24 VACCINATION. 



against the introduction of vaccination. The 

 climate during the hot months is supposed to be 

 unfavourable to the development of those bene- 

 fits which in a cooler climate are happily found 

 to result from its employment. On the whole, 

 however, notwithstanding the more than average 

 prevalence of small pox, vaccination is making 

 some progress in the province, and Meer Ali 

 Moorad has encom-aged its introduction in his 

 own family. 



The crops in Sindh are two in number, viz. 

 1st, the Rubbee or vernal crop, sown in the 

 autumnal months, and brought forward by the 

 heavy dews and cool nights of winter, and 

 reaped in the spring. 2nd, the Khurreef or 

 autumnal crops, sown in the siunmer, brought 

 forward by the flooding of the river, and cut 

 after the subsiding of the inundation. The 

 following is a list of the articles cultivated : — 



kinds. 



Grain 10 



Pulse 7 



Oil seeds 6 



Vegetables 10 



Gourds 11 



Dye plants 6 



