Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-10

Indian Medical Service. Cloth;
9x6in.; 100 PIP. John Bale, Sons
& Danielsson, oxford House, 1921
ct. Titchfeld St., London. Price
Is. Cd.
1t. Giles is already favorably known
as the author of handbooks on mos.
quitoes" and "beriberi" and has been
for long time In the British medical
service in India, though he has now
returned. The present work he calls
an outline Of Tropical climatology: a
popular treatise on personal hygiene
In the hotter parts Of the world. and
on the climates that will be met within
them"
with commendable method the au.
thor divides his book into two parts.
the first being devoted to climate and
health, the second to climatology, spec.
ific charts and tables Of temperature,
humidity and SO on. Though intended
for popular" use the style Is dignifed
and makes interesting reading even
for medical man.
Such book has long been needed by
residents Of tropical or semi'tropical
countries. With strange Anglo-Saxon
perversity we have gone to countries
entirely different from our own and
insisted on keeping up the habits OF
the life we were brought up In. holding
native customs in peculiar contempt.
No wonder "a hundred years ago o
prolonged residence in the Tropics was
regarded with well founded horror"
or course. to a great extent. improve.
ment has come about because OF recent
advances in biology and medicine, but
q great deal of the horror" was due
to want OF common.sense and adapt&.
bility We have found that the natives
Of a country know few things too,
especially in regard to their own eli
mate.
Add to what they are sensible about
our own knowledge Of causes and ef'
fects, and you get a tolerably safe
course to pursue In the Tropics. 1t.
Giles makes this plain In his book. and
while It has special reference to India
his information applies more or less
to all warm countries even Hawaii
which is SO blessed with favorable ax'
ceptions.
The chapters on Housing and Do
lmestic Architecture" Clothing" IVA
ter and Food" "The Tropical Day.
1.-THE Management Of Children" are full
Of the best and latest suggestion.
ION the Prevention OF Malaria" Il
timely and has general interest
though we In Hawaii are not under thu
|, necessity OF following the advice civ
en-.
The "Culex" Is annoying but onl!
, that. Nor could any OF the sub.fami
, lies hurt us while we are so far from
cases Of malaria In the human subject
: However, there might be real DANCE
!. in the coming 20 our shores Of malaria
subjects like the Porto Ricans. The,
have brought the parasites Of ankylos
tomuiasis ahead.
Hawaii has already suffered to
much from importations introduce
by well meaning but foolish residents
Lantana was brought and at first car,
fully nursed. II Is doubtful which |
: worse. lantana or heathenism. TIL
: mongoose was sent for. Several othe
J. weeds of the. vegetable and huma
family are here ineradicably fixed !
q Treatment Of Certain Of the more Con
l. mon Tropical Disease" is rare chal
y ter, as interesting as short stor.
The information II supplies will not a
u sist one to do without doctor, bt
only make one more ready to have hi
n in attendance. The second division {
o the book gives some valuable hints o
n the climates OF various parts Of Ii
:. world. supplying temperature table
y and so on.
9 The mean temperature OF "Kaua
It Honolulu and Hilo" Is given as we
Il as the rainfall Of Honolulu.
i "The Polynesian groups are amongi
0 the most pleasant of the warm climate
ftof the world" says our author. H
Il mi sht have added "and among the hea
I thiest."
l. There are adequate indexes and
d list OF drugs mentioned in the text.
d Of Health Of the Territory I
o Hawaii for the six months endin
3. Dec. 3lst.. 1904. Bulletin Publisl
ing Co.. Honolulu.
A very full and suggestive repo
r. which ought to be carefully read an
e considered by the inconsiderate wi
expect the Board of Health to mai
d bricks without straw"
70 The country is about tired Of bic
,e NAL investigation cake-walk In whiC
ID our legislators strut. 1t has becon
Q. habit to have committee appoint'
% to find out II the President Of Il
ID Board OF Health or some Of his asst;
10 ants haven't broken one Of the 4,
I. Commandments, or, falling this, II thu
t. haven't done something, no matt
II. what, that some Senator or 9th
Id couldn't distinguish himself in G
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