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[20] Including ‘Latin’ alphabets containing extra or modified letters, such as Česky, Croatian, Polish, Rumanian, etc. The pronunciation of these letters is given in the ‘Alphabets of Foreign Languages,’ etc., mentioned below (p. 301).

[21] ‘Rules for the Transliteration of Place-names occurring on Foreign Maps.’ Compiled in the Topographical Section, General Staff, by Alexander Knox, B.A., Map Curator. 1906.

[22] ‘Instructions for the Spelling of Place-names in Foreign Countries.’ Naval Staff Intelligence Division. 1917.

INDEX.

Abney, Sir W., Method of packing sensitive plates or films, 57;
method of using camera in hand or on tripod adopted by, 54;
reference to his work in photography, 59

Accessibility of a country, the, 139

Aertex Cellular clothing recommended for travellers, 164

Africa, weather services of, list of, 42

Agricultural development, suitability of a country for, 143

Algeria, weather service of, 42

Alps, Föhn of the, 5

Amber objects of antiquity, on cleaning and conserving, 158

America, weather services of, list of, 42

Aneroid barometer, 31

Animal products, on obtaining information concerning, 144

Animals, on observing habits of, 104;
on preparation of skeletons of, 94

Anthropology, by Dr. E. B. Tyler, 106-129;
“Notes and Queries on Anthropology,” reference to, 106;
Queries of Anthropology, by Sir A. W. Franks, 129-132;
Tylor’s “Anthropology,” reference to, 127

Anthropological Notes by Dr. W. L. H. Duckworth, 132-137

Antiquity, objects of, methods of recording, cleaning and conserving,
148-159;
on literary memoranda of characteristics of, 156

Antiseptics, 275

Ants, 198

Apoplexy, symptoms and treatment, 237

Apparatus and chemicals for photographic development, 58

Archæologist’s outfit, 159

Archæology, article on, by D. G. Hogarth, 148-159;
Petrie’s “Methods and Aims,” reference to, 149, 158

Argentina, weather service of, 42

Arm, fracture of, treatment of, 288

Arts and sciences, native, 113;
queries on, 130

Asia, weather services of, list of, 42

Assmann’s aspiration psychrometer, 20

Atmosphere, humidity of, instruments for measuring, 18

Atmospheric conditions, ways in which a traveller may add to the
knowledge of, 1

Atmospheric phenomena, on recording observations of, 10

Atolls or coral-islands, on the formation of, 77

Australasia and Pacific, weather services of, list of, 43

Ball, J., Preparation of dried plants, 99

Barometer vernier, diagram showing how to read, 27

Barometers, 25;
aneroid barometer, 31;
Collie portable mercurial barometer, 29;
Fortin barometer, 26, rules for observing with, 27

Bartholomew’s “Atlas of Physical Geography,” vol. iii., Meteorology,
reference to, 37, 41

Bates, H. W., and W. R. Ogilvie-Grant, article on Natural History,
82-105

Baths, directions for giving an invalid, 271

Baths, cold, in Africa, dangers of, 168

Batrachians, naturalist’s outfit for preserving, 85

Beaufort’s scale of wind force, 4

Bed-sore, treatment of, 171

Beri-beri, 171

Bilharzia worm, 249

Birds, hints on collecting, 91;
instruments for skinning, 84

Blackham, “Primer of Tropical Hygiene,” 161

Blackwater fever, symptoms and treatment, 172

Bladder, inflammation of, 181

Blanford, H. F., portable thermometer screen devised by, 15

Blanford, W. T., and Prof. E. J. Garwood, article on Geology, 63-78

Bleeding or hæmorrhage, treatment of, 277

Blindness, night and snow, precautions against, 199

Blood-poisoning, treatment of, 280

Blow-pipe, reference to Plattner and Scheerer’s work on the use of, 67

Boating and Canoeing, note by J. Coles, 293-297

Boils, treatment of, 226

Bonacina, “Climatic Control,” 41

Bone objects of antiquity, on cleaning and conserving, 158

Bones of human limbs, on taking measurements of, 136

Botanical collecting, 99

Botanical seeds, on preserving, 102

Botanical specimens, on the selection of, 99;
conveyance of, to camp or station, 99;
drying press for, 100

