Rubber Cultivation in the British Empire

The British Empire Exhibition

Mines and Minerals of the British Empire

This is a description of the historical, physical and industrial features of the principal centres of mineral productions in the British Dominions beyond the seas, by Mr. R. Stokes, the late Mining Editor of the Rancl Daily Neivs of Johannesburg. It is a brief but comprehensive review of the mineral treasures of the British Empire. It is worthy of notice that the following important minerals ar...

Cinchona in the Empire, Progress and Prospects of Its Cultivation

, At present at least, quinine cannot be produced synthetically. Yet it is estimated that some 800 million persons are attacked every year in the tropics by malaria, and according to Sir Ronald Ross more than two million deaths occur annually from the disease. The economic Joss due to the disease is put down by Dr. Andrew Balfour at between ?52 and ?62 millions a year. Prior to 1880 the world's...

Cinchona Cultivation in British Sikkim

Darjeeling, is very striking. Propagation by cuttings from stock plants is effected with great rapidity. "When the plants have been subjected to the hardening process, all that is needful is to place them in the soil by hand, no preliminary preparation being needed, excepting the marking out of the situation of each plant on the ground, from which the jungle has been thoroughly cleared and burn...

Commodity culture: tropical health and hygiene in the British Empire.

Before heading to a 'tropical' region of the Empire, British men and women spent considerable time and effort gathering outfit believed essential for their impending trip. Ordinary items such as soap, clothing, foodstuffs and bedding became transformed into potentially life-saving items that required the fastidious attention of any would-be traveller. Everyone from scientists and physicians to ...