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account of its hospital and medical facilities as many 

 as possible of those who are seriously ill are brought 

 into the capital. 



Finally, one cannot quit the subject without pointing 

 out how exceedingly well served the country is in its 

 medical staff. Doctors are almost as thick on the 

 ground as members of the legal profession, though, 

 luckily, their practice is less extensive and less ex- 

 pensive. Not only, moreover,* is the quantity sufficient, 

 but the quality is excellent ; indeed, it is doubtful if, for 

 knowledge of tropical diseases, the medical profession 

 in Nairobi can be anywhere surpassed. It is only too 

 certain, unfortunately, that with regard to lion wounds 

 this is the case — practice makes perfect. 



The European Hospital at Nairobi is a model of 

 cleanliness and comfort, and might well serve as an 

 example to many a larger town. The kindness, skill, 

 and attention to which its inmates are treated can 

 never be forgotten by any who have experienced them. 



The following few suggestions as to how to keep fit 

 may or may not suit individuals. They boast, at all 

 events, no pretence to any medical authority. 



Do yourself well in the food line. Not only are 

 good breakfasts, luncheons, and dinners attractive in 

 themselves, but they build up the body against the 

 insidious attacks of the sun. 



Take no alcohol by day, more especially if going 

 much into the sun. 



Take plenty of wine after sunfall, more especially 

 burgundy and port. They enrich the blood and are 

 agreeable to the palate. 



If you get the choice, avoid a wood and iron house. 

 Stone is best, and next to that a cedar house with a 

 shingle roof. 



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