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used mosquito nets over beds in langaiabi, and here again. We also 
learned that the electric lights or rather generator, goes off towaixi 
midnight until the following eveningi the hotels up country as this 
one at Nia-Nia is, have limited power plants, I forgot to say that 
the "rooms" are in a separate bldg, a row of about six little apts,- 
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quite complete set up but yet primitive, furniture of such heavy wood 
that you can scarcely move it. there were twi bldgs, of apts,, 6 each, 
and the main bldg, where we ate of massive stuccoed stone work,- 
what I would call old Spanish type. Everything according to Congo 
standai^ 2nd or possibly 3rd class. Bed linens were clean and 
spotless in about all places! table linens too. Th^ are great on 
clean laundry; napkins usually large, pure white, and at times stiff 
as a board. 
Next morning, headed for (27th) Paulis our principal objective 
on this hop. Knowing what I know now, bet. better hotels make one 
long haul instead of break at half way to gain time for some 
collecting. Do this by radiating out on one or more days from the better 
place. Paulis is typical of most of the "larger" places (I have 
difficulty getting population figures), wide, dirt streets, massive 
