CO129-091 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [1-3] — Page 368

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avail . A boy similarly diseaseds, benefited for a time by the above, line of treatinent; but the disease quickly retomed, and was work than before . Another man was taken in, but the other patients being they all threatened to go home if he remained; of course he was Lionvissed, but everything be looked upon with suspicion,

had touched

ivus

certain of its nature,

is strong is the avercion and dread of

this

disease. The use of remedies will be persevered

in, with the hope that something may yet

br

discovered to lessen this evil.

(True Copy.)

MAMlexande Acting Colonial Secretary.

7457.

356

+ from Dr. Seeman's Mission

Extrad fiver

to Viti - Pages 356 - 338.

Another tree, the contact with

the

is the Sense

which is avoided by Fijians, is gaga (Excæcaria Agallocha, Sinn) or poison

Since, called so in contradistinction to the Sinne

dumu (Lencosuria Burnettiana, Polle. J and the Sinne Mataivi (Wikstromin Indica, C. A. Meyer), both of which, the the Sinn

littoral plants. The Sinn gaya

gaya are

found in Mangrove Swamps or on dry ground, just above high water mark. It is sixty feet high, has a glossy folings oblong lenves, and minute green, flowers arranged in outhins. It is difficult to exterminate for

taken up,

unless the stumps.

are

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