, were sub 
merged, as wo have hitherto invariably’ found, by a flood 
°f perfectly’-clear water. At the second ford we were mot 
b 7 a hostilo party, who refused us farther passage. 1 
ordered my’ men to proceed in the same direction wo had 
been pursuing, but our enemies spread themselves out in 
front of us with loud cries. Our numbers wore about 
e flual to theirs this time, so I moved on at tho head of my 
men. Some ran off to other villages, or back to their own 
village, on pretence of getting ammunition; others called 
out that all traders came to them, and that wo must do 
the same. As those peojdo had plenty of iron-headed 
arrows and some guns, when wo camo to the edge of 
the forest I ordered my men to put the luggage in our 
centre, and, if our enemies did not firo, to cut down 
some young trees and make a screen as quickly’ as possible, 
but do nothing to them except in case of actual attack. 1 