Brain, concussion of the, symptoms and treatment, 179

Brazil, weather service of, 42

British Association manual “Notes and Queries on Anthropology,”
reference to, 106

British Central Africa, weather service of, 42

Broca’s scale of colours of native races, reference to, 108

Bronchitis, symptoms and treatment, 174

Bronze objects of antiquity, on cleaning and conserving, 157

Bruises, treatment of, 281

Bubonic plague, causes, symptoms and treatment, 215

Buchan, Dr. A., and Dr. A. J. Herbertson, “Atlas of Meteorology,”
reference to, 37, 41

Buffalo gnats, 195

Bugs, protection against, 197

Bulbs, on collecting and packing, 103

Burns and scalds, treatment of, 175

Burroughs and Welcome’s photographic exposure record, reference to, 56

Buys Ballot’s law, 40

Camera, photographic, 51;
selection of, 51;
hand-camera, 52

Camera level, circular cup form, 54

Camera-stand, 54

Canada, weather service of, 42

Canoeing and Boating, note by J. Coles, 293-297

Carbuncles, treatment of, 227

Catheters, directions for using, 272

Cellulitis, symptoms and treatment, 280

Centigrade thermometer readings, rule for converting into Fahrenheit,
13

Cerebro-spinal fever, 175

Ceylon, weather service of, 42

Charts, meteorological, of the N. Atlantic and Mediterranean, and N.
Pacific, 41

Chemicals for photographic development, 58

Chicken-pox, rash, symptoms and treatment, 176

Chigger, 228

Chile, weather service of, 42

Chill in tropical climates, risks of, 164

Chilblains and frostbite, treatment of, 177

China, weather service of, 42

Chinook wind of the Rocky Mts., 5

Cholera, cause, symptoms and treatment, 177

Clap (_see Gonorrhœa_)

Cleaning and conserving monuments and objects of antiquity, methods
of, 156

Climate, hints on recording observations concerning, 145

Climatology, “Handbook of Climatology,” by Prof. R. de C. Ward,
reference to, 41;
Hann’s “Handbuch der Klimatologie,” reference to, 41;
Meteorology and Climatology, article on, by Dr. H. R. Mill, 1-50,
list of works on, 41

Cloud and sunshine, on keeping record of changes of, 5

Clouds, types of, 6;
on photographing, 7

Coasts, geological notes on, 71

Cold in the head, 181

Coles, J., his note on Canoeing and Boating, 293-297

Colic, treatment of, 179

Collar-bone fracture, treatment of, 287

Collie portable mercurial barometer, description and illustration of,
29-31

Colour photography, Ives’ method, 62

Colour of native races, Broca’s scale of, reference to, 108

Commerce, Industry and, article on by Sir J. S. Keltie, 138-147

Commercial development, on ascertaining facilities and hindrances to,
146

“Commission Internationale des Glaciers,” reports of the, reference
to, 81

Communication between countries, on observing what natural means
exist, 146

Concussion of the brain, symptoms and treatment, 179

Conserving monuments and objects of antiquity, methods of, 156

Constipation, treatment of, 180

Continental climate, 35

Copper and bronze objects of antiquity, on cleaning and conserving,
157

Coral-islands (_see Atolls_)

Coryza, treatment of, 181

Cranial measurements, on making, with illustrations, 135

Craniological descriptions, with illustrations, 133

Craniometer, Flower’s, 135

Crosse, Dr. W. H., and Dr. Andrew Balfour, Medical Hints, 160-292

Cuba, weather service of, 42

Currency existing in a country, on obtaining information concerning,
147

Customs of native races, 126;
queries on, 130

Cyclones, description of, with diagrams, 32

Cystitis, causes, symptoms and treatment, 181

Daily range of temperature, 35

Daily synoptical weather-maps, 41

Darwin, Dr. Charles, and Prof. J. Phillips, article on geology by, in
the “Admiralty Manual of Scientific Enquiry,” reference to, 68

