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The New York herald., 1864-10-16
ForeiCn rheatricals.


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from tho Liverpool lines Oct. IL
The high reputation this gifted artb achieved among
the critical class OF the London public had
the for the brilliant reception accorded her here
last Monday evening, when the Theatre Royal
petey nlled by fashionable ard most enthusiastic
dence whose endorsement OF the metropolitan verdict
was unanimous Seldom, II ever. has such ovation
been offered any d,tiste aud Justly
bestowed. 10 the adv ntages with which nature
endowed her is u trace the evdeace of study
and that refining niLencc which cultivation alone
,mUar and hen give TO her their jecu
en.rm The p'av OF Leah has been 80 far, the only
In which Miss Fa'e.nan has appeared In Eng
land, and its great success us con
;uuanee the bills during she whole Of
her present 100 brief engagement slight
hoarsebess affected her voice on Wednesday evening,
this m ledlment failed 10 the elecrifyng
the ce cbated curse which given with that
earnest utens ~ which has rendered IL Justly famous
marvellous effort Of dramatic skill. The Leah OF
Miss Patemsn VIII live In the remembrance OF tins -ene-
the Shyock Of Kean The Lady Macbeth OF Mrs
SiGdons or the Belvidera OF Miss OiNeI.
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Unplcasant report.

From the Richmond Dispatch Oct 1877
Information has reached this city that George
W. Hartman OF Colonel Thomas }. Evans regiment OF
reserve forces who was on visit TO King ard Queen
county at the time has been mortay wo1nded by The
enemy and is pr isoner in their hands
The New York herald., 1864-10-16
Forrest and the RaiIYoa n
and Hooa.

From the Richmond Sentinel, Oct 0l
Genera. sherman draws bis supplies By single rail-
are railroads connecting with Knoxville, Memphis and
Nashville From Knoxville We presume he gets noihDg-
that country has been eaten out Corinth the rail-
road 10 Memphis. IN our possession, and the cars are
running 10 that point from ths south Our also
on section o. the Memphis and Chattanooga Railroad
dfty miles lang U course that road n closed 70 Sher
mas Hs reliance. therefore, y on the Nashville con-
II IS upon these lAesf lhai ycrrss. ! now operating
There are two lines Of supply In this drection-66s Ia
tsring the Msmphh and Chattanooga Railroad AZ Decatur
Ths y The Iias which Tsrrsst arss fell, aad Has
sqvss say i win sats vcsfs 70 repair u, svsn isfrsst
vis Mrsarh MvrGossssso. Tuiisnons. d. srs Sundrsd
soes. sSs "a sa s e4 = :, .:sspSs
communication ylA Nashville hsA osss in,s!rup.ed
he vori Our rsadss 49, kcs : seiA sSss Forrest
''' s.ssa, Ssv, General easrn.. n s,.s.,,epl n. y
reduced @ ~ s.s sss ,:r e M = ss., 1s,, n.s
scaaY. tQktd Bic psrl!sI,sss. shs tcsErsvn tells 70
thas hood hab boldly aevsf srcune 70 snssman resr
.sssa position ass F'.ss s:. sss '' soS :.
ger WIN compel bin V aesl Mood IN hs issr,nohmssa
We ssppess Forrest viii 4ovs dswn V take psrs n abe
frsy II Shsrman should be dsfssSsd he v - ruined.
Coyernors o. the sdacsp, sstss 70 send up every man
they can rsiss 70 ts PARA Ia the sfasA hunt May sbs
admirable opportunity net escape us OF sxtracrs most
glorious vtstory ous Of our 'ass rsvsrses.
The Question sf Excha angr - Petition OF
Fsesei Prisoners 20 SoI. Dayis Ee-
Euked.
[Fron the Richmond Examiner, ooA Ill
We hare received confnrnlaatl0n from prisoners IN
Fr DsaWafo, fatns some ra'baf singular fucgs IRON
thy summ lA.oa sarn ,nsl tue sacrai prisoners a,
Aals.--Ai.e Esis alsiALz Va 80 sIh u .gstaIs-r,
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The ID ebt OF Peru.
The ID ebt OF Peru.
HOW THE WAR IN TIE UNITED STATES INJURE
THE BRITISH CREDITORS OF THE RxrUBLIC Vi

