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The Supplement to the Tropical Agriculturist 



It is Wrong 



To plant the new MANIHOT varieties Dichotoma and Piauiensis Ule on 

 humid soil. They want rather dry ground to develop into full strengbh. 

 Another point to be taken into serious consideration is that both varieties 

 can also be cultivated on land not fit for other kinds of Rubber Trees or 

 Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Cotton, &c. 



An early and large output of rubber of these new varieties is their most 

 important quality, and we strongly recommend a trial sowing; we supply 

 10 lbs. (about 3,700 seeds) by parcel post (post free) to all countries on 

 receipt of £3. Bags containing 135 lbs. at the rate of 3/6 per lb. delivered 

 in Hamburg. Pleass state full postal address when ordering. 



The Seeds are Reliable. 



They are harvested from indigenous trees each season and have always given 

 the fullest satisfaction to our clients. 



Detailed information for the cultivation of both sorts Dicho- 

 toma for clay soil ; Piauiensis for sandy soil— on application. 



Gevekoht & Wedekind 



Hamburg 1. 



Telegraphic-Address : " Gevekind Hamburg." 

 :: A. B. C. Code 5th Edition. u 



with the added burden combined with lack of 

 oxygen, &c. and another case of "heart failure " 

 is recorded. 



Then how must we deal with a condition which 

 is ushered in by acute shivering and aches : 

 suppression, nausea or vomiting or scanty 

 action of the functions. 



The first thing to do is to restore the action of 

 the skin and other organs of elimination. — 

 How? 



1. The patient must at once go to bed and stay 



there till his condition changes for the 

 better. Cover warmly with blankets. 



2. Eat nothing. Nature itself teaches this by 



taking away your appetite till the accum- 

 ulations of waste have Been got rid ©f; 

 because, of course, eating would only . 

 add to the waste. If a foolish friend 

 persists in feeding you, nature becomes 

 furious in revolt and rejects the offend- 

 ing matter by setting up vomiting. 



3. Apply hot water bags or bottles to the feet 



and side*. If you have no rubber water, 

 bags fill ordinary bottles with hot water 

 cork securely and fasten up in a sock or 

 stocking with a safety pin. 



4. Sip hot bland drinks, such as milk- 



and- barley water, or barley water 

 alone. Milk alone is too strong and 

 apt to curdle. To make barley 

 water, jwash a table spoonful of pearl 



barley. Put in quart jug. Pour on a 

 quart of boiling water. Infuse. Some 

 prefer it boiled for five minutes. Every 

 patient with chill should drink a quan- 

 tity of this to wash out the clogged-up 

 kidneys. Touch no cold drinks till the 

 skin begins to act, or as long as the 

 patient is cold and congested. Hot tea 

 if desired. No beef tea at present. It 

 makes too much waste. Hot bland 

 drinks. 



5. No Alcohol. Not a drop. It tends to 



harden the tissues and increase con- 

 gestion. 



6. Sleep. 



7. Sleep. 



8. Sleep. 



9. — If the head is very bad, use smelling salts ; 



or bind a dry handkerchief sprinkled 

 with Eau-de-Oologne round. Nothing 

 damp till the cold stage is over. 



10. No talking. 



11. No visitors. 



12. Let the patient alone as much as possible 



when made comfortable. 

 This congestion stage generally lasts two to 

 three days in favourable cases and cannot be 

 hurried. Towards evening generally the patient 

 becomes hot and restless. Then sponge face and 

 hands with warm water, and give cold drinks if 



