The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-10-23

The rrecautions Necessary to- Preserve
Health and Life.
,nm Stnnley's Now Volume

From Stanley's New Volume.
From the moment of arrival, the
pody undergoes a new experience, n
4 wise man begins to govern his ap-
,etite and his conduct accordingly.
The head that was covered with a
proud luxuriance of flowing locks, or
bristled, bushy and thick, must be
shorn close; the body must be Invested
If that wind and rain-prOOf armOr OF
men and wool in which it vas accus-
.omed to be incased in high ATTITUDES,
md must assume, if ease and pleasure
IRE preferable to this comfort, gar
ments OF soft, loose, light tannels.
That head covering which London
and Paris p]atrOnizc must giveplacet0
the helmet and puggaree, or TO a well
ventilated light cap with curtain. And
Us these d]ecOrOus eXternalS OF Europe,
with their sOmber COlOrings and cum
hrOuS thickness, must yield to the more
graceful and airy hannels OF the
tropics, so the appetite. the eXtraVa-
CANT power of digestion, the seeming
" uncomfortable and ever furnishing
lust for animal food, and the distem-
pered greed for ardent drinks must be
governed by a new regime. And liquid
that is exciting, Or as others may
choose to term it, e~xhilarating, or IN
spring, the u"nseasoned European
must avoid during daylight, whether
it be in the guise of the commonly be-
lieved innOcuous lager, mild pllsen-
watery claret, vim Ordinaire, or any 9th
err innocent wine or beer. Otherwise
the slightest indiscretion, the least I'M
usual effort of spasmOdic industry,
may in one short hour prove fatal.
1t is my duty not to pander to a de-
PRAYED taste, not to be too nice in
Offendingit. am compelled to speak
strongly by our losses, by my own
grief in remembering the young, the
strong and the brave, who have slain
themselves through their own
ignorance. "A glass of small
beer. What can it matter?'
asks the inexperienced pleadingly.
To me, personally, nothing. To
you, a sudden death, perhaps coup de
soleil. A frantic and insenate rush to
the hot sun out of the cool shade, an
imprudent exposure, may be followed
by bilious fever, of who knows what
severity or a rheumatic fever that
may lay you PROSTATE for weeks, per-
haps utterly uniting you for work
and all future usefulness. You were
inspired by that petit verre Of cognac
which had you not taken you might
have been more deliberate in your
movements and more prudent than to
needlessly exert yourself, in the pres
ence of an enemy so formidable as is
the tropic sun to a white mans head
when sensitized by the fumes OF cog
nae. Should you recover, you will
blame Africa. Africa is cruel. Africa
is murderous. Africa means death to
the European, and your stupid, unre-
hecting friends with their cowardly
jargon in Europe will echo the
cry, simply because a weakling
like you could not resist his
petit verre at midday. | do not
demand that you should confine
yourselft to teanor coffee, soupnor
water, nor lemonade nor settler, APP
polinaris or whatever other agreeable
liquor you may use to quench your
thirst. Ionly suggest that if you wish
to enjoy Africa, and do your pledged
duty, avoid stimulants under what
V name they may beduriug theday.
In the evening, moderate indulgence
with your dinner in clarsts, Madeira or
white wines or champagneis not harm
full but beneficial. At the same time,
this advice is not especially intended
for you, but for young men DESTROYS
of distinguishing themselves for their
ability to live and work in Africa. The
brave man is he who dare live, and will
not yield to death without a contest
Such is the continued restraint rem
dered necessary by the awful climate.
His book abounds with examples
showing that the picture is not over.
drawn.