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HINTS TO TRAVELLERS. 
Mosquito Curtains . 
The necessity for protective coverings against the bites of the 
mosquito, which can convey the malarial germs to those whom it attacks, 
cannot be too strongly impressed upon the intending traveller. A well- 
prepared mosquito curtain will, of course, also protect the person from 
the attacks of other troublesome insects which may convey disease. The 
traveller should provide himself with two or three ordinary mosquito 
curtains. The “Tuckett Insect Puzzler” is a thoroughly efficacious 
form of protection against insects; the objection to it is that it is some¬ 
what elaborate. A suitable mosquito curtain, by absorbing some of the 
moisture from the air, is a great protection against chill, and will also 
aid in keeping off snakes and other animals. Smoke of any kind, par¬ 
ticularly that of burning green wood, keeps away insects. 
Vaccination . 
It would be well to have all the members of an expedition vaccinated 
if they have not suffered from smallpox or been vaccinated within two 
years. A proper supply of vaccine should be carried on the journey. 
Vaccination as a preventative against typhoid fever is, so far as 
present experience carries us, a valuable measure; and as such, the 
traveller who has not recently suffered from the disease, should seriously 
discuss the desirability of antityphoid vaccination with his medical 
adviser. 
Isolation . 
On the outbreak of an infectious complaint, such as smallpox (which 
is very common amongst negro carriers), the sufferer should be promptly 
isolated, and one or more attendants should take charge of the case and 
not be allowed to come to camp. It is wise to select as attendants 
those who have either had the disease, or who are protected (as by 
vaccination) against it. 
In Nigeria it was found most convenient to build grass huts, which 
were burnt to the ground, together with the clothing and bedding of the 
patient and attendants, on the termination of the outbreak. 
All vessels which are not destroyed must be boiled thoroughly. The 
motions, etc., of patients suffering from typhoid fever, cholera and 
dysentery, should be disinfected, or, better still, destroyed by fire. 
