Some Account of the Last Yellow Fever Epidemic of British GuianaLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1850 - 10 páginas |
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... surface is distinguished by the never - fading luxuriance of its vegetation . Its inhabitants reside chiefly on the skirts of the sea - shore and at the mouths of its majestic rivers . As its level is below that of the sea , the ...
... surface is distinguished by the never - fading luxuriance of its vegetation . Its inhabitants reside chiefly on the skirts of the sea - shore and at the mouths of its majestic rivers . As its level is below that of the sea , the ...
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... surface of the ground on pillars , and separated from each other by gardens with flowering shrubs , and fruit and ornamental trees . The houses , with their open windows , jalousies , and galleries , may be considered as having the ...
... surface of the ground on pillars , and separated from each other by gardens with flowering shrubs , and fruit and ornamental trees . The houses , with their open windows , jalousies , and galleries , may be considered as having the ...
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... surface of the marsh . The soil was composed of the usual constituents of our fore - shores , viz . clay , a fine sand known by the name of " caddy , ” * and a mixture of light fat earthy and vegetable matter known by the name of ...
... surface of the marsh . The soil was composed of the usual constituents of our fore - shores , viz . clay , a fine sand known by the name of " caddy , ” * and a mixture of light fat earthy and vegetable matter known by the name of ...
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... surface . Near to the public road were small gullies , communicating apparently with the jungle , lined with cryptogamic plants , and containing frothy putrid - looking water . † Within the trenches aquatic larvæ and exuviæ abounded ...
... surface . Near to the public road were small gullies , communicating apparently with the jungle , lined with cryptogamic plants , and containing frothy putrid - looking water . † Within the trenches aquatic larvæ and exuviæ abounded ...
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... surface of the body which it causes by its extreme dryness , while the sun is unclouded and fervidly hot . This is unhealthy weather . Con- tinued fevers are then prevalent . The following table exhibits some meteorological observations ...
... surface of the body which it causes by its extreme dryness , while the sun is unclouded and fervidly hot . This is unhealthy weather . Con- tinued fevers are then prevalent . The following table exhibits some meteorological observations ...
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