Notes extracted from a private journal written during a tour through a part of Malabar and among the NeilgherriesAmerican Mission Press, 1834 - 138 pages |
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... sunshine , which increases by elevation . Hence , the contrast between different parts of the same mountain , the mild temperature of the sloping sides , and the sharp frosts of the sequestered ra- vines . If people have mistaken ...
... sunshine , which increases by elevation . Hence , the contrast between different parts of the same mountain , the mild temperature of the sloping sides , and the sharp frosts of the sequestered ra- vines . If people have mistaken ...
Page 77
... year . soons take off , the climate is very pleasant , and it then begins to assume a bracing character , with clear frosty weather , a pure blue sky , and bright sunshine , —a change which argues highly benefi- cial in 77.
... year . soons take off , the climate is very pleasant , and it then begins to assume a bracing character , with clear frosty weather , a pure blue sky , and bright sunshine , —a change which argues highly benefi- cial in 77.
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Robert Mignan. sunshine , —a change which argues highly benefi- cial in reference to a debilitated constitution . The mornings though sharp , are not rigorous , and the noon - day rays are always fervent . The coldest month , January ...
Robert Mignan. sunshine , —a change which argues highly benefi- cial in reference to a debilitated constitution . The mornings though sharp , are not rigorous , and the noon - day rays are always fervent . The coldest month , January ...
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... sunshine settles upon the head of Gulikul , which rears its irregular , and craggy peak to the height of 8,580 feet above the sea ; -there is a most superb view of Wynaud , and the coast of Malabar , -valleys and plains , - villages and ...
... sunshine settles upon the head of Gulikul , which rears its irregular , and craggy peak to the height of 8,580 feet above the sea ; -there is a most superb view of Wynaud , and the coast of Malabar , -valleys and plains , - villages and ...
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... sunshine , plants , if not exactly of the same species with those of our own alpine phanerogamous ones , at least some that are analogous to them , and several of the cryptogamous species precisely the same as our own . Linnæus has ...
... sunshine , plants , if not exactly of the same species with those of our own alpine phanerogamous ones , at least some that are analogous to them , and several of the cryptogamous species precisely the same as our own . Linnæus has ...
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