Dengue, 182

Deserts, geological notes on, 75;
on observing the character of, 142

Dew, on recording appearance and amount of, 8

Dew-point, means of finding, 18

Dhobie itch, symptoms and treatment, 229

Diarrhœa, 183

Diet in the tropics, errors of, 165

Diphtheria, causes, symptoms and treatment, complications, 184

Diseases, classification of, 170

Diseases and their Treatment, 169-274

Disfigurements, personal, of native races, queries on, 131

Dislocations, treatment of, 290

Dobson, Dr. G. E., his hints on preserving mammals and birds, 92

Doldrums, 37

Domestic animals, on obtaining information concerning, 144

Drowning, treatment of cases of, 283

Drugs recommended for travellers, 253

Drying-press for botanical specimens, description of, with
illustrations, 100-102

Duckworth, Dr. W. L. H., his Anthropological Notes, 132-137

Dutch East Indies, weather service of, 42

Dwarfs, native, on the measurements of bones and skulls of, 137

Dysentery, symptoms and treatments, 185

Eikonogen photographic developing powder, 59

Elbow-joint dislocation, treatment of, 290

Emetics, list of, 259

Enemas, 259, 273

Enteric or typhoid fever, causes, symptoms and treatment, 189

Epilepsy, symptoms and treatment, 191

Erysipelas, symptoms and treatment, 279

Exposure tables, photographic, 56

Extra-European weather services, list of, 42

Eyeball, inflammation of the, 198

Fahrenheit thermometer readings, rule for converting Centigrade into,
13

Faintness, treatment of, 191

Fibres, on observing the nature of, 141

Filariasis, cause of, 191

Filters recommended for travellers, 166

First aid treatment, works on, 161

Fisheries, on obtaining information concerning, 144

Fishes, hints on collecting and preserving, 96;
outfit for preserving, 85

Fleas and bugs, protection against, 196

Flies, house; tsetse; Congo floor-maggot, 195

Flower, Sir W. H., his directions for the preparation of skeletons of
animals, 94

Flower’s craniometer, 135

Focus of camera lens, 56

Focussing cloth of camera, 54

Fog, on recording density and duration of, 7

Föhn of the Alps, 5

Folk-Lore Society, Handbook, 129

Forests, on observing the character of, 141

Fortin barometer, 26;
rules for observing with, 27

Fossils, hints on collecting, 68, 104

Fractures, 286;
simple, treatment of, 286;
compound, treatment of, 289

Franks, Sir A. W., Queries of Anthropology, 129-132

Frost, on recording appearance of, 9

Frostbite, treatment of, 177

Fruits, on observing the nature of, 141

Fungus diseases, 229

Garry, “Health in Tropical Climates,” 161

Garwood, Prof. E. J. (_see Blanford, W. T._)

Geographical Names, R.G.S. system of orthography of, 300

Geography, Physical, Bartholomew’s Atlas of, vol. iii., Meteorology,
reference to, 37, 41

Geological collections, hints on making, 65

Geological observations, 63

Geologist’s outfit, 64

Geology, article on, by W. T. Blanford and Prof. E. J. Garwood, 63-78;
Dr. Charles Darwin and Prof. J Phillips’ article on, in the
“Admiralty Manual of Scientific Enquiry,” reference to, 68

Giants, native, on the measurements of bones and skulls of, 137

Glacial action, on the evidence of, 74

Glacier movements, Gosset’s and Richter’s systems of measuring, 79

Glacier observations, memorandum on, 78-81

Glaciers, “Commission Internationale des Glaciers” reports, reference
to, 81

Glass objects of antiquity, on cleaning and conserving, 158

Glazed objects of antiquity, on cleaning and conserving, 158

Gleet, 192

Gleichen, Maj.-Gen. Lord Edward, Orthography of Geographical Names,
298

Godwin-Austen, Lt.-Col. H. H., his notes on collecting mollusca, 97

Gonorrhœa, symptoms and treatment, 192

Gosset’s system of measuring glacier movements, 80

Guatemala, weather service of, 42

Guinea worm, treatment for, 247

Hæmorrhage, treatment of, 277

Hail, on recording occurrence of, 8

Hand-camera, the, 52

Hann’s “Handbuch der Klimatologie,” reference to, 41

Hawaii, weather service of, 43

Hay fever, symptoms and treatment, 192

Haze, on recording density and duration of, 7

Health in a tropical climate, risks to, 163

Health in the tropics, Simpson’s “Maintenance of Health in the
Tropics,” reference to, 168

