TIPPOO TIB AND OTHER MATTERS 



great preventative, allowing no dust to collect on 

 the floor of a house and sprinkling it constantly 

 with disinfectants and insect powders. Of course 

 they can be picked up from the dust of the road, 

 but we have always detected the few we gathered 

 up ourselves at once. I am a great believer in a 

 morning wash for the feet in Jiot water, sometimes 

 with a little permanganate of potash in it ; the 

 jigger if she is there does not seem to like the com- 

 bination of the two, and promptly wriggles and sets 

 up a slight irritation. Then is the time to examine 

 the place, and a wee dark spot may be seen, with 

 a tiny swelling around. Next call in your boy with 

 the cleanest hands (Baruku officiated with us), and 

 hand him a big needle, previously put in a candle 

 flame for a second or two. Generally very cleverly 

 the boy will extract the flea, her bag of eggs un- 

 broken ; if broken, one or two might be left in the 

 little wound and cause inflammation. All to be 

 done now is to wash the toe in permanganate of 

 potash and water, or a solution of weak carbolic 

 acid ; be careful to keep the little place clean and 

 no further trouble ensues. If the flea is not dis- 

 covered early the eggs esca23e, and much pain and 

 inflammation may set up. The natives are very 

 clever in extracting these little pests. Of course 

 it is not wise to walk about your house bare- 

 footed. 



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