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found useful to keep in stock one or other of 

 the foreign bottled table waters, which are 

 nowadays readily obtainable everywhere at 

 a reasonable price. These waters, as a rule, 

 contain slightly aperient properties, and are 

 for that reason strongly to be recommended. 

 One of the most important cares in the Tropics 

 is that of the bowels. Functionary disarrange- 

 ments in this direction are highly dangerous 

 and need instant attention, for regular habits, 

 remember, minimize risks more than any other 

 precaution. The bowels are apt to get a chill 

 more readily than any other part of the body, 

 and for this reason it is most judicious to 

 wear a woollen stomach belt constantly. The 

 majority of Eastern people recognize this and 

 it finds expression in various fashions. The 

 Indians wear the cummerbund, the Turks and 

 Persians a very voluminous sash, and other 

 nations similar garments, chiefly for the pro- 

 tection of the bowels. 



A house where one wishes to live 

 healthily and with comfort should have good 

 drainage. The lavatories, bathrooms, kitchen 

 and servants' quarters should be at some dis- 

 tance away from it, and at a lower level pre- 

 ferably than the bungalow itself, in order to 

 obviate definitely all unclean fluids coming in 

 contact with it. 



Never build a dwelling-house directly on 

 the ground without some ventilation being 

 provided underneath it. In the Tropics 



