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" The poisonous simoom blew likewise as if it came from an oven. Our eyes were dim, our lips cracked, our knees tottering, our throats perfectly dry, and no relief was found from drinking an immoderate quantity of water. The people advised me to dip a sponge... "
The tempest; or, An account of the nature, properties, dangers, and uses of ... - Page 156
by Tempest - 1848 - 277 pages
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Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries ...

William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 328 pages
...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...
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An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq. Into Abyssinia ...

James Bruce, Samuel Shaw - 1814 - 408 pages
...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...
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An Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels ..., Volume 11

William Fordyce Mavor - 1802 - 346 pages
...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...
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Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile,: In the Years 1768 ..., Volume 6

James Bruce - 1813 - 584 pages
...impossible to suffer the burning sun. The poisonous simoom blew likewise as if it came from an oven. Our eyes were dim, our lips cracked, our knees tottering,...before my mouth and nose, and this greatly relieved me. In the evening I went to Sittina. Upon entering the house, a black slave laid hold of me by the hand,...
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Gallery of Nature and Art, Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ..., Volume 4

Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 588 pages
...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 lips cracked, our knees tottering,...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...
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The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 4

Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 pages
...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 lips cracked, our knees tottering,...people advised me to dip a sponge in vinegar and water, holding it before my mouth and note, and this greatly relieved me." Mr. Bruce does not say from what...
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The World Displayed, Or, A Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 6

1815 - 500 pages
...impossible to suffer the burning sun. The poisonous simoom blew, likewise, as if it came from an oven. Our eyes were dim, our lips cracked, our knees 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...
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A Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages & Travels, from the ..., Volume 3

R. P. Forster - 1818 - 508 pages
...impossible to suffer the burning sun. The poisonous simoon blew likewise as if it came from an oven. Our eyes were dim, our lips cracked, our knees tottering,...before my mouth and nose, and this greatly relieved me. In the evening I went to Sittina. Upon entering the house, a black slave laid hold of me by the hand,...
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The Tour of Africa: Containing a Concise Account of All the ..., Volume 1

Catherine Hutton - 1819 - 490 pages
...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...
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The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ...

Edward Polehampton - 1821 - 592 pages
...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 lips cracked, our knees tottering,...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...
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