MALARIAL FEVERS.


tiful moon


pleasant


company, a moonlight sail,


night-hunting or fshing-is not safe, unless well pro-
tected with extra wraps, even on a summer's evening,
in any country or clime that I know of.
 The greatest danger will be found while the for-


ests are cleared from new


lands, and the


new fields


plowed for the first time after warm summer weather


sets in,


This,


also, holds


good anywhere, North


South, wherever woodland


broken


for cultiva-


tion.


Do we not find chills, malarial fevers, etc., follow


closely after every new railroad or park that is made ?


For this reason it is much


better to


have


land


cleared and exposed
cool or cold weather.


to the


sun early in


the fall,


If possible, a temporary dwell-


ing should


obtained


at some


little distance from


where


clearing


is going on,


until


sun and


air dispel


the unhealthy dampness that


must rise for


some weeks, while the newly-turned earth is becoming


"ripe" and


sweet, and


bogs and morasses have been


well


prepare


drained.


this is done, it


the dwelling


If there are no


commence


buildings


near


is perfectly safe to


true home


to take shelter in,


the new-comers must run the risk, but take every pre-


caution
changes


possible, and


both


in the


protect tj
morning


body with


evening.


suitable
 Keep


on hand always some light brushwood, and start an


open fire
ing (only


the moment one is out of bed in the morn-


a bright, quick blaze), and


great protection
and this should


from malaria in


done


there


it will
or nev
is any


prove a
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