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THE young European who is about to take up a long residence in India; could not do better than “read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest” what Sir Joseph Fayrer has to say about the preservation of health there. In this primer, so small that it will almost fit into the waistcoat-pocket, we find a good summary of information with regard to the physical characters and the climate of India. To obviate the deleterious action of the latter, and preserve health, the author lays down a few simple hygienic rules which must be observed. He describes the diseases and accidents in which immediate aid is required, and states briefly the antidotes to be employed in each case. Readers of the book will acquire, pleasantly and easily, a fund of useful knowledge on the most important points concerning health and possible sickness in our Eastern Empire.
Preservation of Health in India.
By Sir J. Fayrer Pp. 51. (London: Macmillan and Co., 1894.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 50, 616 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/050616c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/050616c0