Enquiries into a reported antidote to snake venom, and a reported treatment which prevents the transmission of hydrophobia [rabies] following the bite of 'a mad dog'
Instruction of native practitioners in the knowledge of diseases of the eye and their treatment
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Medical Board request to direct Assistant Surgeon George Richmond's attention to the instruction of native practitioners in the knowledge of the diseases of the eye and their treatment.
(3185-87) Letter from James Anderson to Government of Madras, 12 Nov 1789, requesting help in procuring young plants from Sumatra (camphor and benjamine) and China (the Toi chee, a varnish tree). (3188-95) Letter from James Anderson to Andrew Berry, 25 Oct 1789, re Berry’s success in extracting a...
(3251-54) Letter from James Anderson to Government of Madras, 24 Nov 1789, describing his experiments on nests of red insects found in various trees; when thrown on hot oil, the nests turn the oil into a waxy substance: potential for practical use. (3254-59) Letter from James Anderson to Andrew ...