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Be very careful what water you drink. If possible, 

 don't yield to temptation, but rather eschew the drink 

 altogether. 



Only take quinine if you have fever or there are 

 mosquitoes about. Large quantities affect the hearing, 

 and possibly the eyesight. 



If you get malaria don't rest till you have expelled 

 every trace of the infection from your blood. A three 

 weeks' course of quinine is requisite ; 20 grains a 

 day for the first week, 10 grains every other day the 

 second week, and five the third should absolutely 

 cleanse the blood. 



Don't go about with fever on you. Go to bed. 



Periodically inspect your kitchen and the pots in 

 which your food is cooked. It is an unpleasant task, 

 and the result usually ends with a feeling of soreness 

 on the part, the posterior part, of your cook. It may, 

 however, save you a considerable doctor's bill. 



Avoid chills, especially when travelling. 



Always wear a " topee." A double felt hat may be 

 more becoming, but a helmet is the only permanent 

 and satisfactory safeguard against the sun. 



Avoid worry, for worry is the root of all nervous 

 diseases. 



Bear in mind and act on the old maxim : " Keep the 

 spirits up, the bowels open, and wear flannel next the 

 skin." 



