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TROPICAL TRIALS.
A Hand-book for Women in the Tropics.
BY
MAJOR S. LEIGH HUNT,
Madras Army,
AND
ALEXANDER S. KENNY, M.R.C.S.E., A.K.C.,
Demonstrator of Anatomy at King's College, London,
Author of "The Tissues and their Structure," and Joint Author with Major S. Leigh Hunt of "On Duty under a Tropical Sun."
CONTENTS.
Introductory: Clothing and Outfit.—Hints on Travelling by Land and by Water.—General Remarks on Diet.—Hints on Domestic Economy; on the Maintenance of Health and the Treatment of Simple Maladies; on the Management and Rearing of Children.
"Every page contains sound common-sense and useful information and all that is laid before the reader is introduced in simple, unaffected language, free from sentiment and trivial padding."—Homeward Mail.
"We cannot imagine a more genuinely useful gift than this handsome volume to any woman likely to be exposed to the many dangers of the tropics."—Daily Telegraph.
"Of the many books and pamphlets that have dealt with the subject of travels in the tropics, none that we have ever seen approach in practical value this handbook, which deserves to be accepted as the standard authority to all who may be led to travel or dwell in China, India, Australia, &c."—Morning Advertiser.
"A very useful volume to any lady about to visit any tropical country."—Vanity Fair.
"We can confidently recommend it to every lady, married or unmarried, who is called upon to exchange an English or American home for one in the tropics."—Life.
"No one can do better than follow to the letter the reasonable counsels of the two authors, military and medical, of this sensible and much needed work."—Whitehall Review.
"After a very careful examination of the volume, we have no hesitation in recommending it as one which will be found thoroughly useful and trustworthy."—Calcutta Englishman.
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