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reasons of its being so favourably regarded by 

 young Britons on the look out for a sphere of 

 enterprise abroad. In fact, the climate which is 

 most favourable for coffee, is that in which an 

 Englishman will find little to complain of, except 

 in some cases malariousness. The latter quality, 

 it must be admitted, prevails to some extent in 

 certain districts, though principally in those which 

 are deficient in elevation. Thus, in Ceylon, fever 

 is prevalent during certain seasons, particularly in 

 Cornegalle, a district which, it will be remembered, 

 is referred to above as one of those in which coffee 

 has been planted at an insufficient elevation, while 

 in Hewahettie, Rangalla, and other districts which 

 lie at about 3000 feet elevation, the affection is but 

 little known. Similarly in the lower districts of 

 the Wynaad, Coorg, &c., malaria obtrudes its 

 influence unpleasantly during the spring months, 

 while the higher Neilgherry districts are almost 

 entirely free from it. 



It has been remarked, that fever may be always 

 looked for in those districts where the bamboo 

 flourishes, and that as soon as one gets out of the 

 region of the bamboo, the limit of fever is also 

 passed. This is probably simply a question of 

 elevation,' the bamboo ceasing to find a congenial 

 home at 3500 feet above the sea. It is also 

 satisfactory to know, that the clearing away of 



