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which a gander would instantly fly at. The 

 hue of his ties will put in the shade the 

 plumage of butterfly and humming-bird, and 

 his collars will make fine " cravats" for nailing 

 upon a coco-nut tree to prevent rats from 

 climbing up it, they are so wide. All this is 

 folly and waste of good money. Go fit your- 

 self out well by all means, but let it be with 

 materials suitable for your calling. A good 

 steel trunk will do infinitely more and better 

 service than a leather one ; stout, well-made 

 shooting boots are absolutely necessary, 

 although there may be occasions when our 

 young buck shall disport himself at the local 

 gymkhana or on the Club lawn in decent 

 tan or tennis shoes, with a neat flannel suit 

 and loose silk shirt with tie, or even the full 

 glory of a "boiled " shirt and hard collar. 



The principal aim of the tropical planter 

 is so to clothe himself that he will suffer 

 and be incommoded in the least degree by the 

 ardent rays of the sun and the immoderate 

 showers of rain and storms. He who is least 

 inclined to adipose tissue will always have the 

 advantage. In the first place he does not 

 perspire like his more unfortunate brother of 

 the ample habit of body, and he will not have 

 to stand the same risks of ailment from the 

 principal organs, such as the liver, the kidneys, 

 and the heart, which the constitution of the 

 stout man generally predisposes him to. 



Wool garments are to be worn next the 



