372  SELLING  LATIN  AMERICA

calities  cannot  be  denied.  Ecuador,  Venezuela, ­
  Peru  and  Brazil  have  this  disease  more
than  any  other  countries  of  South  America.
It  is  caused  by  the  bite  of  a  specific  flea.
Daily  baths  have  a  tendency  to  wash  away  the
germs  deposited  by  this  insect.
For  the  purpose  of  keeping  away  fleas,
mosquitoes  and  other  pests  it  is  well  to  apply
daily  to  the  exposed  portions  of  the  body  a
solution  of  equal  parts  of  spirits  of  camphor
and  oil  of  citronella,  a  pint  bottle  of  which
should  form  part  of  one’s  traveling  kit.
Leprosy  need  not  be  feared.  My  experience ­
  of  several  years  in  one  of  the  largest  leprosy ­
  hospitals  in  the  world,  in  a  country  with
many  lepers  among  its  inhabitants  warrants
me  in  saying  positively  that  the  probabilities
of  a  temporary  resident  contracting  this  disorder ­
  are  almost  nil.
It  is  a  wise  precaution,  for  obvious  reasons,
when  travelling  in  remote  districts  to  carry
your  own  pillow,  sheets  and  bed-clothes,  a
hammock  being  preferable  to  a  bed  because
more  sanitary  and  easily  conveyed.