Chap. XXXII. 
VALUE OF QUININE. 
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judice against quininej our slieet-anclior in the complaint. This 
is rather a professional subject, but I introduce it here, in order 
to protest against the prejudice as almost entirely unfounded. 
Quinine is invaluable in fever, and never produces any un¬ 
pleasant effects in any stage of the disease, if exhibited in com¬ 
bination with an aperient. The captain was saved by it, without 
his knowledge, and I was thankful that the mode of treatment 
so efficacious among natives, promised so fair among Europeans. 
After waiting about six weeks at this unhealthy spot, in 
which, however, by the kind attentions of Colonel J^unes and 
his nephew, I partially recovered from my tertian, H. M. brig 
“ Frolic arrived off Kilimane. As the village is twelve miles 
from the bar, and the weather was rough, she was at anchor ten 
days before we knew of her presence, about seven miles from the 
entrance to the port. She brought abundant supplies for all my 
need; and 150^. to pay my passage home, from my kind friend 
Mr. Thompson, the Society’s agent at the Cape. The Admiral 
at the Cape kindly sent an offer of a passage to the Mau¬ 
ritius, which I thankfully accepted. Sekwebu and one atten¬ 
dant alone remained with me now. He was very intelligent, 
and had been of the greatest service to me; indeed, but for 
his good sense, tact, and command of the language of the tribes 
through which we passed, I believe we should scarcely have 
succeeded in reaching the coast. I naturally felt grateful to 
him; and as his cliief wished all my companions to go to England 
with me, and would probably be disappointed if none went, I 
thought it would be beneficial for him to see the effects of civil¬ 
ization, and report them to his countrymen; I wished also to 
make some return for his very important services. Others had 
petitioned to come, but I explained the danger of a change of 
climate and food, and with difficulty restrained them. The only 
one who now remained begged so hard to come on board ship, 
that I greatly regretted, that the expense prevented my acceding 
to his wish to visit England. I said to hun, You will die if you 
go to such a cold country as mine.” That is nothing,” he 
reiterated; “ let me die at your feet.” 
When we parted from our friends at Kilimane, the sea on the 
bar was frightful even to the seamen. This was the first time 
Sekwebu had seen the sea. Captain Peyton had sent tw^o boats 
