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Query 3. " What degree of heat do you usually ex- 

 perience, in summer and autumn?" 



/ 

 Answer. As there are no meteorological observa- 

 tions made in this part of the country, this question 

 cannot be answered in an accurate manner. In general, 

 we experience considerable heat in our summers, more 

 particularly in the alluvial tract of country. 



Query 4. " Are your summers and autumns very 

 sickly?" 



Answer. They are. A great difference is, however, 

 observable between those summers which are dry, and 

 those which are otherwise. The former are most pro- 

 ductive of fevers. 



Queries 5 and 6. " What are your Prevailing Dis- 

 eases?" " Are Fevers the regular Diseases of these 

 seasons?" 



Answer. Bilious fevers, of the remitting and intermit- 

 ting type, tertians, and quartans. Fevers of the above 

 description may be said to be the regular diseases of our 

 summers and autumns. Intermittents often continue 

 through the winter. 



Query 7. "At what time do they commence : dur 

 ing the hottest weather, or not until the season becomes 

 cool ?" 



