INDIA AND THE EAST.
THE ORIENTAL SPORTING MAGAZINE. A Reprint of the first 5 Volumes, in 2 Volumes, demy 8vo. price 28s.
These volumes contain many quaint and clever papers, among which we may mention the famous Sporting Songs written by S. Y. S., of “The Boar, Saddle, Spur, and Spear,” &c., &c.—Capt. Morris, of the Bombay Army; as well as descriptions of Hog Hunts, Fox Hunts, Lion Hunts, Tiger Hunts, and Cheeta Hunts; accounts of Shooting Excursions for Snipe, Partridges, Quail, Toucan, Ortolan, and Wild Fowl; interesting details of Pigeon Matches, Cock Fights, Horse, Tattoo, and Donkey Races; descriptions of the Origin, Regulations, and Uniforms of Hunting Clubs; Natural History of rare Wild Animals; Memoranda of Feats of Noted Horses; and Memoirs and Anecdotes of celebrated Sporting characters, &c., &c. [Just out.
THE EUROPEAN IN INDIA. A Handbook of Practical Information for those proceeding to, or residing in, the East Indies, relating to Outfits, Routes, Time for Departure, Indian Climate, &c. By Edmund C. P. Hull. With a Medical Guide for Anglo-Indians. Being a Compendium of Advice to Europeans in India, relating to the Preservation and Regulation of Health. By R. S. Mair, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., Late Deputy Coroner of Madras. In 1 vol. Post 8vo. 6s.
“Full of all sorts of useful information to the English settler or traveller in India.”—Standard.
“One of the most valuable books ever published in India—valuable for its sound information, its careful array of pertinent facts, and its sterling common sense. It is a publisher’s as well as an author’s ‘hit,’ for it supplies a want which few persons may have discovered, but which everybody will at once recognise when once the contents of the book have been mastered. The medical part of the work is invaluable.”—Calcutta Guardian.
THE MEDICAL GUIDE FOR ANGLO-INDIANS. Being a Compendium of advice to Europeans in India, relating to the Preservation and Regulation of Health. By R. S. Mair, F.R.C.S.E., late Deputy Coroner of Madras. Reprinted, with numerous additions and corrections, from “The European in India.”
EASTERN EXPERIENCES. By L. Bowring, C.S.I., Lord Canning’s Private Secretary, and for many years the Chief Commissioner of Mysore and Coorg. In 1 vol. Demy 8vo. 16s. Illustrated with Maps and Diagrams.
“An admirable and exhaustive geographical, political, and industrial survey.”—Athenæum.