A.--Three subjects there were which, while writing the Diary, I
decided to treat fully later--"The Daily Funerals," "The Sanitation,"
and "The Officials." This could be done from memory, and could well
stand aside while devoting my time to the daily experiences.
There is, however, too much of the morbid in the Diary already
without wilfully adding more, so "The Daily Funerals" is let alone.
The second will be too disgusting, so it must stand over too; and as
for "The Officials," two have since died (December, 1901--enteric),
and so that chapter as well may not be written.
B.--One word more on the mortality of the Camp. Here is the official
record of the deaths:--
1901--May, June, July 47
August 175
September 236
October 154
November 236
December 276
1902--January-March 183
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Total 1,307
The Rev. Mr. Becker, however (who made a point of noting down the
exact number of deaths each day) gives 206, 246, 157 as the totals
for August, September, October respectively. The amended grand total
would then come to 1,351.