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Thirdly, that unless due precautions be taken, both these lament- 

 able eventualities are at least liable to occur, and indeed, as far as 1 

 have seen of the conditions under which the immigrant lives after 

 importation to this country as an agricultural labourer, the failure of 

 the coolie is quite probable. 



As it is my purpose to deal principally with the conditions o! 

 life of the coolie — the pawn upon whom the question of profits must 

 to a large extent depend— it will probably be sufficient advice in dealing 

 with my first point if I say to managers and assistants: — 



Build your houses on open, elevated, long-cleared land n 

 possible, let them face the prevailing wind, that you may obtain 

 the full benefit of the evening coolness; do not lie about in wet 

 clothes; sleep under a mosquito net; eat and drink moderately: 

 work hard, but don't overdo it unless absolute necessity demands; 

 Take every reasonable opportunity of getting away from the 

 Estate— especially up an hill — and when you get "played out on 

 really "seedy" look to it at once. 



Remember that malaria, bowel-complaints, and severe colds, , are 

 serious diseases, and if undealt with frequently leave sequelae wW 

 neither money nor science can deal with. 



Lastly, wear flannel if you can. 



There are four fundamental necessities for the establishment 

 healthy coolie lines :— 



1. A pure water supply. 



2. Adequate ventilation. 



3- Some inexpensive but efficient system of Sanitation 

 in and around the lines. 



4. Sound drainage. 

 With regard to number 1, if the well system be adopted of nec£ 

 then remember that the " circle of influence " is at leaf* " n x 



and that sewage contamination has been traced to upwards of 

 mile, ,f the lines are permanent the wells should be bricked *J 

 and surrounded by a raised coping and a cemented and graded ci 

 of say ten feet from the coping all round, the water used for ^ 

 or otherwise spilt should be run off to a distance, the well shouia 

 covered, and all water drawn by a pump. fcv 



A simple method of testing whether a well is contaminate ^ 

 sewage in its vicinity is to pour a solution of fluorescm into 

 nearest drain or cesspit and observe whether any fluorescence ot 

 in the well water after 24 hours. 



All well and river water is the better for a passage through a ' 

 dripstone filter, but these filters when used casually without clea * 

 are a danger rather than a method of purification. They snou 

 periodically boiled and scraped, as fungi are able to grow tor 



