Medical History of FI. M. 15th Hussars. 371 



June. Weather. — Delightfully cold, and pleasant at times; high, disagreeable 

 winds; mornings and nights very cold; evenings pleasant and cool: sun at times 

 very hot. 



Wind. — W. and S. W., generally very high during the day, and squally in gusts, 

 dry and parching. 



Rain. — Fell fourteen days, but only indicate by gage 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 15th, 16th, 

 17th, 25th, 26th and 29th, and about 1 inch 95 cents fell. 



Dew. — Generally heavy in the mornings. 



Clouds. — Generally cloudy. 



Haze. — Mornings nearly all hazy till 8 or 9 o'clock. 



Fogs.— None. 



Health.— Corps very healthy. 



Prevailing diseases.— Acute dysentery, cephalalgia, and ophthalmia amongst the 

 children. 



Deaths. — Four deaths ; one cholera Ind., one hepatic, one dysentery acute, and one 

 febris cont. com. 



Thermometer. Extreme range during the month, from 72° to 83° 



,, Ditto ditto in the 24 hours, 7° I 



„ Least difference ditto, 3° | 



„ Average ditto ditto, 4° to 25° 



,, Highest when exposed to the sun, 124° ' 



,, Lowest when exposed to the weather, 62° 



,, Extreme variation when exposed outside, 62° 



the house. 



July. Weather. — Cold, bracing, and delightful ; hazy till 8th or 9th, and the days 

 cloudy or cool; but with high, disagreeable, cold, gusty squalls. 



Wind. — Westerly and S. W., occasionally W., and squally during the day. 



Rain— On 2nd, 5th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 26th, 27th, 

 28th, 30th and 31st, but only indicates sixteen days, and 3 inches 65 cents fell. 



Dew. — Occasionally heavy in the morning. 



Clouds. — Generally the days clouded the entire month. 



Haze. — Mornings all hazy and cool. 



Fogs. — None. 



Health. — Corps very healthy. 



Prevailing diseases. — Acute rheumatism, dysentery, venereal cases, contusions. 



Deaths.— None. 



Thermometer. Extreme range during the month, from 72° to 78° } 



,, Ditto difference in the 24 hours, 6° f T n. i 



Least dxtto ditto, 3° > In the house. 



,, Average ditto ditto, 4° to 10° ) 



„ Highest when exposed to the sun, 112° } 



n Lowest when exposed to the weather, 59° f Exposed out- 



„ Extreme variation when exposed £ side, 



outside, 53° 3 



August. Weather.— Cold, bracing, and most agreeable; at times cold, occa- 

 sionally rain, damp and frequent showers : cloudy with heavy squalls, and at times 

 high winds. 



Wind.— Westerly and W. S. W., and at times W. N. W. ; occasionally squalls, 

 and high winds. 



Rain.— It rained twenty days, and indicated 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 

 10th, Uth, 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 21st and 29tb, and 4 inches fell. 



Dew. — Heavy some mornings. 



Clouds.— Clouded weather the whole month. 



