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line of conduct pointed out in that article 

 will, we hope, be received with approval by 

 those who have a long sojourn in the Tropics 

 to their record and can therefore assure others 

 that the enjoyment of good health in unaccus- 

 tomed places is not so difficult to attain as 

 some folks make out, but is a boon well worth 

 striving for. Most of the regions in the Torrid 

 Zone, where the White Man's calling now 

 compels him in increasing numbers to spend 

 his days, require especial care for the conser- 

 vation of his health. On this account the 

 advice of " an old hand," perhaps, will not be 

 amiss, and will, we hope, lead to the lasting 

 benefit of many of our readers. Therefore, 

 without dwelling too much on either \hepros 

 or cons of a tropical planter's existence, the 

 authors have been at special pains to point out 

 the vicissitudes and trials of a coco-nut planter's 

 life in an unbiased and unvarnished manner. 

 Through it all, however, we trust that we have 

 succeeded in conveying the patent fact that 

 although this industry calls for much patience 

 and resource in the establishing and building 

 up of an estate and of pecuniary sacrifices 

 at the outset, yet the result, perhaps with a few 

 unfortunate exceptions only, and these nearly 

 always avoidable, will be ultimate fortune, 

 a fine livelihood, and a sound reliable invest- 

 ment and property, annually growing in value, 

 which in its stability is excelled by none, and 

 equalled by few. 



