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into a swamp or a river when wet with perspiration after a long walk or ride, and then to remain, as must be the case, for a considerable time in damp clothes. It will probably mean a severe attack of fever, if not loss of life. It is a good thing to be small in Africa, a small person having much less difficulty in getting carried; but even small ones do not experience comfortable feelings when the water reaches up to the waist or armpits of the carrier, and one knows that one false step would pitch you into the evil-smelling, black, muddy waters. It is much more difficult for a heavy person, and the simpler plan for such is to get three men to carry him across, the leader taking charge of the feet on his shoulders, and the two rear porters supporting the weight of the body, an arm being placed round each of their necks. Where the water is deep the extremities remain dry, but not always the