Serious and light literature—Death of animals—Excursion of LenoBad .water—Recovery—Weakness—Continuing the journey—Observing under difficulties—Thousands of antelopes—Reconnoitring—Sickness—Barren and waterless country—Economising candles—Another route decided upon—Lazy caravan men—Tame antelope—Death of Pike's pony—" Daily " stream—Fertile valley —Difficulty of finding a ford—Aru Cho—Death of my riding pony—Illness of Sanman—Animals straying—Caravan men suspected—Robbed by Chukpas.
AT the best, fever is disagreeable, and our bleak, exposed position close to a salt lake, in a country almost desert and many miles from any inhabitants, rendered it still more so. I had an ample stock of medicines, but only sufficient knowledge of their use to recognise that I knew very little about the healing art. Pike's medical skill was less than mine, so I had to doctor myself. For the first couple of days I was doubtful as to the malady that had attacked me, but, having carefully consulted that excellent medical work for laymen, " Moore's Family Medicine for India," I diagnosed my case, and having, as I believed, adopted the proper remedies, I was only too glad to do nothing except occasionally to seek relief from the languor of the fever in such light reading as our stores could supply, viz., " Whitaker's Almanac " and a sixpenny encyclopaedia. In consequence of exposure to very bad weather some of
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