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mineral waters acted beneficially, on the diseases of the con- 

 valescents sent to Landour. 



1st. — From the diminution of sick in Hospital compared 

 with former years, when similar cases were sent to Landour. 



During the last rainy season, the daily average number of 

 sick in Hospital was 17.90 per cent, whilst, in 1842, when 

 similar cases were sent from Kurnaul, the daily average was 

 24.42 per cent. As the diseases were analogous, and the 

 season not more favourable, this diminished sickness must 

 depend, either on the more skilful employment of old remedies 

 or the use of new. To the former I lay no claim, as the usual 

 means were skilfully employed by Surgeon Dempster ; to the 

 latter, the use of the mineral waters, I attribute the success. 



2nd. — From the opinions of the convalescents at the de- 

 pot, and of the visitors at Landour, who said that they bene- 

 fitted by their use. 



In August, when for economical reasons, the allowance 

 for the porters, who brought the waters to the Hospital, was 

 discontinued, the following day, 128 (out of 148 men at the 

 depot) voluntarily subscribed to defray the expense of the 

 waters being brought to the Hospital, as usual. The men 

 have frequently applied to be put on the waters : many natives 

 said they did them good, even the cook-boys from the bar- 

 rack went to the baths. 



3rd. — From the professional and popular opinion in Europe 

 which has stood the test of ages of their being useful in 

 analogous cases in that country and in America. 



4th. — From my own observations, of the progress of the 

 diseases in the accompanying tables ; and in the visitors at 

 Landour, during the last two years. 



I have endeavoured to guard against the partiality with 

 which one views any peculiarity in his own mode of treat- 

 ment. The mineral waters were never used to the neglect of 

 remedies of ascertained efficacy. They were never persisted 

 in, when their action was unfavourable. They were used as 



