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FEVER — INSANITY . 
of rabbits to carry to thoir own country. Their land* 
granted by Government, yielded, without much labor, coffee 
ufficicnt for all the necessaries of life. 
On returning to Golungo Alto, I found several of my men 
laid up with fever. One of the reasons for my leaving 
them thoro was that they might recover from the fatigue 
of the journey from Loanda, which had much more effect 
upon their feet than hundreds of miles had on our way west- 
ward. They had always been accustomed to moisture in 
their own well-watered land, and wo certainly had a super- 
abundance of that in Loanda. The roads, howover, from 
Loanda to Golungo Alto were both hard and dry, and they 
suffered severely in consequence ; yet thoy wore composing 
songs to bo sung when they should reach home. The 
Argonauts wore nothing to them ; and thoy remarked very 
impressively to me, “It was well you came with Makololo; 
for no tribo could have done what wo have accomplished 
in coming to tho whito man’s country : wo aro the truo 
ancients, who can tell wonderful things.” Two of them 
now had fovor in tho continued form, and became jaun- 
diced, tho whites or conjunctival membrano of their oyca 
becoming as yellow as saffron ; and a third suffered from 
an attack of mania. Ho came to his companions one day, 
and said, “ Ivcmain well. I am called away by tho gods!” 
and set off at tho top of his speed. The young men caught 
him before ho had gone a mile, and bound him. By gentle 
treatment and watching for a few days he recovered. I 
have observed several instances of this kind in tho country, 
but very few cases of idiocy; and I bolievo that continued 
insanity is rare. 
