Excerpt from Sketches of the Most Prevalent Diseases of India: Comprising, a Treatise on the Epidemic Cholera of the East; Statistical and Topographical Reports of the Diseases in the Different Divisions of the Army Under the Madras Presidency; Embracing Also the Annual Rate of Mortality, &C. Of European Troops The result of his observations respecting this formidable disease, the Author now Offers with deference to the Profession, and only laments his inability to do more justice to the subject. His only Object has been, to give an unadorned statement of facts exclusively he trusts, therefore, to the indulgence of the Profession, and assures them that they have been derived from close and attentive Observa tion at the bed-side of the patient, made in the daily, and he may say hourly, performance of his duty. If he Shall be so far fortunate as to succeed, even in the slightest degree, in throwing any additional light upon this interesting subject, he will feel amply re warded for the trouble he may have taken, and the anxiety which necessarily arises in the mlnd Of 'one unaccustomed to give his Opinions to the public. But in attempting this, he is endeavouring to discharge a duty which he Owes to the service to which he belongs, and which it has a right to expect from him, as a return for the Opportunities he has enjoyed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.