
          The mountain in our nieghborhod offers a
very interesting field for botanical research
but I have never found leisure to gratify my
curiosity by [rambling?] amongst its [?]
as I yet hope to. The  [Shants?] are
near us. The celebrated [Neilgheries?] also
and if are enterprising American Naturalist
could come & spend a year or two here
I should hope for more good, than from all
the much talked of projects of the Ronish
[priests?] & scientific men, about to settle
here. Besides there might be a direct
[?] effect. The natives have much
confidence in herbs. One to whom the
medical properties of plants are formitive
might get a wondeful ascendancy over
the native mind, & if a good many do lasting
good, so indeed may any good [?].
The very much need such a person in
Dindigul, & if you [?] recommend such a 
[man?] to the Board of Commissioners
would do not only the heather, but the
mission families here, (now 40 miles removed)

        