HOW THE WAR IN TIE UNITED STATES INJURIES
THE BRITISH CREDITORS OF THE KsrUBLIC OF
PERU.
(Frop, the London Post tcity articls), Sept SOi
Considerable Dissatisfaction is very naturally eviGced
by the holders OF Peruvian dollar bonds ling the
doings rather misdones, OF the Peruvian govern
ment Those Interested in Peruvian bonds in which the
pubic have hitherto hsd much confidence, know that
the dividends the stock called the Dollar
rayabe 10 New York, tho whole Of
being only about f20 900 per annum and Is expressly
stipulated that the dividends 70 be paid specie Ii
appears that this very important part Of the contract
Sot fulfilled and the Pevurtdn 0osrnmen only offer to
pay Them IN NsU Ynrk in tie deprsclded Of he
United states BY Which TIE to,dholdss pauic.ed out Of
half heir dipidends The bondholders have very pro
perly resisted this, and re,use to lake any such
payment The result Is shat TOUR overdue the
PEI dollar bonds remain unpaid. Some months
Stree the Peruvian government issued . Decree
agan enactng that The dividends TO be paid In spe
ere, which, however, has not hitherto been carried
a fac, which must materially initiate against Peruvian
credit. The last from Peru mention that the
government Is In want OF money and probably the Eng
lish market may again be tried (athough ut present
would De Of Gse). But should money hereafter be-
cheaper and that republic raise loan the
damagn effects created by dischsreing her engage
with tho bondholdess will render the
considerable difficulty with capitalists who have nth
erto placed laith in Peruvian honesty
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Parry of SWEDISH EMIG:ANrs FoA THE UNITED
STATES HELD Ar QuEBEC nv TuE SWEDISH CONSUL.
Stock,m Sept. 2 correspondence Of the London Post
Greit anxiety for time tet here 10 psrty
or emgrants who had been Induced by the aterng
prom sea 10 embark board vessel called tho Ernst
Merck o0rnd for tho federal States oil America Nothing
that soad be urged either The press by ndvnas
sutcicnt persuade those that there
ntest the part OF those no urged them 10 embark
90 tut the obligations under ~nich they had
T. them. as their real object 10 kldnap them for
vice IN the American federal army and 70 hc "food Tor
powder" Fortunately TIE rsssel ED OF oRG, "a
tetn fTorosd, TO Neio York Bosss, proceeded ia Tie
frs ,siane quebec here th Sgc f,sh Consei, ~. E0L
e',er0 tnfefrrea and sccsedsd 1ndsq and claiming
mere he uote 0f hese SipeiSh cmggR the Ernst Merck
proceeding on her voyage without them, who they,
under tue protection and by the advice Of the Consul,
have determined 70 become settlers IL. CaaG2d.
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General Lees New Railroad.
now HE INTENDS TO AGAIN wOsk TIE WELDON

LINE.
New York sept l3) correspondence OF Loldon Post
Concerning Lee learn that his army l. engaged on
nce important uDdertakinr less IN iacf iDan the
construction line of railroad BY gkich Ae WI1n
ard Sou tde reads saaA be cosseced. Tbs connecting
branch, is said, win from points fifteen miles
from Petersburg tho South Side road 70 near stony
creek station, on the Weldon road, and We have
evidence that the Confederaes ousiy en-
poy ed it's construction. The unde taking 10
poiat force su0cieptiy strong 10 cover oil thsfr
working parties and defend them II attacked. and
there reason Why they should not have the new
road ccrapieted and 10 running order N iew davs
is true tas when noished, may be broken by General
9rapt bat the interruption should occur cannot oe
lett to be occupied by him. and the uty Of fyns raids
already fully demonstrated Therefore se VIII
again be virtually possession Of ne Weldon Rdtrod,
and Grant by bold stroke wrost II rcm
him deprive him Of its the e e'al sdvaDtsRe IN
occupying portion OF the road Petersburg will be
opening this branch. aud be able TO keep u OPEN the
vii be rather humliatpg 70 General Grant, since
II will that the killed, wounded and carred
struggles possession Of the railro DAD
Just 50 many men wasted, and DO more.
A steam Yacht Shipped for the Ncbels.
dublin tSept. 29) correspondence OF the London Post
Beane aTriv' d nj Queenstown sunday aud let yes
tertay mcru.ng. She had on board steam yacht o.
three tons that abe, stated TO The rate VI
twenty three rDois - hour.
Sherman and Sncrhdnn's Victories.
TIE Lnnd N Jtpa that the cap of Atlanta by
and the subse victory Of sheridan the
Shenandoah valley renders the election Of Lincoln 70
the Presidency almost CERTAIN.
The New York herald., 1864-10-16

