The sole duties of the jester were to carry a large fan, made of the feathers of the bird of paradise, to keep away the sandflies and the mosquitoes from his master.
The most striking example I am acquainted with is seen in gnats or mosquitoes, and in the minute South American sandflies (Simulia), when a dragon-fly appears in a place where they are holding their aerial pastimes.
When riding over the pampas on a hot still day, with a pertinacious cloud of gnats or sandflies hovering just above my head and keeping me company for miles, I have always devoutly wished for a stray dragon-fly to show himself.
The innumerable flies, ants, and sandflies were troublesome.
Ultimately we plunged into the regular bush, where the sandflies and mosquitoes began to trouble the rest of the party; but my invaluable eucalyptus oil saved me.
Never have I seen sandflies and mosquitoes in such appalling quantities.
This idea does not get carried out; in the twinkling of an eye I am stung all round the neck, and recognise there are lots too many mosquitoes and sandflies in the scenery to permit of contemplation of any kind.
Tea at the end, however, was considerably disturbed by sandflies which came round us in a perfect cloud, so that we could only push our cups up under our veils.
New Zealand sandflies are a peculiarly virulent species--a large blister rises directly they bite you, but they have the saving grace that they stop the moment the sun sets.
After sunset the sandflies retire, and the mosquito sounds her hideous trump; as has been said, however, Pongo-land knows how to receive her.
Sandflies always swarm in places where underwood and tall grasses exclude the draughts, and the only remedy is clearing the land.
A heavy wind was blowing, which died down at night and gave occasion for hundreds of sandflies to rise and worry us.
At any rate, but that the bloodthirsty mosquitoes and sandflies tormented me cruelly, as they did all hands, the tropical climate suited me very well.
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