Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 1, 2025
Such a home! A little low room, with one small window, and no furniture in it, except an old rickety bedstead, upon which lay a woman about thirty years old, wasting away in a consumption. Her large eyes glittered like stars, and on each cheek burned a bright red fever-spot. An old shawl was thrown on the bed for a counterpane.
A launch came plunging through the swells, and the deck steward made his rounds requesting the passengers to assemble for medical examination. Kirk found the Cortlandts ahead of him. "What's coming off?" he inquired. "Vaccination," Cortlandt explained, briefly. "They are very particular about disease." His wife added: "This used to be the worst fever-spot in the world, you know.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking