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near the fire, and then strained. The whole of this infusion to be drank in the 

 course of the day, at three doses. 



The Report concludes with a Table, shewing the ailments of 155 convalescents 

 and sick, who had been under treatment at the Neelgherries ; viz. Hepatic dis- 

 eases 49 — Dysentery 28 — Fever 2? — Mercurial Rheumatism 10 — Cephalalgia 5— 

 Various other maladies 40. These had been under treatment between the 1st March, 

 and 1st December, and only six cases are reported " not better ; " these were I 

 Dropsy — '£ Hepatitis — 1 Rheumatism — 1 Intermittent Fever, and 1 Cephalalgia. 

 Of the 155 cases, some of whom were in a most lamentable state from protract- 

 ed Chronic disease, 80 were cured, and 13 died. Among the deaths were six of 

 Hepatic disease. 



3. — Agricultural and Horticultural Society. 



Meeting of the Zrd May, 1832, at the Townhall. 



Sir Edward Ryan in the Chair. 



Mr. John Willis Alexander was admitted a member of the Society. 



The following letters and papers were read : 



From Mr. Swinton, Chief Secretary to Government, forwarding another and 

 larger sample of the foreign or ship-borne cotton, found by Major Burney at 

 Yandaboo in Ava. 



From Mr. Willis, reporting on this sample. The thanks of the Society were 

 voted to Mr. Swinton, and the Secretary was requested to forward to him a 

 copy of Mr. Willis' report. 



The Secretary was also requested to have the cotton carefully separated from 

 the seed, and retained as a specimen, while the seed itself should be forwarded 

 to Mr. De Verine to be sown at Akra. 



From Mr. Truscott, Officiating Commercial Resident, Culpee, requesting to be 

 supplied with foreign cotton seed for the purpose of introducing its cultivation 

 largely into Bundlecund. 



From Dr. Carey, on the native method of manufacturing paper in India, as 

 requested by the last meeting of the Society. 



Resolved, that so soon as Baboo Ram Comul Sen furnishes his paper on the 

 same subject, both essays be sent to Government, for the purpose of being trans- 

 mitted to Bombay. 



From Captain Richmond, Secretary to the Garden Committee, on the cultiva- 

 tion of the Asparagus officinalis at Alipore. 



The thanks of the meeting were offered to Captain Richmond. 



From Mr. Calder, presenting to the Society an extensive collection of samples 

 of Mauritius sugar, collected by him while lately at that place, with accurate notes 

 of the estates where the sugar was produced, degree of refining, mode of 

 effecting it; and the market price of each, extending to 35 samples, in glass and 

 tin. 



The thanks of the meeting were offered to Mr. Calder for his valuable donation. 



From Mr. Henly, presenting four samples of sugav manufactured by him at 

 Barripore. 



The thanks of the meeting were offered to Mr. Henly. 



The President, in the name of Colonel Bazetta, presented a packet of fresh 

 Manilla Tobacco seed, the first which had been received by the Society. 



The thanks of the meeting were voted to Colonel Bazetta, for this valuable 

 present, and the packet was directed to be forwarded to Akra Farm, for the pur- 

 pose of immediate experiment, and also of retaining a portion in well secured 

 bottles, till a more favorable season for sowing it. 



Mr. Ballard submitted on the part of Mr. D. W. H. Speed, a paper by that 

 gentleman on the culture of silkworms, manufacture of silk, and expense incur- 

 red therein, with the view of pointing out the inferiority and dearness of the 

 article at present, arising from the grower of the mulberry, i*earer of the cocoons, 

 and reeling of the silk, being wholly distinct and independant individuals. And 

 presenting to the Society, four skeins or hanks of silk produced in his experi- 

 mental factory, where the whole process, from the growing of the mulberry to 

 the reeling of the silk, was performed by himself. 

 The thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Speed. 