Heat-stroke, 238

Helm wind of the Eden Valley, England, and of Adam’s Peak, Ceylon, 5

Herbertson, Dr. A. J. (_see Buchan, Dr. A._)

Hernia, 220

Hip-joint dislocation, treatment of, 290

Hogarth, D. G., his article on Archæology, 148-159

Hongkong, weather service of, 42

Hook-worm, 248

Human body, diagram showing some of the principal organs of the, and
the course of the main blood-vessels, 162

Human limbs, on making measurements of bones of, 136

Human skeleton, diagram of the, 285

Humidity, table of relative, 44-49;
explanation, 43

Hut for sheltering thermometers, description of, with illustration,
16

Hygrometers, 18

Hypodermic injections, directions for giving, 269;
different injections to use, 271

India, weather service of, 42

Individuals of giant and dwarf stature, on the measurements of bones
and skulls of, 137

Industry and Commerce, article on, by Sir J. S. Keltie, 138-147

Infectious fevers, 169

Influenza, 193

Inhabitants, native, on observing the character of, 147

Injuries, treatment of, 275-292

Inoculation, 168

Insect pests, 194

Insects, outfit for collecting, 86;
hints on preserving, 99

Instrumental meteorological observations, 11

Iritis, symptoms and treatment, 198

Iron objects of antiquity, on, 157

Irrigation, on, 142

Isobaric maps, 50, note on, 39

Isohyets, 40

Isolation of an infectious complaint, importance of, 169

Isothermal maps, 50, note on, 38

Itch, 197

Ives’ method of natural colour photography, 62

Ivory and wood carving of native races, queries on, 131

Ivory objects of antiquity, on cleaning and conserving, 158

Jaundice, 199

Jaw, lower, fracture of, treatment of, 288

Jigger or sand-flea, prevention against and treatment, 228

Kala-azar, 202

Keltie, Sir. J. S., his article on Industry and Commerce, 138-147

Kraw Kraw, symptoms and treatment, 230

Krōmskōp photography, 62

Labels for geological specimens, how to preserve, 65

Labour connected with development of a country’s resources, on
obtaining information concerning the, 147

Lakes and tarns, geological notes on, 73

Languages, native, on, 110;
on recording vocabularies of, 111

Laryngitis, symptoms and treatment, 200

Lead and iron objects of antiquity, on, 157

Leeches, treatment for removing, 201

Leg fracture, treatment of, 288

Leishmaniasis, 202

Lenses, camera, 54

Level, camera, 54

Lice, treatment for destroying, 196

Literary memoranda of characteristics of monuments and objects of
antiquity, 156

Liver, abscess of, treatment of, 203;
acute inflammation of, treatment of, 203;
congestion of, symptoms and treatment, 202

Loess deposits, 76

Lungs, inflammation of the (_see Pleurisy and Pneumonia_)

Madagascar, weather service of, 42

Malaria, 204;
methods of prevention, 206;
symptoms and treatment, 205

Malta fever, 244

Mammals, instruments for skinning, 84

Mammals and birds, hints on collecting, 91;
on preserving, 92

Man, early history of, in tropical climates, notes on, 76

Manufactures of native races, queries on, 130

Maps, isobaric, 50, note on, 39;
isothermal, 50, note on, 38;
rainfall, 50, note on, 40;
weather, daily synoptical, 41

Maritime climate, 35

Marett, R. R., Note on Anthropology, 129

Marriott’s “Hints to Meteorological Observers,” reference to, 43

Marshes, on observing special features of, 142

Masterman, “Hygiene and Disease in Palestine,” 161

Maudslay, A. P., directions for making squeezes of sculptures, 151

Mauritius, weather service of, 42

Maximum thermometers, 23

McIntosh, J.: Hints on Photography, revised by, 51

Measles, rash, symptoms, treatment, complications, 211

Medical appliances, medicines, &c., 252-274

Medical guides suitable for travellers, list of, 161

Medical Hints, by Dr. W. H. Crosse, and Dr. A. Balfour, 160-274

Medicines, medical appliances, &c., 252-274

Metals of a country, hints on observing, 140

“Meteorological Observers, Hints to,” by W. Marriott, reference to, 43

Meteorology, Bartholomew’s Atlas of, reference to, 37, 41

Meteorology and Climatology, article on, by Dr. H. R. Mill, 1-50;
list of works on, 41

