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" At this time the number of sick on board amounted to forty, and the rest of the ship's company were in a very feeble condition. Every individual had been sick except the sailmaker, an old man between seventy and eighty years of age, and it is very remarkable... "
A General History of Voyages and Travels to the End of the 18th Century - Page 420
by Robert Kerr - 1815
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The Voyages of Captain James Cook: Illustrated with Maps and Numerous ...

James Cook - Oceania - 1842 - 636 pages
...Every individual imad been sick except the sail.. maker, an old man between seventy and eighty years of age, and it is very remarkable that this old man,...constantly drunk every day : we had buried seven, tIme surgeon, three seamen, Mr. Green's servammt, Tupia, and Tayeto his boy. All but Tupia fell a sacrifice...
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Monarchs of ocean: Columbus and Cook

1866 - 268 pages
...Every individual had been sick except the sailmaker, an old man between seventy and eighty years of age ; and it is very remarkable that this old man,...buried seven — the surgeon, three seamen, Mr Green's servant, Tupia, and Tayeto his boy. All but Tupia fell a sacrifice to the unwholsome, stagnant, putrid...
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The world's explorers; or, Travels and adventures

Henry William Dulcken - Explorers - 1868 - 442 pages
...never been unwell since their arrival at Batavia, " and it is very remarkable," says the narrative, " that this old man during our stay at this place was constantly drunk every day." The antitemperance veteran, however, died before the end of the voyage. The horrible practice of mod-,...
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Beeton's Famous voyages, brigand adventures, tales of the battlefield, life ...

Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 1170 pages
...never been .unwell since their arrival at Batavia, " and it is very remarkable," says the narrative, " that this old man during our stay at this place -Was constantly drunk every day." The autitemperance veteran, however, died before the en.i of the voyage. The horrible practice of moct,...
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Cook's voyages of discovery, ed. by J. Barrow

James Cook - Hawaii - 1904 - 454 pages
...Every individual had been sick except the sail-maker, an old man between seventy and eighty years of age ; and it is very remarkable that this old man,...every day: we had buried seven — the surgeon, three seaman, Mr Green's servant, Tupia, and Tayeto his boy. All but Tupia fell a sacrifice to the unwholesome,...
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Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Volume 10

Science - 1878 - 698 pages
...including myself, had been sick, except the sailmaker, an old man between seventy and eighty years of age, and it is very remarkable that this old man,...this place, was constantly drunk every day. * * We now made the best of our way for the Cape of Good Hope, but the seeds of disease which we had received...
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Radical Food: Health and diet

Timothy Morton - Cooking - 2000 - 246 pages
...individual had been sick (at Batavia) except the sail-maker, an old man between seventy and eighty years of age: and it is very remarkable that this old man, during our stay at the place, was constantly drunk every day." Vol. iii. p. 319. Of the island of Rotterdam in the South...
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Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Volume 10

New Zealand Institute - Science - 1878 - 692 pages
...including myself, had been sick, except the sailmaker, an old man between seventy and eighty years of age, and it is very remarkable that this old man,...this place, was constantly drunk every day. * * We now made the best of our way for the Cape of Good Hope, but the seeds of disease which we had received...
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