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look. On giving him a glass of brandy, 
he arose, and went to his own birth as 
before. All the time I was on board, the 
poor fellow expressed the greatest grati ¬ 
tude to me, and thankfulness to God for 
thus being providentially rescued from 
the grasp of death. It is almost need¬ 
less to remark, that in this inclement 
region, swimming is of little or no use 
to any person who may chance to fall 
overboard, as his muscular motion is al¬ 
most instantaneously obstructed by the 
intensity of the cold. 
Colds and cpughs are the disorders 
most prevalent among sailors in this 
country. Sometimes the scurvy breaks 
out amongst them, but I never saw any 
symptoms of it. Fractures, dislocations, 
sprains, bruises, cuts, and frost-biting, 
give the surgeons a good deal of trouble. 
A certain complaint, either contracted in 
England, or the Orkney, or Shetland 
I^les, is very common, 
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