APPENDIX. 



INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 



MEDICAL TREATMENT 



OF 



COOLIES AND OTHERS 



ON 



COFFEE ESTATES 



UNTIL PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE CAN BE OBTAINED. 



Written specially for the present work by 

 R. S. MAIR, M.D., &c., 



AUTHOR OF THE MEDICAL GUIDE FOR ANGLO-INDIANS, &c. 



FEVER (Simple). 



Causes. Exposure to cold or damp, indigestion, over- 

 fatigue, a debauch, &c. 



Symptoms. Chilly sensation, with more or less shivering, 

 pain in the head and back, loss of appetite, foul tongue, 

 quick pulse, increased heat of skin, and general languor and 

 weakness ; distinguished from ague or jungle fever by the 

 absence of remissions. 



Treatment. ReSt in bed, warm foot-baths and warm 

 drinks at bedtime, light farinaceous food, and, if necessary, 

 a simple aperient, such as Gregory's powder, castor oil, or a 

 couple of colocynth pills in the morning. If fever continues 

 without intermission, give an emetic of twenty grains 



