Letter from Warren Johnston to Bobby [Letter 88]

Letter from Warren Johnston to Bobby [Letter 88]

#41 [Don't leave out “(Military Government”) in addressing me - it will always be part of my address wherever I am unless I advise you otherwise. It takes [?] to get here without it] Sunday November 5th 11:45 am Hello sweetie - Am sitting in front of the tent under some pine tree - it is a lovely day with a brisk breeze (in between warm and cool) blowing - and we've just come from a delicious chicken dinner (first that's been seen here) with fresh potato, and home-grown cucumbers of a variety greener than any I've seen. We also have cold rather than faintly cool lemonade now. Things are picking up. Part of my annoyance with the job I'm on has no doubt been due to the fact that along with several others, I have a mild case of conjunctivitis - had had since shortly after I arrived without realizing what made my eyes seem a little (esp. overnight) and feel slightly strained while I was working. It's very catching but daily treatment should take care of it before long. About the only other things one is likely to get here, besides dengue, are a [slai?] rash (one or two men have had it badly but it's cleaning up) and diarrhea (which is practically out with the ford what it is now). I don't think I'm likely to have either. And I got bit enough by mosquitos the first night here to catch dengue if there were any around. All in all, with sanitary precautions what they are (a good deal less than those of the cleaner sections of any American city) this is not an unhealthy place. And it's certainly a pretty place, even tho it could get monotonous after awhile.

1944-11-05

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