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A COLONY IN THE MAKING 
CH. II 
Be very careful what water you drink. If possible, 
don’t yield to temptation, but rather eschew the drink 
altogether. 
Only take quinine if you have fever or there are 
mosquitoes about. Large quantities affect the hearing, 
and possibly the eyesight. 
If you get malaria don’t rest till you have expelled 
every trace of the infection from your blood. A three 
weeks’ course of quinine is requisite; 20 grains a 
day for the first week, 10 grains every other day the 
second week, and five the third should absolutely 
cleanse the blood. 
Don’t go about with fever on you. Go to bed. 
Periodically inspect your kitchen and the pots in 
which your food is cooked. It is an unpleasant task, 
and the result usually ends with a feeling of soreness 
on the part, the posterior part, of your cook. It may, 
however, save you a considerable doctor’s bill. 
Avoid chills, especially when travelling. 
Always wear a “ topee.” A double felt hat may be 
more becoming, but a helmet is the only permanent 
and satisfactory safeguard against the sun. 
Avoid worry, for worry is the root of all nervous 
diseases. 
Bear in mind and acton the old maxim : “ Keep the 
spirits up, the bowels open, and wear flannel next the 
skin.” 
