 | 1857 - 602 Seiten
...bold hunter referred to thus described thu effects of the fly-bite: "One of my steeds," says he, " died of the tsetse. The head and body of the poor animal swelled up in a most distressing manner ; his eyes were so swollen that he could not see ; and in darkness ho neighed for his comrades who... | |
 | Zoological Society of London - 1850 - 352 Seiten
...blood. The animal thus bitten pines away and dies, at periods varying from a week to three months, according to the extent to which he has been bitten."...that he could * Pliny was aware of the attacks of (Estri upon the camel, and he informs us that the merchants of Arabia were in the habit of anointing... | |
 | Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming - 1850 - 428 Seiten
...died of " tsetse." He had been bitten under the mountain range lying to the south of this fountain. The head and body of the poor animal swelled up in...before he died. His eyes were so swollen that he could not see, and in darkness he neighed for his comrades who stood feeding beside him. CHAPTER XXVIII.... | |
 | Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming - 1855 - 422 Seiten
...died of " tsetse." He had been bitten under the mountain range lying to the south of this fountain. The head and body of the poor animal swelled up in...before he died. His eyes were so swollen that he could not see, and in darkness he neighed for his comrades who stood feeding beside him. CHAP. XXVIII. ;... | |
 | Charles John Andersson - 1856 - 560 Seiten
...insect becomes quite full, and quietly abandons its prey. t "One of my steeds," says Gordon Cumming, "died of the tsetse. The head and body of the poor...before he died ; his eyes were so swollen that he could " From what I have seen of the tsetse," writes Mr. Oswell to me, " I believe that three or four flies... | |
 | Charles John Andersson - 1856 - 612 Seiten
...the poison be alkaline, and neutralized by the acid ?" 1 ' One of my steeds,' says Gordon Gumming, ' died of the tsetse. The head and body of the poor...before he died ; his eyes were so swollen that he could not see ; and, in darkness, he neighed for his comrades who stood feeding beside him.' CHAPTER XXXVIII.... | |
 | Roualeyn Gordon Cumming - 1856 - 434 Seiten
...steeds died of tsetse. He had been bitten under the mountain-range lying to the south of. this fountain. The head and body of the poor animal swelled up in...before he died ; his eyes were so swollen that he could not see, and blind, he neighed for his comrades who stood feeding beside him. On the 17th of September... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1857 - 624 Seiten
...bold hunter referred to thus described the effects of the fly-bite : " One of my steeds," says he, " died of the tsetse. The head and body of the poor animal swelled up in a most distressing manner ; his eyes were so swollen that he could not see ; and in darkness he neighed for his comrades who... | |
 | Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming - 1860 - 650 Seiten
...died of " tsetse." He had been bitten under tho mountain range lying to the south of this fountain. The head and body of the poor animal swelled up in...before he died. His eyes were so swollen that he could not see, and in darkness he neighed for his conrades who stood feeding beside him. CHAPTER XXVni. Poapas... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1882 - 262 Seiten
...Livingstone at Kolobeng, who heard of his predicament. ' Ouo of my steeds,' says the bold hunter, ' died of the tsetse. The head and body of the poor animal swelled up in a most distressing manner; his eyes wero so swollen that he could not see ; ami in darkness, he neighed for his comrades who stood... | |
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The head and body of the poor animal swelled up in a most distressing manner before he died; his eyes were so swollen that he could not see, and in darkness he neighed for his comrades who stood feeding beside him. 
