HEALTH PRECAUTIONS 373 
Oranges, bananas, limes and the many other 
delicious tropical fruits need not be feared. 
You will meet persons who will warn you 
against them, but they do no harm when eaten 
in moderation. 
Whiskey, wines and beer, especially in the 
warm climates are to be eschewed. They heat 
the blood and are over-stimulating. Every 
doctor will tell you that the possibilities of 
recovery from disease are always against the 
person who uses alcohol, and nowhere in the 
world is the truth of this more exemplified 
than in Latin America. In one hospital of 
which I was in charge in one of these lands, 
out of 47 cases of yellow fever, among for 
eigners, during an epidemic, 44 succumbed. 
Each man who died was an extreme user of 
alcohol in some form. Of the three recov 
eries one man was a teetotaler, the other two 
being occasional drinkers. 
The old doctor’s advice to keep your head 
cool, your feet warm and your bowels normal 
in order to avoid sickness is as appropriate 
for Latin America as for anywhere else.