Introduction, 160—General Hints, 168—Diseases and their
Prevention and Treatment, 169—Medicines, Medical
Appliances, &c., 252—Treatment of Wounds and Injuries,
275.
CANOEING AND BOATING (by the late J. Coles) 293-297
ORTHOGRAPHY OF GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES (by Maj.-General Lord
Edward Gleichen, K.C.V.O.) 298-305
ON THE GIVING OF NAMES TO NEWLY-DISCOVERED PLACES 306
INDEX 307-318
MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE
Diagram showing how to read Thermometer Scale 13
Mr. H. F. Blanford’s Portable Thermometer Screen 15
Hut for Sheltering Thermometers 16
Section of Assmann’s Aspiration Psychrometer 20
Diagram showing how to read Barometer Vernier 27
The Collie Barometer, with the Deasy Mounting 30
Diagram showing Cyclone Paths and Circulation of Winds in Cyclones 33
Charts of the World showing Isothermal Lines for January and July 50
Charts of the World showing Isobaric Lines for January and July 50
Rainfall Chart of the World 50
Bellows Camera 52
Twin-Lens Camera 53
Homocentric Lens 55
General Collecting Case for Natural History Specimens 93
Drying Press for Botanical Specimens 100-101
Diagrams of the Human Skull illustrating Craniological Descriptions 134
Diagrams of the Human Skull illustrating Cranial Measurements 135
Diagram of Portion of the Thigh-Bone for Measurement of its length 137
Diagram showing some of the Principal Organs of the Body, and the
Course of the Main Blood-Vessels 162
Spectacles for Preventing Snow-Blindness 199
Diagram illustrating method of compressing the Main Artery of
the Thigh 278
Diagrams illustrating methods of Restoring Breathing in cases
of Drowning 284
Diagram of the Human Skeleton, giving the Names and Positions
of the Chief Bones 285
Diagrams showing Bandaging of Broken Jaw 289
HINTS TO TRAVELLERS.
_VOL. II._
I.
METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY.
_By HUGH ROBERT MILL, D.SC, LL.D., F.R.S.E., Formerly President
Royal Meteorological Society, and Director of the British Rainfall
Organization._
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