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Medical Geography Instructions for the Malay Archipelago
This classic 1879 paper presented to the Anthropology Society of Paris by Doctor Arthur Bordier constitutes the greatest 19th Century overview of the Malay Archipelago's (i.e., Indonesia's) races and the various diseases and maladies that afflict them. Bordier, who was Professor of Medical Geography at the School of Anthropology in Paris, besides discussing these maladies (dysentery, cholera, hepatitis, etc.) and the cures or treatments employed by the archipelago's indigenes for them, covers many other fascinating topics, such as: the rough childbirth practice of the Malays as well as their custom of chewing betel leaves. Several interesting insights are offered by various Anthropology Society members in a Discussion period following Bordier's presentation, with Professor Eugene Dally, fo...
This classic 1879 paper presented to the Anthropology Society of Paris by Doctor Arthur Bordier constitutes the greatest 19th Century overview of the Malay Archipelago's (i.e., Indonesia's) races and the various diseases and maladies that afflict them. Bordier, who was Professor of Medical Geography at the School of Anthropology in Paris, besides discussing these maladies (dysentery, cholera, hepatitis, etc.) and the cures or treatments employed by the archipelago's indigenes for them, covers many other fascinating topics, such as: the rough childbirth practice of the Malays as well as their custom of chewing betel leaves. Several interesting insights are offered by various Anthropology Society members in a Discussion period following Bordier's presentation, with Professor Eugene Dally, fo...
The country of George Meredith.--The country of Stevenson.--Dickens-land.--Scott-land.--The country of George Eliot.-Thackerary-land.--The Bronte country.--Aylwin-land.--The Carlyle country.--The literary geography of the English lakes.--The literarygeography of the Thames.--The literary geography of the Lake of Geneva.
William Sharp (12 September 1855 – 12 December 1905) was a Scottish writer,...
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Literary geography (1904)
By: William Sharp
The country of George Meredith.--The country of Stevenson.--Dickens-land.--Scott-land.--The country of George Eliot.-Thackerary-land.--The Bronte country.--Aylwin-land.--The Carlyle country.--The literary geography of the English lakes.--The literarygeography of the Thames.--The literary geography of the Lake of Geneva. William Sharp (12 September 1855 – 12 December 1905) was a Scottish writer,...
Introductory Geography (1904)
By: California State Text -book Committee
Compiled by California State Text -book Committee and aproved by California State Board of Education