it will be always advisable to eat with them a small piece of bread,
as it imbibes a part of the jtkices of the fruit, and prevents the stot
mach from cooling too much.
The dinner may also consist of the different articles used in Europe;
butit \Vill be always belter to take more vegetables than meat.
Some glasses of generous wine at dinner cannot be in the least injurious,
but they should be taken as a relish, and never as a remedy*,
under the plea of helping better digestion; for that purpose benevolent
nature has given the finest spices to the Tropics, and these the
natives use abundantly.
The best beverage used here when not at dinner is the morfiing
spruce beer, of which the essence is frequen tly brought by the Vessels
from North America. In the afternoon a sangoteC, consisting of Madeira
wines slices of lemon, water, and nutmeg, or a weak punch
may be drank; but distilled spirits in the torrid zone' are the most
pernicious things to the health that can be taken. It is true the spirits
are sometimes lowered by the addition of water; but the mis-
Yortunc is,, that in the course of time, the persons who habituate
themselves to the mixture of spirits and water, pay: but little attention
to the height of colour, or the increased proportion ofi ttie former
to the latter: -
The supper in this country of course ought to be always very
light. I f by this diet a new-comer of a plethoric constitution should
still fear the effect of the climate, let him then take ateisbn'Yrdm
nature, and observe how she saves here many of that description by
ejecting a humour from the ear, nose, &c. and let-him use an issue;
which will be of the greatest benefit to him; however, if he feels an
indisposition which was unknown to him before he arrived at this
climate, he should in that case consult a physician. There are here
two who particularly merit the greatest consideration, as well for
their medical.knowledge, as for their long practice: Dr. W—If—g,
whom-I have already had occasion to mention when speaking of the
small-pox, and Dr. D—b—s.
s(PThe «piprnjngs and afternoons are very pleasant for exercise, and
lntheyhorning especially, a walk to the west is advisable, because in
. returningswhen' the sun becomes more hot, the easterly breezes, are
constantly i,n your face, which refreshes you all the way home; but
with the aid of the umbrella, even at upon,» the? weather does not feel»
unpleasant^, The umbrella.^ in general .use with the inhabitants,
who have Ipng resided here, but it is very jiftle regarded by the newcomers,,
by whom it ought to be less neglected,» as the use of it will
prevent th©ieomp]aint which, is calledjjn/fhp^south of Europe-coup
de.soleil,' (the stroke oflfhe sun), which oqcasiopsjjthe most yiolent
head-ache, and oftentimes, sudden death.
JBut after all, should a fresh comey at any particular period suffer
by the hpat .qf the season,-let him go. for a while to a cotton plantation
nf ayrfh,e sea coast, and he* wijl t|gye.p^;perien!“®. benefits of
a , mpst-i d^imons ,yi.iE, 1 1
If i^ j;pe§ti|iayly inec^s^yy to be guarded iiy this ^p^itry against
violent passions^as the climate tends to promote excessiyg irritability»,,
and, therefore, it is, indispensijble that .a, person should keep himself,
in a; cheerful temper, as the
aiWo givefyou at-hetter idea o f this plimate, I hayfi madp>^§ extract
from a weekly paper , published here, iafthe German language, from
thf ^fh pf August J79§rUntil June 1793, by ^Ir. Engelbrecht, and
whmh^ among other
at Paramaribo, r
17 a? f Years
Aug* .«A Blacka van Abigael (a free negi-ess) diechaf
• s ..theiage hi/s.-j ai-r.
:L 14 » T,l£J.. Wilderwank ; hV&tmvy i9i ■ . A.i&S-.,
.22 . Mr. J. F. Time
27 J. J. Van Claver • • - 74
Sept. 10 Luis Marchah - ' - 60
lsT'ov!l8 Mr. Philip Jacobs 35 9 B B 5 5 S '_7'8