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expectoration. Is it particularly prevalent in certain localities 
or under particular conditions of life ? 
2. Does toothache occur or facial neuralgia ? or is caries in 
the teeth observed P 
3. Do epileptic fits occur? and in what light are they 
regarded by the natives ? Are there any idiots, maniacs, or 
lunatics among them P and can you form any idea of their pro¬ 
portionate number ? Are they respected, or are they ill-treated 
or put to death ? 
4. Do the people appear to suffer from febrile diseases 
attributable to malaria or climate, such as ague or remittent 
fever? Do different tribes differ in their susceptibility to 
such fevers ? and how do Europeans or people of mixed breed 
compare with them in this respect ? 
5. Is small-pox known, or any other of our common epi¬ 
demics ? Is the mortality from them great ? How treated ? 
(See XXIII.) 
6. Are skin-diseases common ? Describe the most prevalent, 
whether scaly, pustular, or ulcerative. Is any form of leprosy 
known ? If so, describe it as minutely as possible ? Is it 
believed to be contagious or hereditary ? 
7. Do any venereal diseases occur P and are they recognized 
as such P Is syphilis supposed to have been imported or 
indigenous? If the former, whence and when? and what 
evidence can be got on the subject ? 
8. Is any other disease known or supposed to have been 
imported, or to have notably increased of late ? 
9. Describe any other prevalent disease which may appear 
to you new or strange. 
10. Is hunchback common, or lateral curvature of the 
spine ? Are they observed more in one sex than in the other ? 
11. Have the natives much vital power P Do they struggle 
against disease, or do they readily succumb to it ? 12. Com¬ 
pared with Europeans in the same country, do they seem to 
suffer more from diseases of inflammatory or of asthenic 
type ? 13. Do they endure cold well ? or heat, especially the 
direct rays of the sun ? 
14. Do they appear to suffer pain from injuries, and as acutely 
as Europeans ? 15. Do wounds heal quickly, particularly 
wounds of the head or fractures of the skull ? 
