Excerpt from The Epidemics of Mauritius: With a Descriptive and Historical Account of the IslandOne of our fellow-conntrymen, Doctor D. E. Anderson, a resident for many years past in London, has recently published a book on 'The Epidemics of Mauritius.' It includes more than what the title denotes, for it contains two preliminary chapters on the Geography and History of the Island, and is written in a popular style so that the common reader can understand it.Doctor Anderson is one of those Mauritians who far from hiding the place of their birth take every opportunity to let it be known that they were born in the Southern latitudes, in that little colony which has unfortunately lost so much of its pristine splendour. The Doctor's fidelity to his native Island is most touching, it is that of a good son who cherishes his mother through fortune and misfortune. That is a virtue not to be found in everybody, but he inherits it from his exemplary parents. His father, born in Glasgovr, founded in Mauritius a delightful home, where he and his wife (of French origin) brought up their family in a lovely spot in Moka, by the side of the Grand River Glen. Our author refers to that Christian home, Glenside, in simple and loving language which makes one all the more regret the fact that that "home" no longer exists, for the old parents are dead, and the children are married and are scattered over the four corners of the Universe, but all have done honour to their name by their merits and their virtues.'In the nineties, Doctor Anderson, who many years before had been a Laureate of the Royal( college, returned to Mauritius for a couple of months, and devoted a large portion of his time in studying the endemic and epidemic diseases of the Island. He also took useful notes concerning everything which affected our interests, and he added to his own experience that of his fellow physicians. Extracts from the publications and conclusions of Sir Ronald Ross and Doctor Meldrum. on the Malarial Epidemic, of Doctor Bolton on the Sanitation of the Island, of the late Doctor Poupinel on Leprosy, and of many others on Cholera, Beri-beri, Plague, Diphtheria, and Mosquitoes, are copiously and precisely stated, and are illustrated by means of charts, statistical tables, and engravings.Our author renders full homage to the original researches of Doctors Rouget, Keisler, Clarenc, Lafont, and de Chazal.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.