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elicited, so great was the implicit faith in a white 
man’s “ healing-magic.” But now, somewhat nettled 
at the calm way in which I was ordered about, I inti¬ 
mated that all who wished for medicine or medical 
advice must come for it in person, and wait my plea¬ 
sure to be attended to. In no wise rebuffed, the 
subjects of Mandara thronged the precincts of my 
tent, and would have overrun everything and sullied 
all the clean appurtenances of my little habitation, 
had I not formed a stout barrier of bales and boxes, 
and set a strong guard to keep order among the 
rabble. Then one by one I saw the sick, the maimed, 
the hopelessly diseased, and, in a few hours, had made 
more saddening acquaintance with the ills that flesh is 
heir to—even in a pristine, savage state—than had 
been afforded to me under any previous circumstances 
of my wandering career. The whole of that evening 
I patiently inquired into each complaint, and, to 
the best of my poor ability, administered medical 
relief. 
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