CHAPTER XLVII.

_NIKOLAEFSK._

My arrival.--Visit to prisons and hospitals.--Health statistics.--Siberian hospitals in general.--A Sunday service arranged.--Visits to inhabitants.--Russian customs, superstitions, and amusements.--Dancing.--Nikolaefsk town, arsenal, and commerce.--Mr. Emery.--Russian bribery.--Cost of provisions and labour.--Plans for return 614