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The hunter would, however, do well to consult a 

 medical man versed in tropical ills before starting 

 out, and glean from him just a few really necessary 

 and practical hints, being careful to write them down 

 and keep them in his medicine-chest. 



If expense has not to be considered, a medical 

 man might be attached to the hunter's retinue, and 

 besides perhaps being a welcome companion, would 

 save all trouble and anxiety. 



On turning your back on the country of your 

 exploits and embarking once more for home, due 

 care must still be taken of the health, as the sudden 

 change to sea air and a different diet may bring out 

 malaria, etc., that have been lying dormant in the 

 system. Malaria especially is peculiar in this way, 

 and on the return from the New Guinea trip the 

 author had no less than four attacks on the way home 

 against only one mild touch whilst in the country. 



A man on a pleasure trip and out for shooting 

 and trophy collecting will be in the hunting veldt 

 at the best time of the year, when the climate is cool, 

 the country dry and fairly healthy, and by keeping 

 ordinarily fit and in good general health he will 

 probably go through his trip without a day's illness, 

 and return home in the pink of condition and in 

 the best of spirits. 



