Chap. II Climate — Health and Disease
Uniformity of temperature 54
Brilliancy of foliage 56
Colombo.—January—long shore wind 56
February—cold nights (note) 57
March, April 58
May—S.W. monsoon 58
Aspect of the country before it 59
Lightning 60
Rain, its violence 61
June 62
July and August, September, October, November. N.E. monsoon 63
December 64
Annual quantity of rain in Ceylon and Hindustan (note) 65
Opposite climates of the same mountain 66
Climate of Galle 67
Kandy and its climate 67
Mists and hail 69
Climate of Trincomalie (text and note) 70
Jaffna and its climate 71
Waterspouts 72
Anthelia 73
Buddha rays 73
Ceylon as a sanatarium.—Neuera-ellia 74
Health 75
Malaria 75
Food and wine 76, 77
Effects of the climate of Ceylon on disease 79
Precautions for health 80