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THE 



NEILGHERRIES: 



nfCLFDINa AK ACCOUNT OF THEIB 



a:0posrapf)2, Climate, Soil anti Protiuctions ; 



AND OP THE 



EFFECTS OF THE CLIMATE 



ON 



THE EUEOPEAN CONSTITUTION. 



BY 

 R. gAIKIE, ESQ., M. D. 



rOBMEBLT SUPEEINTENDING MEDICAL OFFICER ON 

 THE NEILGHEEEIES. 



WITH MAPS; A PANORAMIC VIEW OP OOTACAMUND; SKETCHES OF 



COONOOR. KOTERGHERRY, AND JACKATALLA; EXTRACTS FROM 



OTHER WRITERS INCORPORATED; AND STATISTICS 



TO THE PRESENT TIME ;— COLLECTED BY 



THE EDITOR ON A LATE VISIT. 



EDITED BY 



W. H. SMOULT, Esq. 



AND DEDICATED BY PEBMISSION TO 



THE EIGHT HOJ^ORABLE 



GEOEGE FRANCIS ROBERT LORD HARRIS, 



GOVEENOE OF MADEAS. 

 SECOND EDITION. 



Calcutta: ^ 



PRINTED BY J. THOMAS, AT THE BAPTIST MISSION PRESS. ^ 



1857. -^ 



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