Malinda K Miller diary

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November 29, 1922 - Wednesday

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November 30, 1922 - Thursday

I've been ill for several days with dengue fever, broken out, and face swollen to about twice its normal size. This is called "break-bone fever" in the southern states back home- and is well named. I've had the army surgeon from the fort but he is going on leave almost [almost] immediately. There is a continual changing about of army personnel and "civil servants," as the British call them, caused by leaves, promotions, illnesses, [illnesses] etc. All the missionaries here, and other nearby [nearby] places, are invited to Sagaing (about twelve miles down, and across the river) for Thanksgiving dinner, so all the others have gone. The piece de resistance is goose from the A.B.M. agricultural farm in charge of Mr. Case. All the pure bred American poultry brought out by him has hitherto been hoarded for breeding purposes, till now; this is the first time there has been any surplus to release for the table. The present epidemic of dengue is very severe, so I'm told; many of the mis. have had it before; and many, alas, will have it again. It is one of several mosquito borne diseases constantly to be combatted out here. It seems especially fevers.