“Pandemic waves,” 131 _Panoplites_, diagram of eggs of, 95 Paraffin, use of, in destroying mosquitoes, 108, 110-112 Paregoric, administration of, in infantile diarrhœa, 151 “Patent Foods and Patent Medicines,” Robert Hutchison, M.D., _quoted_, 61-62, _notes_ Persia-- Ankle boots in, 31 Houses, system of ventilation of, 8-9; ground plan of European Bungalow, 9; double verandahs for, 11 Persian Gulf, clothing in, 25 Phenacetin, use of, in malaria, 128 Phenyl for disinfecting against plague, 161 Pith, suitability of, for Indian sun hats, 29 Plague-- Animals affected by, 156, 157 Conditions favouring spread of, 155-156 Evacuation of infected sites, 159-160 Infection from, 157, 163 Low civilisation, a disease of, 155 Prophylaxis against, personal, 156-157; public, 157 _et seq._ _Pomfret_, Bombay, 56 Pork, ptomaine poisoning due to, in hot countries, 54 Potassium, permanganate of, water supplies purified by, 42, 137, 138, 139 Poultry, fattening of, in hot countries, 54 Power, Mr., 113 Prickly heat, 23, 34, 66, 177-179 Protective cordons, value of, in plague outbreak, 161 Ptomaine poisoning from eating pork, 54 Pugaree, 30 Pulses, food value of, 59-60 Pumpkins, 58 Punjab-- Houses in, plan of building, 9; sketch of common type of bungalow, 10; materials of native dwellings, 14 Northern, clothing in, 25 mentioned, 6 Punkahs-- Combining use of, with that of mosquito net, 123-124 Height of rooms giving adequate swing for, 11-12 Protection against mosquitoes afforded by, 123 Pulling, art of, 71 “Puttialla” breeches, 28-29 Pyjamas--danger of short coat, 28 Quarantine, value of, in plague outbreaks, 161 Quicklime, drinking water purified by, 137, 138 Quinine-- Disinfectant action of, 125-126 Malaria, in treatment of, 101, 125-129 Rain water, bathing in, for prickly heat, 177-178 Rainy seasons, prevalence of mosquitoes during, 102, 104, 125 Rajputana, 6 Rats attacked by plague, 156, 157; destruction of, as a protective measure in plague outbreaks, 160-161 Resorcin, administration of, in infantile “wind” attacks, 75; in diarrhœa, 151; in dysentery, 147 Rheumatism, 109 Rice, cooking of, 60-61 Rodents, _see_ Rats Rome-- Business hours in, 65 University of, 118 Roofs-- Materials suitable for, 15-18 Sleeping places, as, 12-13 Ross, Major Ronald, F.R.S., research work on malaria causation, 90 Round worms, 180, 181