Ribs, fracture of, treatment of, 287 Richter’s system of measuring glacier movements, 80 Richthofen, Baron F. von, reference to his description of loess formations, 76 Ringworm, treatment of, 230 Rivers and river-plains, geological notes on, 72 Roads, native, on observing the nature of, 146 Robinson’s “Pictorial Effect in Photography,” reference to, 59 Rock-basins, on the formation of, 73; reference to Sir A. Ramsay’s views on, 74 Round worm, treatment for, 247 Royal Geographical Society, on the giving of names to newly-discovered places, 306; system of orthography of geographical names, 300 Rubbings, on obtaining records of objects of antiquity by means of, 154 Rupture, treatment of, 220 Ryan, “Health Preservation in West Africa,” 161 Salvador, weather service of, 42 Salvin, O., hints on collecting reptiles and fishes, 96 Sand-flea (_see Jigger_) Sand-fly fever, 221 Scabies, symptoms and treatment, 197 Scalds, treatment of, 175 Scarlet fever, or scarlatina, symptoms, treatment, complications, 222 Scheerer (_see Plattner_) Sciences of native races, 113 Scorpion sting, 223 Screw worm, 212 Scurvy, symptoms and treatment, 224 Sea-sickness, treatment of, 226 Sensitive plates or films, 57; Sir W. Abney’s method of packing, 57; how to keep dry, 58; slides for holding, 54 Shaw, Sir Napier: “Forecasting Weather,” 41 Shoulder-joint dislocation, treatment of, 290 Simpson, Dr. W. J., “The Maintenance of Health in the Tropics,” reference to, 161 Skeleton, human, diagram of the, 285 Skeletons of animals, on the preparation of, 94 Skin diseases, 226 Skulls, human, observations on, 132-136 Sleeping sickness, symptoms and treatment, 233 Sleeplessness, treatment for, 235 Slides for holding sensitive plates, 54 Sling thermometer, 17 Small-pox, rash, symptoms and treatment, 236 Snow, on recording falls of, 9 Snow-blindness, protection against, 199 Social life of native races, 118 Spectacles for preventing snow-blindness, illustration of, 199 Spider bite, 223 Sprains, treatment of, 281 Sprue, symptoms and treatment, 237 “Squeezes,” on obtaining records of objects of antiquity by means of, 150 Stevenson thermometer screen, 14 Stomach tube, directions for using, 273 Stone objects of antiquity, on cleaning and conserving, 157 Stroke, 237 Sun in the tropics, effects of the, upon the human body, 165 Sunshine, cloud and, on keeping record of changes of, 5 Sun-stroke, symptoms and treatment, 238 Surface of a country, on observing the character of, 141 Surgical cleanliness, importance of, 275 Surgical dressing case recommended to travellers, 253 Syphilis, symptoms and treatment, 239