Missouri Cengre'sionai Kominesio..
Sr. Lorr, Oct. 10, 1894
The Radical Union Convention in the First dissrics
yesterday nominated Charles r. johnson for Congress-
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NETTING sErwEEE fHE CZAR OF RUSSIA AND THE
EMfIEss or FRANCE.
tSeawalbacD Sept 2s) correspondence Of Lo Nord.
The three imperial dyuasties OF Europe repre-
sent=d hece by the impress OF the French, Ibe Em-
peror - Russis aud The Archduke stephen OF Austria
Tho Empress it Is said. only hoard Of The inended ar
rival Of the Emperor Alexander very short time before
he His MAJESTY arrived IN q carriage n d pair,
accompanied BY his Rd do camp. Count Adierberg his
suite who were few III number occupied two other car
rages. The Emperor sghed at the villa which he q
previously occupied with his family n order to charge
dress In q quarter hour he again got into hrs
carriage with Count crberg TO pay visit to the En-
press. Both the Car and his ard de- mp wore the
Gordon o. Grand Cross OF the Legion OF Honor
The Empress surrounded by ber suite. received her
lu visitor In the vestbule the villa After her
Majesty had presented the OF her SUITE the Em
per.r presented bis arm, the imperial party went
the saloon where the Emperor remained in
sstion for nearly hour. When tbe Gar lett the Em
press accompanied him the tor OF the stall case and
then went into the balcony TO see him drive OF
Scarcely had the lst, when the irchduke Stephen
arrived, ana remaled half an honr.
in tho afternoon OF the day the Empress made
excursion TO Raueptbal and did until late
tho evening The day after her Majesty received o visit
from the Duke OF NASSAU
The Empress in her walks met Field Marshal
Count WranRei after short versaton. returned
with him 10 the lila Horrcr, where she kept him
Her Majesty requested from the Count three
graphs; the Napoleon Ill the
Prince Imperial aud the third for herself. Her Majesty
In gave the Count Of hers which she signed
with her own hand.
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The --latest.

xAc1's REPRESENTATIVES, IN LoNDON-ruE FIGHT
OFF,
The latest despatch from London, by the Heca ated
The 5th OF october, saysMsces representative has
arrived London and announced that the fghi OF for
the present
report stales that the matter stands for
adjudication by the stake hpder the 7th OF October
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The GrOu nd.

cOBURN IN THE RING. BUT NACE NOT PRESENT.
DuNnRuM (NEAR EuDIIS), Oct 5--2lb T. n.
Coburn paced the held intended for the Of the
hght amidst tremendous shouts from immense multi
tode Mace did not make his appearance. Il 10
peeled that Coburn will claim the STAKES
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The a question sf Exoha ngr - Petition OF
F;esei Prisoners 20 Son. Davis RE-
Euke
fFropi the r,@hrr opd rramIner osA III

