It is not safe to buy fowls' just now, the probability being they may dio in your hands before they can be killed. For some weeks there has been an epidemic amongst them, and the few that are to be seen are ornamented with pieces of red cloth, tied on their wings to keep away the disease.
In the case of persons, camphor balls are being worn on the person, a preventive measure against sickness.
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