1. Assess your level of health prior to departure! If any of you have been feeling under the weather (and, after all, November and December is hardly a kind month for any of us), I would suggest a trip to the infirmary posthaste to see any of our fine assembled staff for a check-up and some advice to get you back to working condition as soon as possible. We are not here to craft excuses, mind you, but even a bit of a sniffle can hurt with reaction times and the like when on the course. I heartily solicit the "better safe than sorry" philosophy and hope that you do the same!
2. Pick up a first-aid pamphlet! I know not all of you are in the present ABCs of Medicine course, but I am quite sure that Miss Lockhart-Biggles and Mr Rookspin would appreciate the occasional bout of self-reliance if one comes across any mild to moderate lacerations and the like! Pamphlets on basic first aid are located in the infirmary's waiting room by the reception desk.
3. Eat and sleep well. Because Lord knows you won't come your departure to the island, I am quite afraid to tell you.

I had neither kith nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air — or as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to ( be. )