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have said for myself : they all look healthy, fat, in good 

 condition ; none of the traditional pale, hollow faces ; 

 no low spirits any one hearing the laughter that goes 

 on in the saloon, ' the fall of greasy cards,' etc. (see 

 Juell's poem), would be in no doubt about this. But 

 how, indeed, should there be any illness ? With the best 



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of food of every kind, as much of it as we want, and 

 constant variety, so that even the most fastidious cannot 

 tire of it, good shelter, good clothing, good ventilation, 

 exercise in the open air ad libitum, no over-exertion 

 in the way of work, instructive and amusing books of 

 every kind, relaxation in the shape of cards, chess, 



