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time and they were* all agreed that experience 

 was the greatest asset and most to be trusted. 

 I have even heard medicos listen patiently 

 and deferentially to the diagnosis of an " old 

 hand " upon his own case, when called to the 

 bedside of such a smitten one, and adopt as a 

 rule a line and course of treatment in con- 

 .formity with the advice of the sufferer. I have 

 come 'to the conclusion that each human body 

 is differently constituted to another and there- 

 fore suffers differently and assimilates medica- 

 ments and even foods differently. While one 

 man thinks nothing of taking quinine by the 

 spoonful, another man's system will endure the 

 most violent discomfort from fractional doses 

 of what the former takes with impunity. 



We must first of all always remember the 

 indisputable fact that the dweller from a 

 temperate or a rough clime is primarily not 

 destined or suited for long-continued habitation 

 in the opposite extreme viz., in the Torrid 

 Zone without some sort of damage to his 

 constitution. He is forced to adapt himself 

 to his novel and unaccustomed surroundings 

 and to quite a different mode of life. All and 

 sundry, therefore, who contemplate going to 

 the Tropics to earn a living should submit to 

 a thorough medical examination before doing 

 so in order to reassure themselves at the 

 beginning whether they are really fit for the 

 change and robust enough to bear it. This 

 examination, also should preferably be made 



