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account of its hospital and medical facilities as many 
as possible of those who are seriously ill are brought 
into the capital. 
Finally, one cannot quit the subject without pointing 
out how exceedingly well served the country is in its 
medical staff. Doctors are almost as thick on the 
ground as members of the legal profession, though, 
luckily, their practice is less extensive and less ex¬ 
pensive. Not only, moreover,ds the quantity sufficient, 
but the quality is excellent ; indeed, it is doubtful if, for 
knowledge of tropical diseases, the medical profession 
in Nairobi can be anywhere surpassed. It is only too 
certain, unfortunately, that with regard to lion wounds 
this is the case—practice makes perfect. 
The European Hospital at Nairobi is a model of 
cleanliness and comfort, and might well serve as an 
example to many a larger town. The kindness, skill, 
and attention to which its inmates are treated can 
never be forgotten by any who have experienced them. 
The following few suggestions as to how to keep fit 
may or may not suit individuals. They boast, at all 
events, no pretence to any medical authority. 
Do yourself well in the food line. Not only are 
good breakfasts, luncheons, and dinners attractive in 
themselves, but they build up the body against the 
insidious attacks of the sun. 
Take no alcohol by day, more especially if going 
much into the sun. 
Take plenty of wine after sunfall, more especially 
burgundy and port. They enrich the blood and are 
agreeable to the palate. 
If you get the choice, avoid a wood and iron house. 
Stone is best, and next to that a cedar house with a 
shingle roof. 
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