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[No. 37, 



aqueducts that abound on all sides, impeding a free circulation, and 

 engendering miasma. Intermittent fevers are nearly always pre- 

 sent, which as the rains commence, begin to be severe, and increase 

 in intensity as the cold season approaches, from the drying up of the 

 marshy lands, both within and without the 'city. Were the poverty 

 of the greater portion of the community not so excessive, much of 

 the present sickness might however be avoided, by the simple pre- 

 cautions of better food and clothing. That the insalubrity of the 

 city depends solely on local causes, may be inferred, from the fact of 

 the British cantonment enjoying an immunity from disease, though 

 only separated by the small river Gunda. 



gite The site of the city occupies very uneven ground : 



basaltic dykes are seen in all directions along the 

 slopes and bases of the hills, ridging the surface of the soil. At 

 the north-east angle of the town wall, one of these dykes may be 

 observed protruding itself from its softer amygdaloid bed, and 

 forming a convenient foundation for the city wall, which has been 

 built upon it; from the tower placed upon the corner bastion, a 

 general and unobstructed view may be obtained of the whole city 

 and environs : below is seen the town partly lying in a hollow, and 

 partly covering the high grounds rising all around, excepting towards 

 the north-east and south-west, which is the direction of a valley in- 

 tersecting the town, and at the bottom of which a perennial stream 

 meanders. The buildings are nearly concealed by thick foliage, and 

 were it not for here and there, a dome or minaret peering out, the 

 observer might imagine he was gazing upon a forest: beautiful 

 clumps of mango and tamarind trees upon the outskirts, increase the 

 illusion : seldom indeed is a more varied and beautiful landscape seen 

 than here is presented ; the palms and minarets scattered about the 

 town, confer a character peculiarly eastern upon the scenery, but the 

 enchantment is dispelled, on a closer inspection. Looking westward 

 beyond the city walls, the British cantonment is seen occupying a 

 large space of ground, and further in the distance, two or three 

 isolated hills are observed cutting the horizon, on the summit of one 

 of which stands the remarkable fortress of Doulutabad behind, which 

 the bluff head-land of the northern range, fades away into misty 

 indistinctness. 



