In fact, this misfortune happened to many of our party, but luckily it was never attended with serious results.
June 12th.
The night was very chilly; although we slept in a tent, our thick cloaks scarcely sufficed to shield us from the night-air.

In the morning the fog was so dense that we could not see thirty paces before us.

Towards eight o'clock it rolled away, and a few hours later the heat of the sun began to distress us greatly.

It is scarcely possible to guard too carefully against the effects of the heat; the head should in particular be kept always covered, as carelessness in this respect may bring on coup de soleil.

I always wore two pocket handkerchiefs round my head, under my straw hat, and continually used a parasol.
From Bir to Jabrud, where we rested for a few hours, we travelled for six hours through a monotonous and sterile country.