Fellows, Charles: Travels and researches in Asia Minor, more particularly in the province of Lycia (London, 1852)

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shower-bath, and having his night-shirt within. "When the
end formed of muslin is suspended, the bed forms an airy

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canopy, in which the occupant may stand up and dress in
privacy, no one being able to see him from without, while he
can observe all around. I have often, when annoyed by in-
sects, sat to read and write within this shelter in the evening,
with a candle placed near me. To prevent accident from
tearing the apparatus, I have found that the best mode of
entering was to keep the opening on the middle of the mat-
tress, and standing in it, to draw the bag-entrance over my
head. The foregoing sketch will, I think, supply the place
of any further description.

Before concluding these hints to travellers, I should men-
tion that the tourist in Asia Minor would do well to reverse
my route, commencing with the southern country, and pro-
ceeding northwards as the warm season approaches.