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i7,ooo FEET ABOVE THE SEA. 209
so we could not give him that remedy. One day, when
Cherdon shot an orongo antelope, we tried another
Mussulman cure. Stripping the invalid completely naked,
we wrapped him in the soft, still warm skin of the antelope,
with the hair outwards, and pressed it close to his body
till it adhered. It was indeed heartbreaking not being
able to help him.
Making a Sick-bed for Aldat.
Animal life again began to be more plentiful. One
morning I was awakened by a tremendous hubbub in the
camp. Dogs were barking themselves frantic, the men
shouting themselves hoarse. Hurrying out, I saw a big
bear calmly and leisurely trotting away from the camp,
which, during the night, he had subjected to a minute
examination ; but when the dogs attacked him, he
thought it prudent to beat a retreat. Another day,
Cherdon, having found one or two stray cartridges, managed
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