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taking the posts away with them. This lad was strapped to the cross in the open & everyone – even the natives – could gaze at him. Tommy brass hats running every where, but frightened to interfere.
13: Left camp at 3 a.m. & loaded trucks with wagons & horses, pulling out at 7 a.m. Reached Minia (197 miles) at 4 p.m., camping near the town. Branch of the Nile running through the camp but teeming with bellhasia germs & unfit for human use.
14: Went to town, rather decent & visited Coptic church with two merchants, who took me to dinner & sight seeing per gharry.
17: Left Minia for Pamlit el Abid with 2nd regt. Good camp & people treat us very well.
18: Water is drawn from the "Yusef" & as the niggers bathe in it, we have to boil the water before drinking it. Dead animals also float by our camp, but it is the only water available.
22: Two bellhasia patients sent away to Minia. Doctors busy