“Methods and Aims in Archæology,” by Prof. Petrie, reference, 149, 158

Mexico, weather service of, 42

Mill, Dr. H. R., his article on Meteorology and Climatology, 1-50;
“Realm of Nature,” reference to, 41

Minerals, Von Kobell’s tables for determination of, reference to, 67

Minerals and metals of a country, hints on observing the, 140

Minimum thermometer, 20;
care of, 21

Mist, fog and haze, on recording density and duration of, 7

Mode of subsistence of native races, queries on, 129

Mollusca, S. P. Woodward’s “Manual of the Mollusca,” reference to, 97

Mollusca, land and freshwater, hints on collecting, 97

Money of native races, queries on, 131

Monuments and objects of antiquity, methods of recording, cleaning
and conserving, 148-159;
on literary memoranda of characteristics of, 156

Mosquito curtains, 206

Mosquitoes, propagation of malaria by, 204;
protection from, 206

Mosquitoes and midges, protection against, and treatment of bites of,
194

Moulding, on obtaining records of objects of antiquity by means of,
149

Mountain-chains, geological notes on, 70

Mumps, 211

Myer, “Atlas of First Aid Treatment,” 161

Myiasis, 212

Mythology of native races, 124;
queries on, 130

Names, on the giving of, to newly-discovered places, 306

Names, geographical, R.G.S. system of orthography of, 300

Native races, physical character of, 106, queries on, 129;
Broca’s scale of colours of, reference to, 108;
language of, 110;
arts and sciences of, 113, queries on, 130;
social life of, 118;
religion and mythology of, 124, queries on, 130;
customs of, 126, queries on, 130;
mode of subsistence of, queries on, 129;
ivory and wood carving of, queries on, 131;
money of, queries on, 131;
personal ornaments, disfigurements, &c., of, queries on, 131;
skulls of, observations on, 132-136

Natives, wants of, hints on observing, 139

Natural History, article on, by H. W. Bates and W. R. Ogilvie-Grant,
82-105;
“Handbook of Instructions for Collectors,” reference to, 87;
where and what to collect, 89

Natural history specimens, hints on collecting and preserving, 87;
outfit for, 88

Naturalist’s outfit, 82-86

Negretti and Zambra’s maximum thermometers, 23

Neligan, “Hints for Travellers in Persia,” 161

New Zealand, weather service of, 43

Night-blindness, protection against, 199

“Notes and Queries on Anthropology,” British Association manual of,
reference to, 106

Ocean-Basins, on the permanence of, 76

Ogilvie, A. C., Memorandum on glacier observations, 78

Ogilvie-Grant, W. R., and H. W. Bates, article on Natural History,
82-105

Ophthalmia, simple, symptoms and treatment, 213

Oriental sore, 231

Organs of the human body, diagram showing some of the principal, 162

Ornaments, personal, of native races, queries on, 131

Orthochrome plates, 62

Orthography of Geographical Names, R.G.S. system of, 300

“Outfit, Hints on,” reference to, 164

Pacific, weather service of the, 43

Paget colour plate, 62

Papyrus, on conserving, 158

Parasites, diseases produced by, 170

Paratyphoid fevers, 189

Paste objects of antiquity, on cleaning and conserving, 158

Pasteur-Chamberland filter, 166

Peru, weather service of, 42

Petrie’s “Methods and Aims in Archæology,” reference to, 149, 158

Philippine Islands, weather service of, 42

Phillips’ maximum thermometers, 23

Phillips, Prof. J. (_see Darwin, Dr. Charles_)

Photographic apparatus and chemicals for development, 58

Photographic exposure record, 56

Photographic outfit, list of, with prices, 61-62

Photography, article on, by J. Thomson and J. McIntosh, 51-62;
Sir W. Abney’s work on, reference to, 59;
W. K. Burton’s work on, reference to, 59;
Robinson’s “Pictorial Effect in Photography,” reference to, 60;
photography in natural colours, 61;
photography of object of antiquity, 148

