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116 stables, thus preventing the circulation of air. These chambers, too, were intolerably hot, from being so near the roof. We were unable to procure accommodation in the large house, for the hotel was crowded; and as many business-men make it their permanent residence, they, of course, had the choice of the coolest rooms. It was quite an amusing sight of an evening, in our "row," to see all our companions in misfortune turning out of their close rooms to sit outside the door, the ladies fanning themselves, or having it done for them, and the gentlemen in the cool neglige toilette I have before alluded to. As to sleeping at night, that was next to impossible, for with the temperature at ninety and ninety-five degrees Fahr., and mosquitoes thick as bees round a hive, it was not likely there could be much rest for anyone. Between six and seven in the morning, whether outside courting a little fresh air, or sipping weak tea and eating cold boiled eggs within your