IV PEEFACE. 



perused with interest by the general reader^ as it con- 

 veys^ in a simple and unpretending style, a faithful view 

 of the climate, scenery, productions, and capabilities of a 

 tract of country which is so luxuriant and salubrious, 

 that it may be justly said to form an Oasis amidst the 

 arid plains of the peninsula of India.^ 



W. H. Smoult. 

 Calcutta, 1834. 



* A copy of the first edition has been presented hy the Editor 

 to the Ootacamund subscription Library, for the use of visitors. 



