This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1880. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III UPPER INDIA During the period from March, 1873, to December, 1878, duty entailed encamping at Delhi, when Lord Northbrook held a durbar, when H.R.H. the Prince of Wales danced in the ancient halls of the Great Moguls, and, lastly, when Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India. Opportunities have occurred of seeing the pearl-white marble rocks near Jubbulpore, the golden temples of Benares and Umritzur, the Taj at Agra, the Kootub near Delhi, the well at Cawnpore, the Residency at Lucknow, the sacred shrines near Muttra, the pilgrims bathing at Hurdwar fair, the magnificent canals, the burning ghats, the botanical gardens at Saharanpore, and the Lawrence Asylum for soldiers' children on the hills of Sanawar. Either on business, or else on expensive excursions, Allahabad, Meerut, Roorkee, Umballa, Loodiana, Kurnal, Ferozepore, Jullundur, Mean Meer, Mooltan, Lahore, Sealkote, Kussowlee, Dugshai, Subathoo, Simla, Dalhousie, Dharmsala, Dehra Doon, Landour, the tea plantations in the fertile Kangra Valley, and the lovely lake at Nyna Tai, have, amongst other places, been visited, and some described in the 'Indian Medical Gazette'-- namely, Mean Meer, Mooltan, Subathoo. At Netley, where 3000 soldiers annually are admitted from all foreign stations, my present duty, besides ward work (sometimes a daily list exceeding fifty patients), includes also medical invaliding--that is, to read over the cases, the detailed history extending over years (indeed, every document), to examine each man, and then to prepare the condensed final reports, numbering nearly 1000 since February last. Latterly, Cyprus and Zululand have contributed largely to the list, which includes some from Malta, Gibraltar, Bermuda, Mauritius, Canada, China; but from the enormous, ...