performance indefinitely.

When Ned was first taken sick, I thought of this Mexican doctor, and at
once went in search of him. With some difficulty I persuaded him to get
out of the hole in which he was working, and go to see my friend. We had
a few simple medicines among our supplies, and from some of these the
ex-doctor prepared a potion for Ned, which he declared would be "_mucho
bueno_," and that the patient would be all right in "_tres dias_," at
the most. The result, however, failed so justify his expectations, for
Ned became no better, although there was no marked change for the worse.
It went on in this way for several weeks; I continuing to give the
medicines prescribed by the Mexican physician, but without any apparent
result.

Ned seemed to be in a kind of low fever, and to constantly lose
strength. The stomach seemed to entirely refuse its office, and it was
almost impossible to give him any food, however light, that he could
keep down much longer than while eating it. He complained greatly of
pain in the back and head, and a constant feeling of nausea at the
stomach, or, as he expressed it, "I tell ye, lad, theare's something
thear as wants to come up and can't." Finally, seeing no signs of
improvement from the treatment pursued by our Mexican friend, and
becoming greatly alarmed at Ned's condition, I was sitting one day, in
great despondency, upon a stump in front of our hut, when it suddenly
flashed upon my mind that I had never tried the Indian remedy, in the
preparation and administration of which I had spent so great a part of
my life. For some reason it had never occurred to me to use it, and
indeed, I did not know whether it was possible to procure the necessary
ingredients, in my present location, although I judged it probable that
I might do so. At all events, I determined to make the attempt, and
accordingly I went "prospecting" for the required herbs, roots, etc.,
that very day. After two days spent in this way, I succeeded in
procuring all the ingredients which I had so many times compounded under
Wakometkla's direction, and lost no time in preparing the medicine. I
then commenced giving it to my patient in small doses, at intervals of
four or five hours, through the day, and was soon gratified to find an
almost immediate improvement in his condition.

The second day after commencing this treatment, the fever left him; he
broke out into a profuse perspiration, and fell into a deep sleep, whi