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who is not accustomed to a warm climate, may induce a 

 dangerous fever by a single excess of this kind. Wet 

 clothes are equally to be avoided ; if only dampened by 

 the dew, they should be promptly changed. 



Musquitoes abound in Jamaica, and as soon as the sun 

 sets, become a serious annoyance. The traveller will do 

 well to provide himself in advance, with a good musquito 

 net of a fine texture, with- which he can protect himself 

 from them entirely. Those to be procured in J amaica, 

 are generally too dense, and affect the circulation of the 

 air. 



There are so few facilities for travelling upon the island, 

 that the stranger who wishes to go about much, will do 

 well to buy a horse and wagon immediately upon his 

 arrival, at a cost of a couple of hundred dollars. With 

 these he can travel when and where he pleases, and if he 

 buys judiciously, can sell them when he wishes to, for 

 nearly what they cost. The expense of journeying in this 

 way will be greatly reduced, and the comfort propor- 

 tionately increased. 



The boarding houses are all kept by colored people. 

 The price of board ranges from one to two dollars a day, 

 in the better class of houses. According to the English 

 custom, the boarder pays only for his room and for such 

 meals as he orders. Nothing is done here punctually, 

 and it is useless to attempt to have meals served at regular 