Physical characters of natives, on observing the, 106;
queries on, 129

Piles, internal and external, treatment of, 214

Plague, bubonic, causes, symptoms and treatment, 215

Plants, living and succulent, on packing, 103

Plattner and Scheerer’s work on the use of the blow-pipe, reference
to, 67

Pleurisy, symptoms and treatment, 217

Pneumonia, symptoms and treatment, 217

Poisons, treatment of the various, 291

Pottery and terra-cotta objects of antiquity, on cleaning and
conserving, 157

Poultices, directions for making, 274

Pox, 239

Precautions on the voyage, 167

Prickly heat, treatment for, 230

Psychrometer, Assmann’s Aspiration, description of, with
illustration, 20

Pulse, normal rate of, 269

Purgatives, 180, 264

Queries of Anthropology, by Sir A. W. Franks, 129-132

Quinine, use of, for malaria, 265

Quinsy, treatment of, 218

Railways, inquiry as to routes suitable for, in new country, 146

Rain and dew, on recording prevalence of, 7

Rainfall maps, 50, note on, 40

Rain-gauge, 24

Raised beaches, 72

Ramsay, Sir A., reference to his views on the formation of
rock-basins, 74

“Realm of Nature,” by Dr. H. R. Mill, reference to, 41

Recording monuments and objects of antiquity, methods of, 148-156

Relapsing fever, 218

Religion and mythology of native races, 124;
queries on, 130

Reptiles, naturalist’s outfit for preserving, 85

Reptiles and fishes, on collecting and preserving, 96

Resources of a country, inquiry into, 139

Respiration, normal rate of, 269

Rheumatism, 219

Ribs, fracture of, treatment of, 287

Richter’s system of measuring glacier movements, 80

Richthofen, Baron F. von, reference to his description of loess
formations, 76

Ringworm, treatment of, 230

Rivers and river-plains, geological notes on, 72

Roads, native, on observing the nature of, 146

Robinson’s “Pictorial Effect in Photography,” reference to, 59

Rock-basins, on the formation of, 73;
reference to Sir A. Ramsay’s views on, 74

Round worm, treatment for, 247

Royal Geographical Society, on the giving of names to
newly-discovered places, 306;
system of orthography of geographical names, 300

Rubbings, on obtaining records of objects of antiquity by means of,
154

Rupture, treatment of, 220

Ryan, “Health Preservation in West Africa,” 161

Salvador, weather service of, 42

Salvin, O., hints on collecting reptiles and fishes, 96

Sand-flea (_see Jigger_)

Sand-fly fever, 221

Scabies, symptoms and treatment, 197

Scalds, treatment of, 175

Scarlet fever, or scarlatina, symptoms, treatment, complications, 222

Scheerer (_see Plattner_)

Sciences of native races, 113

Scorpion sting, 223

Screw worm, 212

Scurvy, symptoms and treatment, 224

Sea-sickness, treatment of, 226

Sensitive plates or films, 57;
Sir W. Abney’s method of packing, 57;
how to keep dry, 58;
slides for holding, 54

Shaw, Sir Napier: “Forecasting Weather,” 41

Shoulder-joint dislocation, treatment of, 290

Simpson, Dr. W. J., “The Maintenance of Health in the Tropics,”
reference to, 161

Skeleton, human, diagram of the, 285

Skeletons of animals, on the preparation of, 94

Skin diseases, 226

Skulls, human, observations on, 132-136

Sleeping sickness, symptoms and treatment, 233

Sleeplessness, treatment for, 235

Slides for holding sensitive plates, 54

Sling thermometer, 17

Small-pox, rash, symptoms and treatment, 236

Snow, on recording falls of, 9

Snow-blindness, protection against, 199

Social life of native races, 118

Spectacles for preventing snow-blindness, illustration of, 199

Spider bite, 223

Sprains, treatment of, 281

Sprue, symptoms and treatment, 237

“Squeezes,” on obtaining records of objects of antiquity by means of,
150

Stevenson thermometer screen, 14

Stomach tube, directions for using, 273

Stone objects of antiquity, on cleaning and conserving, 157

Stroke, 237

Sun in the tropics, effects of the, upon the human body, 165

Sunshine, cloud and, on keeping record of changes of, 5

Sun-stroke, symptoms and treatment, 238

Surface of a country, on observing the character of, 141

Surgical cleanliness, importance of, 275

Surgical dressing case recommended to travellers, 253

Syphilis, symptoms and treatment, 239

Table of relative humidity, 44-49, explanation, 43;
showing pressure of saturated aqueous vapour in inches of mercury
at latitude 45° for each degree Fahrenheit from -30° to 119°, 50

