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It should be borne in mind, that when a course of 

 temperance is fully entered on, no consideration 

 should induce us to commit an occasional debauch, 

 especially during our seasoning ; for we are at those 

 times in infinitely greater danger of endemic attacks, 

 than the habitual bacchanal. 



Exercise. — The principal object and effect of exer- 

 cise appear to consist in keeping up a proper balance 

 in the circulation, in supporting the functions of the 

 skin, and promoting the various secretions. 



It will doubtless appear strange to the general 

 reader, that by observing strict temperance in eating 

 and drinking, with regular habits, the European can 

 with safety enjoy his customary exercises in Bermuda, 

 and far excel the native white or black in laborious 

 exercise, even under a burning sun. 



We have a remarkable instance of that superiority 

 in the case of European convict labour on the 

 public works in Ireland Island, which is pretty 

 well tested; strict temperance being one of the 

 standing rules of the convict establishment, and 

 carried out as far as practicable in the treatment of 

 the convicts at Bermuda. Therefore, when we hear 

 Europeans talk of the climate being so debilitating, 

 we must attribute the debility to irregular habits 

 and intemperance in eating or drinking; as, certain 