We htrt recelFtd oomlnrn 'at0n from prlsnners N
Ff pst1afei iiatlns some rather singular fucls From
Aalsa.aY Y.se Esls aEstL Va 80 qlh Il sgtan glr,
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more 10 be slrmouned namely, - appointing referee
and eyadng tho police authorities; the former however
greater OF the two and many are Of opin.
Inn that referee win Dot be found. Tho question was
dlscuss cd at great engh nothing satisfactory was
arrived at il waA suggested that . rsfefss should not
be named Tin the oombstsns we're actually the nsld
but this overrulcd and 10 was ultimate agreed tn
a meeting shonld take place Monday, with the view
OF bringing the question 20 . satisfactory issue. This
ouce decided IL ia tolersbly certain the hght vii take
place and thai, too, the DAY mentioned.
There large gathering II the "fratsrnity" 10 night
woodroes and the merits OF the two begerents are
graa y discussed Coburn appears 70 have great mum
her Mace Ia decidedly the favcrite six
To four ON agains, his antagonist being freely oe ed
The New York herald., 1864-10-16
THE AMERICAN QUESTION.

The Preside FL tom In theUnIted
SIGtcs
WHAT ESoI AND rHtNxs = "M'cLELLANs FLAT
FoRa" AND rue DIVISION OF Ths DsMoCRAfIc
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The financial pressure In England Is o W beleved q
be Iyor 500 coptinues TO how INTO The Bank OF Eng
land and the demand for discount about the usua
average. Cousols SS>S SSl4 for money.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-06-11
Chicago Tribune says:

The Chicago Tribune says:
The work on the tunnel Is Suspended
owning 10 the breaking out of . spring in
the bottom Of the shore shaft, the singu.,
lar feature OF which is that it fills the we'll
20 the depth Of two and half feet
and thea stops. 1t will have TO be
pumped out while the inverted groin
at the bottom is turned the shaft will be
bricked up ssfers the tunnel is commen>
csd. 1t is expected that the work will
pi oct cd without interruption when once
the shaft is bricked and cemented. A
boulder was found at the depth OF about
IS feet, bearing the peculisr grooves and
parallel scratches which belongs to the
glacial movement, as explained by Agassiz
Admitting his theory-that these grooves
give eosclusive proof Of glacial connection
and moiien-a vide feid Of research is
opened The question recurs, how did it
get thsre? Had it been found in an al.u.
wal formation the solution would have
been comparatively easy but the clay
which enve!oped it is not alluvial, j: be-
longs certainly t,a asuperterliary. .order, but
there is no evidence Of s;ratifcation. 1t
il singular, ;oo that in this region the
secondary and tertiary beds sppe a. to be
entirely wanting, the drift formation re-
posing directly on the siluriau. Very few
other instsaces Of this are to be founi on
The globe, and it is universally consiuered
BY ceologists that The fact points 10 very
Sudden changes, involving disruptins pre-
cesses, Of which We. in this distant day.
can only form isint idea. Those farma.
:;cn., here missing are made under water,
and the great changes which, Since the
primary igz eOus srupsions have occurred
on tho face Of our gloia, have been caused
a. . rule. not by coavuisive elevation. but
by gradual uph avail, continued through q
course OF centuries"
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Trench Aneedote.

The Main Javns relates the following
ansedots:
At tbs commencement OF the winter two
sPsrA The one. II. De &, is bach>
slsr. the ether. n Dc y, just married.
We'll. said the oss 70 the other. how
de ysu get a!sug in ysur new condition
All! ny dear, there is nothing lihe
being married. You cannot Imagine how
happy l am. when l an at work my
wife 70 BY ny side, aud ct the con ,!usisn
Of each paragraph / embrace her. That
10 charming" --..... .-...
Nov understand" was the happy
rstort Of K" Why your sentences
are SO short"
Tins conversation quietly spread through
Paris.
From that time forth the articles Of
y were consulted by the public as
the Thermometer Of his conjugal felicity.
During two months the prsse Of NJ Y.
Was disj"inted and spigIammatic, in short
Or periods than are 10 be found in the
earlier writings Of Ensiie de 6;rardin.
All the wsmen grew jealous OF MADAM,
But gradually the periods elongated,
The phrases were more Involved.
The paragraphs were inflated
The hsnsy moon as passed.
At last Madam V opened the journ-
ai seitsd By r. y, and cas.is: . rapid
gisaes over the article signed with bis
name. cried:
"Whas! but . single paragraph in tae
whole s-.islei Poor wsnan, . dive. e
will most assuredly follow"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-06-11

