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 epecially, that people who reide there are obliged to ue woollen coverings on their beds, in the ame quantity as in winter time in England.

The climate is, however, reckoned very wholeome, epecially in thoe places where invalids uually go for the recovery of their health, which is frequently re-etablihed by a few weeks reidence there, Beides, a good breeze generally blows from the mountains mot part of the day, which greatly moderates the heat on the ea coat; and perons who live there temperately are eldom afflicted with the diorders, incident to mot other Wet India ilands. The