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obliged to submit to it through necessity. More depends on 

 the management of ourselves than is generally supposed, and 

 temperance is the soul of our existence. It is adviseable for 

 persons going to the West Indies, to keep their bodies open 

 by cooling medicines, and on their arrival, to be particularly 

 shy of the night air and fogs, which are very unhealthy. 

 It should also be remembered to keep as much out of the 

 sun as possible ; too sudden or too lasting an exposure to it, 

 brings on fevers, and other bad consequences. 



Some short time after my arrival in Demerary, I went up 

 the river on a visit with my friend to his brother's, who 

 had a sugar estate fifteen miles from Stabroek. It happened 

 to be a very warm day, and after our landing t was induced, 

 though cautioned against it, to take a stroll about the planta- 

 tion. On my return to the house, I felt a dizziness in myi 

 head, and a sickness at my stomach, my eyes rolled about 

 with the most excrutiating pain, and my skin was burning 

 hot. I had scarsely time to explain my situation, and express a 

 wish of going to bed, before I fainted away, and was prevented 

 falling on the floor by one of my friends, who caught me in 

 his arms. On recovering somewhat, I found myself on a 

 sofa, and many persons busied about me in applying harts- 

 horn to my nostrils, and bathing my temples with brandy. I was 

 now hurried to bed, and advised to take a composing draught. 

 After the removal of my stupor, on enquiring into the nature 



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