We Are The True Ancients, Who Can Tell
Wonderful Things." Two Of Them Now Had Fever In The Continued Form,
And became jaundiced, the whites or conjunctival membrane of their eyes
becoming as yellow as saffron; and a third suffered
From an attack of mania.
He came to his companions one day, and said, "Remain well.
I am called away by the gods!" and set off at the top of his speed.
The young men caught him before he 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 the country, but very few cases of idiocy,
and I believe that continued insanity is rare.
Chapter 21.
Visit a deserted Convent - Favorable Report of Jesuits and their Teaching
- Gradations of native Society - Punishment of Thieves -
Palm-toddy; its baneful Effects - Freemasons - Marriages and Funerals -
Litigation - Mr. Canto's Illness - Bad Behavior of his Slaves -
An Entertainment - Ideas on Free Labor - Loss of American Cotton-seed -
Abundance of Cotton in the country - Sickness of Sekeletu's Horse -
Eclipse of the Sun - Insects which distill Water -
Experiments with them - Proceed to Ambaca - Sickly Season -
Office of Commandant - Punishment of official Delinquents -
Present from Mr. Schut of Loanda - Visit Pungo Andongo -
Its good Pasturage, Grain, Fruit, etc. - The Fort and columnar Rocks -
The Queen of Jinga - Salubrity of Pungo Andongo - Price of a Slave -
A Merchant-prince - His Hospitality - Hear of the Loss of my Papers
in "Forerunner" - Narrow Escape from an Alligator -
Ancient Burial-places - Neglect of Agriculture in Angola -
Manioc the staple Product - Its Cheapness - Sickness -
Friendly Visit from a colored Priest - The Prince of Congo -
No Priests in the Interior of Angola.
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