A glass OF wnlskey IL manufactured
from perhaps q dozen grains of mashed
corn, the value Of which is tse small TO be
estimated. A pint Of This mixture sells at
retail for one shilling, and if of . coed
brand, it is considered by its consumers
we'll worth the money. 1t is drank off in
u minute or two-it 6res the braia-rouses
the pa.sion-sharpsns the aPPetite-de-
ranges and weakens the physical system !;
itls gone-aAd swollen eyes. parched lips,
and an aching head are lis followers. On
the same sideboard upon which ,his is
served, lies newspaper, the new white
paper of which costs three-fouths cf n
cent. 1t is covered with a hundred tho'.s.
and types, it brings Intelligence from the
four quarters Of the glsbe-it has IN its
clearly printed columns all that is strange
or new at homs-is tells you the state OF
the markst-gives accounts Of the war,
the execution of the last murderer-the
latest steamboat explosion or railroad
disaster, articles on philosophy, govern
n,ent, religion, 10, and yet for all this,
the newspaper costs less than the glass of
erog-the juice Of few grains of corn
1t is NO less strnnge than true, that there
are large portion of the community who
think the corn juice cheap and the news
paper dear, and the printer has hard
work to collect his dimes, when the lieu or
dealers are paid cheerfully.
How is this? Is the body a better pay
master than the head, and are things of
the moment more priced than things OF
the future7 Is the transient tickling Of
the stomach of moro consequence than
the improvement OF the mind, and
the Information that is essential 10 q ra~
ticnal being? Ifth;. had its real value,
would not the newspaper lie worth man!
pints of whiskey2
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-06-11
Net Eligible.

Some months since the members Of the
church In L-were called together to
elect . member Of the Esssl sf Trustees.
A gentleman in business - q whelesals
grocer was named a. very suitable man
for the place but his nomination was re-
hensutly opposed by another brother, who
WAS very zeAlous in the Temperance cause !;
on the ground that in the way Of bis bus
iness be soid liquor On appealing to
Brother Adams, enc Of the oldest nom
bsrs present, Who, from his solid and cler
ical look, was called the bishop he saii
what do you say, Brother Adams1
"Ahr' saia BIethsr Adams, looking pro-
feundlv grave, drawing up his cane with .
view to snPhassss and give some peiat 70
what he had t. say. 'that is not the worst
Of it,-(sslsnn shake OF. the hsad)-thal
is not the werst Of itr'
"why, dear Brother Adams" saia the
others, orowdisg round and looking for
some other Development, what else il
therer
"What else ? said Brother Adams, bring
ing dswn his case with q rap, "he don,
keep COED article. Two tried it,"
The brother MAS not elected.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-06-11

A New Orleans correspondent, writing
Of the recent great work Of dammiug the
Red river so that our gunboats could pass
the falls, says:
In picturisg such a scene, one can
scarcely put any limit to Northern ingen-
uity and determination. and it leads mo
to feel that the boast ] heard an indiR.
nant young officer make, when coming
down the Mississippi from Alexandra,
was not much ovsrstrained Somebody,
of decided secesh Proc!ivites, was worry
ing young Northerner with all sorts Of
reasons why the dam must fail, and why
the Red river never could be made to rise
by any such process. The officer at last
got quite furious, and sprang to his feet
with, "D-n your Red river, sir; If it
bothers us much longer will mako s.~a
one"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-06-11

