[Gondring]

It didn't much matter at the time. When your life expectancy is around 40 due to a dozen or more tropical diseases and the Anopheles mosquitoes are buzzing 'round your ears, drinking a few petroleum volatiles is the least of your concerns.

Exactly. Puts it into perspective, eh?

[Fred Nerks]

LOL! Great cartoon. I am re-reading ‘On the Edge of the Primeval Forest’ written by Albert Schweitzer, in which he describes the numerous infectious diseases the natives suffered, many spread by various insects. Tropical dysentry, leprosy, ‘tropical eating sores’ (ulcers) “not infrequently the whole leg surface is one single sore, in which the sinews and bones show like white islands...”

Ah, the healthy, happy outdoor life!

[Pelham]

Their problem was a diet of roast duck with mango salsa.