xxxtv Coco-nuts The Consols of the East 



is the best. GeneVa acts directly and bene- 

 ficially on the kidneys, which are apt to get 

 out of gear in the Tropics, and a little stimu- 

 lating aid is not at all out of place now and 

 again ; and, of a truth, I am not alone in my 

 advocacy of this. Go for proof of my state- 

 ment to the Island of Java, which has been 

 under the sway of the Dutch for several 

 centuries. You will find there plenty of 

 people, sturdy and hale at three score years 

 of age and more ; they have all used moderate 

 alcoholic stimulant all their lives. Good, 

 unadulterated claret for table use is also 

 excellent, but avoid beer. There is one other 

 thing which the Dutch have done and that is 

 a shaping of their daily lives much upon the 

 fashion of the natives ; they rise early and go 

 to bed early. They do most of their work in 

 the coolest portion of the day ; they bathe 

 often, but always take the chill off the water ; 

 they do not eat heavily of meat, preferring 

 poultry and fresh fish with plenty of vegetables 

 and always wholesome ripe fruit. 



Therefore, aim at foodstuffs easily digested ; 

 remember that your inner apparatus is working 

 under high pressure in the Tropics and you 

 must not put too much of a strain upon it. 

 All violent games, such as football and 

 hockey, are to be deprecated, though tennis 

 in moderation is not harmful. Horseback 

 exercise is capital for those able and fortunate 

 enough to be able to indulge in it, but every 



