Narrative of a voyage to Senegal in 1816 undertaken by order of the French Government comprising an account of the shipwreck of the Medusa ... To which are subjoined observations respecting the agriculture of the Western coast of Africa / by J.B. Henry Savigny and Alexander Corréard. Illustrated with the notes of M. Bredif.

  • Savigny, Jean Baptiste Henri, 1793-1843. Naufrage de la frigate la Méduse. English
Date:
1818
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Narrative of a voyage to Senegal in 1816 undertaken by order of the French Government comprising an account of the shipwreck of the Medusa ... To which are subjoined observations respecting the agriculture of the Western coast of Africa / by J.B. Henry Savigny and Alexander Corréard. Illustrated with the notes of M. Bredif. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    151/386 page 129
    We had found, also, two little phials which contained a spirituous liquor to clean the teeth; he who possessed them, kept them . carefully, and made many difficulties to give one or two drops of this liquid in the hollow of the hand. This liquor, which we be- heve was an essence of guiacum, cinnamon, cloves, and other aromatic substances, pro- duced on our tongues a delightful sensation, and removed for a few moments the thirst which consumed us, Some of us found pieces of pewter, which, being put into the mouth produced a kind of coolness. | One of the means generally employed, _ was to put some sea-water into a hat, with which we washed our faces for some time, re- curring toit at intervals; we also moistened our hair with it, and held our hands plunged in the water.* Misfortune rendered us in- genious, and every one thought of a thou- sand means to alleviate his sufferings; ex- tenuated by the most cruel privations, the smallest agreeable sensation was to us @ * Persons shipwrecked, in a situation similar to ours, have found great relief by dipping their clothes in the sea, and wearing them thus impregnated with the water ; this measure was not employed on the fatal raft. a
    digitised image 1
    digitised image 2
    digitised image 3