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A Hundred Miles in Ten Days

           Thoughtheyareoftenofgreatheight,thoughtheirleavesarelarge,theirflowersrosyandodoriferous,wedonotdiscoverthemeasily.Itisrarelythattheygrowingroups.Theyareratherscatteredthroughtheforests,andtheIndianswhocollectthequinquinacanonlyrecognizethembytheirfoliage,alwaysgreen."

           "Mr.Harris,"saidMrs.Weldon,"ifyouseeoneofthosetreesyouwillshowittome."

           "Certainly,Mrs.Weldon,butatthefarmyouwillfindsomesulphateofquinine.Thatisworthstillmoretobreakthefeverthanthesimplebarkofthetree."

           Formerly,thisbarkwasonlyreducedtopowder,whichborethenameof"Jesuits’Powder,"because,in1649,theJesuitsofRomereceivedaconsiderablequantityfromtheirmissioninAmerica.

           Thislastdayofthejourneypassedwithoutotherincident.Eveningcameandthehaltwasorganizedforthewholenightasusual.Tillthenithadnotrained,buttheweatherwaspreparingtochange,forawarmmistrosefromthesoilandsoonfoundathickfog.

           Theyweretouching,infact,ontherainyseason.Fortunately,thenextday,acomfortableshelterwouldbehospitablyofferedtothelittletroop.Therewereonlyafewhourstoelapse.

           Though,accordingtoHarris,whocouldonlyestablishhiscalculationbythetimewhichthejourneyhadlasted,theycouldnotbemorethansixmilesfromthefarm,theordinaryprecautionsweretakenforthenight.Tomandhiscompanionswouldwatchoneaftertheother.DickSandinsistedthatnothingshouldbeneglectedinthatrespect.

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