| William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 328 Seiten
...came 2 from from an oven. , Their eyes were dini, their lips cracked, their knees tottering, their throats perfectly dry, and no relief was found from...drinking an immoderate quantity of water. The people advifed Mr. Bruce to dip a fponge in vinegar and water, and hold it before his mouth and nofe, and... | |
| James Bruce, Samuel Shaw - 1814 - 408 Seiten
...likewife as if it came from an oven. Their eyes were dim, their lips cracked, their knees tottering, their throats perfectly dry, and no relief was found from...drinking an immoderate quantity of water. The people advifed Mr- Bruce to dip a fponge in vinegar and water, and hold it before his mouth and nofe, and... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1802 - 346 Seiten
...if it came from an oven. Their eyes were dim, and their lips cracked, their knees tottering, their throats perfectly dry, and no relief was found from...an immoderate quantity of water. The people advised Mr. Bruce to dip a sponge in vinegar and water, and hold it to his nose, and this greatly relieved... | |
| Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 588 Seiten
...to sleep. On the 13th of October, when at Chendi, to use his own words, " the poisonous simoom blew as if it came from an oven ; our eyes were dim, our...people advised me to dip a sponge in vinegar and water, holding it before my mouth and nose, and this greatly relieved me." Mr. Bruce does not say from what... | |
| 1815 - 500 Seiten
...very much wished to see me. She that day sent us plenty of provisions from her own table. On the 13th, it was so excessively hot, that it was impossible...tottering, our throats perfectly dry, and no relief wag found from drinking an immoderate quantitj of water. The people advised me to dip a sponge in vinegar... | |
| Catherine Hutton - 1819 - 490 Seiten
...if it came from an oven. Our eyes were dim, our lips cracked, our knees tottered, our throats were perfectly dry, and no relief was found from drinking...water, and hold it before my mouth and nose, and this relieved me greatly. In the evening I went to Sittina. On entering the house, a black female slave... | |
| Catherine Hutton - 1819 - 488 Seiten
...supplied with provisions, sent me by Sittina from her own table. The next day the poisonous simoom blew as if it came from an oven. Our eyes were dim, our lips cracked, our knees tottered, our throats were perfectly dry, and no relief was found from drinking an immoderate quantity... | |
| Edward Polehampton - 1821 - 592 Seiten
...to sleep. On the 1 3th of October, when at Chendi, to use his own words, " the poisonous simoom blew as if it came from an oven ; our eyes were dim, our...people advised me to dip a sponge in vinegar and water, holding it before my mouth and nose, and this greatly relieved me." Mr. Bruce does not say from what... | |
| Sir Francis Bond Head - 1830 - 560 Seiten
...from an oven. Our eyes were dim, our lips cracked, our knees tottering, our throats perfectly drv, and no relief was found from drinking an immoderate...advised me to dip a sponge in vinegar and water, and bold it before my mouth and nose, and this greatly relieved me. In the evening I went to Sittina. Upon... | |
| Sir Francis Bond Head - 1830 - 582 Seiten
...was so excessively hot that it was impossible to suffer the burning sun. The poisonous simoom blew as if it came from an oven. Our eyes were dim, our...cracked, our knees tottering, our throats perfectly drv, and no relief was found from drinking an Chap. XVI.] INTERVIEW WITH SITTINA. 461 immoderate quantity... | |
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