"When Mrs. Grant left Washington for
her western hoAe, she remained . short
time in this city, at the Fifth Avenue Ho.
tel. Several gentleman called upon her,
and IN the course of the conversation con-
graduated her on the elevation Of her
husband. and expressed a hore that be
would be successful in this campaign,
dignifsd and reserved seemed to express
surprise that any one could doubt his sue
cess. Pausinga msment. she replied: ~
have no doubt that the General will sue
csed, for he is very odstin.ie man. This
remark ended the conversation.
a Galena neighbor Of the commanding
General has been stopping here some
time, and seems utterly confounded with
the sudden growth Of his neighbor, the
tanner He can't account for it, for lie
was not marked man in his home, and
nobody supposed him great man; he
selde m talked, asked no advice, gave none
to any one, but always did what he agreed
TO and at the time."--N. Y. Herald.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-06-11

4 eoersspondent If the CineiDnaSu Con-
"ses< with the army ss the Canbo1aasd
says:
They have the strsagest pets in the ar
ny; that no one would drean Of taking
%, et home. and yet they are little touch.
e. Q! the gentle nature that give yeu .
cordia! feeling when yeu see them. Que
Of the boys carrie 81 squirrel Through
thick and thin." over q thousand miles
Bun eais hard tack like . veteran. and
has the freed, N of tho tent Anothers
affection ovsrfowed upon . slow-wiukinx
unspsculativs owl, captured in Arkansas,
and bearing name with classical smack
to ;t-Minsrva. A third gives his heart
TO . young Cum berl.nd noun tain Lear;
but chief among camp pets are dogs Rid.
ing on . saddle bow, tucked into q bag
gage wagon, mounted on the knapsack,
grewling under gun, are dogs brought to
. Psrnature end, ~ to ears and tails, and
yeiisw 1t that; pug-nossd, square. headed
brufes. sleek tsrr,er, dslieats ner,els Of
.pa.ieL "Tr.y. Blanche. s~eethsars, lit
A dog, like \ horse, comes to like the
rattle and crash Of nusket and cannon
There was one in an Illinois rsgimsnt, and
/ rather think regarded as belonging - il,
though his name might not be on the
roll, that cha,es Lalcspent shot
40 kitten !r0lics with ball of worsted |
He has been under fire and twice wound. !
ed, and left the tin Of his tail at tho battle !
Of Stone river. Bat / was especially inter.
ested in the fortunes of q little white !
spaniel that messed with battery, and !
delighted in the name Of. Dot No mat. .
Ter what was up, that fellows silken coat |
r.A L. u,
,eed OF it, for when the battery wa. on |
the march they jus. plunged him into the !
sponge bucket that swings on the iear /
axle of the gun carriage, and Dot wa:
good for an inside passage. One day the .
battery crossed stream and The water
;ame well up to the guns Nobody hought
If Dot and, when all across, a gunner
oeksd into the bucket; it was full OF water
md Dot was dead a. little dirty door
nat. Departed, nourued and buried, it is
ims put dot to this story.
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Thirst Qseache vvitheus Drinking.


Water, even salt water. ,mbibed through
the skin, appeasss thirst alnsst as we'll
- fresh water taken inwardly. Ina MAR
rative Of Capt Ksnndy's losing his vessel,
and his distresses Afterwards" the cap
tam says: IL cannot conclude without
making mention Of the great advantage
] received from soaking ,ny clothes twice
a day in salt water, and putting them on
without wringing 10 this discovery !
may with justice attribute the preserva-
ton Of nv own life, and the lives of six
other persons who must have pershed if
1t had not been put in use. The water
absorbed through the pores Of the skin
produced the same affect as would have
resulted from the moderate drinking Of
any liquid. The saline particles, however
which remained in our clothes, becoming
sncsuafed with the hest of the sunsand
that Of our bodies, lacerated Our skins;
aud were otherwise iaconvenient; but we
found, BY washing out these particles. and
frequently wetting our clothes, without
wringing, twice in the course Of . day. the
skin became we'll in short 4ns After
these operations, we unif6fmly found
that tie drought went eff, and the parch-
ed tongue was cured in . few minutes,
after Sathing ana washing cur clothes:
and. ct the Same time We fOuud ourselves
a. mIch refreshed as il We had received
some actual nourishment Your pers ms
in the boat, who drank salt water, went
delioievs aAd died but those who svoid.
Cd this and followed the absvs practice, ex.
periesced no such syDptona" .-.