Tape-worms, treatment for, 246

Tarns, geological notes on, 73

Tariffs existing in a country, on obtaining information concerning,
147

Temperature of human body, normal, 269;
taking the, different ways of, 269

Terra-cotta objects of antiquity, on cleaning and conserving, 157

Thermometer corrections, 12

Thermometer scales, 12;
rule for converting Centigrade readings into Fahrenheit, 13

Thermometer screens, 14;
Blanford’s portable, 15;
for permanent station in hot countries, form recommended by British
Association most suitable, 15;
Stevenson’s, 13

Thermometers, on the care of, 13;
boiling-point, 31;
dry and wet bulb, table showing difference between readings of,
44-49, explanation, 13;
maximum, 23, Negretti and Zambra’s form, 23, Phillips’ form, 23;
minimum, 20, care of, 21;
sling, 17

Thigh fracture, treatment of, 288

Threadworm, treatment for, 247

Thomson, J., article on Photography, 51-62

Throat, ulceration of the, treatment of, 244

Thunderstorms and hail, on recording the occurrence of, 8

Tick fever, symptoms and treatment, 241

Ticks, treatment for, 197

Timber of a country, on ascertaining the characteristics of, 141

Tonsils, inflammation of the (_see Quinsy_)

Tornadoes, making record of, 5

Tourniquet, description and use of, 277

Trade, on obtaining information concerning, 144

Trephine-holes in human skulls, 133

Tropical ulcer, 232

Tubers, on packing, 103

Tumbu fly, 212

Tylor, Dr. E. B., his article on Anthropology, 106-129;
his “Anthropology: an Introduction to the Study of Men and
Civilisation,” reference to, 127

Tyndall’s method of ascertaining velocity of glacier movements, 81

Typhoid fever, 189

Typhus fever, 243

Ulceration of the throat, treatment of, 244

Ulcers, treatment of, 231, 232

Underclothing recommended for tropical climates, 164

Undulant fever, 244

United States, weather service of, 42

Urine, retention of, symptoms and treatment, 245;
suppression of causes and treatment, 246

Uruguay, weather service of, 42

Vaccination essential to travellers, 168

Vegetable products of a country, hints on observing, 141

Vegetation, on observing character of, 142

Ver macaque, 212

Vocabularies, native, on recording, 111

Volcanic rocks, on, 71

Volcanoes and volcanic rocks, on, 71

Von Kobell’s tables for determination of minerals, reference to, 67

Voyage, precautions on the, 167

Ward, Prof. R. de C., “Handbook of Climatology,” reference to, 41

Water, risks due to drinking, 166

Water communication of a country, inquiry as to, 146

Waterspouts, on the theoretical importance to determine direction of
the whirl about the axis of, 5

Weather, hints on keeping a record of, 2;
observations for forecasting the, 32-35.

Weather-maps, daily synoptical, 41

Weather services, extra-European, list of, 42-43

West Indies, weather service of, 42

Wet pack for invalid, directions for giving, 272

Whirlwinds, usefulness of making records of, 5

Wind, observations of direction and force of, 3;
Beaufort’s scale of wind force, 4

Windpipe, inflammation of the, 174, 200

Wood, ivory, and bone objects of antiquity, on cleaning and
conserving, 158

Wood carving of native races, queries on, 131

Woodward, S. P., “Manual of the Mollusca,” reference to, 97

Worms producing disease, different kinds of, treatment, 246

Wound, directions to clean and dress a, 275

Wounds, after-treatment of, 279

Wounds, poisoned, treatment of, 281

Wounds and injuries, treatment of, 275-292

Yellow fever, symptoms and treatment, 250

Young, Hastings: “First Aid to the Sick,” 161

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