202 CLIMATE. 



sive, are four or five miles distant from the city. The 

 country around is dry and parched. Fever and dysentery 

 are most prevalent during October, November, and Decem- 

 ber, owing to the inundations from the previous rains and 

 the cold nights. 



Oude. — This province is generally level and well culti- 

 vated, with the exception of Gorucpoor. It is, on the 

 whole, healthy, except in the vicinity of jungles and cotton- 

 fields. The district of Gorucpoor is bounded on the north 

 by a range of lofty mountains. The country extending 

 southward from the base of these mountains is flat, covered 

 with woods and jungles, and intersected by numerous 

 streams. Easterly winds prevail generally throughout the 

 year. The climate is far from being healthy, owing to the 

 great extent of jungle, stagnant water, and marshes, over 

 which the easterly winds pass before they reach the more 

 inhabited parts of the country. Fevers are most prevalent 

 and dangerous in May and June. 



^iara. — This province is generally flat and open ; but to 

 the south of the Chumbul river, and towards its western 

 frontier, it is more hilly and jungly. The climate is tem- 

 perate and healthy, except during the prevalence of hot 



winds. . ,11 



Delhi.— The climate of this provmce is, on the whole, 

 temperate, except during the warm seasons when the hot 

 winds blow. The north-west quarter is much overgrown 

 with trees and thick jungle, and is consequently unhealthy, 

 especially during the hot and rainy seasons. The south- 

 west quarter is free from jungle, and its soil is dry and fer- 

 tile. The centre of the province is level and well watered. 

 Meerut, the principal town of the district of the same name, 

 is considered one of the healthiest stations in India. Mi-. 

 Jackson strongly recommends it as a place of residence far 

 convalescents, and for those who have become naturalized 

 to India, and estranged from their own country. The so- 

 ciety is extensive, and the roads good. 



Malwah and Central India.— The climate of Malwah is, 

 on the whole, mild. The range of the thermometer is 

 small, except in the latter part of the year, when great and 

 sudden changes often take place. The seasons are those 

 common to Western India. The fall of rain during June, 

 July, August, and September is, in general, moderate and 



