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main behind, to see the tents struck, the baggage 

 packed, and the mules loaded. 



He should also see that no imposition has been 

 attempted by any of the servants, and that there 

 are no complaints " that supplies furnished have 

 not been paid for." 



Ifc is hiW advisable not to cross 



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low swampy ground, or malarious 



districts, until at least two hours after sunrise, 

 as by that time much of the noxious vapour so 

 deleterious to health, that rises from the ground 

 during the night and early morning, has been 

 dispelled. I would, at any time, rather risk the 

 chance of a coup-de-soleil by travelling during 

 the day, than expose myself to malaria during 

 the night. 



One of the great causes of sickness 

 Water. 



in tropical climates is. bad water, and 



the traveller ought to make a rule, not to drink 

 any that has not been previously boiled and filtered, 

 if he can possibly avoid it. 



In malarious districts, the water, being exposed 



