Paddling under Palmettos — page 212: what you’re looking at

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Paddling Under Palmettos. 205 bar made of coarse cheese-cloth, for the mosquitoes were gathering. These pests with punkies, sand flies, and fleas, made camp life in the Pelican State one of misery at times. Even the balmy air cannot offset the discomfort wrought by them. Of course, they are found every- where in America, except in high latitudes, where the mountains rear their heads. In no place are they worse at certain seasons than in Canada and New Brunswick. It 1s a fallacy to believe that mos- quitoes are only natives of the tropical countries. Morning again. Ned had arisen with the dawn and paddled down near the mouth of the river, where he could learn how the weather stood. He came back under full sail just as the others had breakfast ready, and announced that there appeared to be no chance of their leaving that day at least. The wind had got around to southeast by east, but the sea was very high. So they concluded to take things just as com- fortably as they could. During the morning Archie and the captain went down in their boats near the mouth of the river fish- ing. Gomicboo <=) (E(0)