Journal of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India New Series 1880

The occurrence of the ague (shiverings) led me to infer that as in the human subject fever generally follows ague so the later stages of the disease were the result of fever and that the strawberry leaves would prove cooling to the system as well as astringent to the bowels. [...] I am directed to forward herewith a copy of the papers noted in the margin together with the sample of Rheea fibre referred to therein and to say that the Lieutenant Governor would be glad if he could be favoured with the opinion of the Society as to the commercial value of the fibre and its suitability to the Indian and homo markets. [...] We were aware of this and at the time of the recent copetition sent to the President of the Government Committee sample of Rheea fibre prepared by the Bhagulpore method with a description of the process. [...] We propose introducing the domestic cultivation of the Rheea plant and preparation of fibre to the people of the villages on the Jugdispore Estate in the hope that it may make a considerable addition to the family earnings especially to high caste families whose women are as a rule purda nashim and to whom it seems the preparation of the fibre would be a profitable means of passing time oth [...] I AM directed to forward for the information of the Society copy of a collection of papers and of a note regarding the experimental cultivation of Bahmieh Cotton in India and to state that the Government of India will be glad to receive a report on the results of the experiments made with the 121s.