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HINTS TO TRAVELLERS. 
Ticks cause considerable trouble and may convey infection; they are 
sometimes found in the nostrils. They should be removed as quickly 
as possible, and they will come away easily if they are well covered with oil. 
Leeches abound in the long grass of certain tropical districts, notably 
of India and Ceylon. They attach themselves to the skin and have often 
been known to creep into the nostrils, where their bites cause con¬ 
siderable loss of blood. They are best removed by the application of 
salt, or by the injection of salt and water. 
Fleas and Bugs may be kept at a respectful distance by the use of 
“ Keating’s insect powder.” 
Worms . 
Worms are introduced into the system chiefly by means of dirty water 
or imperfectly cooked food. 
Of the worms which live in the bowels the most important are the 
followiDg:— 
Tape Worms .—These worms may measure many feet in length; and 
their presence in the body can only be certainly known by the appearance 
of some of the segments or portions of the worm in the motions; although 
hunger and dyspepsia may be complained of. 
Treatment .—Administer a good aperient overnight so as to empty the 
bowels; after the aperient nothing should be given by the mouth for 
eight hours, then give sixty to one hundred and twenty drops of the 
liquid extract of male fern in one ounce of thin gruel, milk, or gum 
water, and follow this up in four hours by a good meal, and an aperient 
to remove the worm, which should now be dead. 
When the extract of male fern is not available, one tablespoonful of 
the oil of turpentine may be used in its place. 
If later on fresh segments appear in the motions, then the treatment 
must be repeated. 
Bound Worm .—The round worm resembles the garden worm and is 
about a foot in length; it may be observed in the vomit but more 
commonly is seen in the motions. The symptoms are similar to those 
caused by the tape worm and the treatment is the same, except that, 
instead of the male fern, two to five grains of santonin should be given 
in a little milk; and the treatment repeated every other day for a week. 
Threadworm. —The threadworm is a small round worm usually 
