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I am getting rid of all superfluous kit, anyway and intend travelling very light from now on. Just at present I am the most unpopular officer I should say in the squadron. I have been inoculating for typhoid and, like the cook when the ration and issue is bad, get black looks from all and sundry – more marked because my own dose (a bono fide one too) did not affect me except to a slight extent locally.
A good many of the men have had a bad trip with it – probably because they' re a little run down after their recent turn on the line whence we have just come for a spell.
I am afraid there is a big chance of our having some malaria trouble – the mosquito is here though in small numbers at present and the Salonica troops have the parasite. Prophylactic measures – directed towards the prevention of mosquito breeding have been adopted for some time with excellent results but unfortunately you cant get them all – the country farther N where we hope to go has always been malariel. I don't fancy it – will ever be very bad though – like it was in Salonica.
With kindest regards to Mrs Ferguson and yourself
Yours very sincerely
Ronald J. Hunter