CONTENTS.
I.
On the habitual use of Opium in Singapore, by R. Little, Esq. Surgeon, Late Demonstrator of Anatomy at the Argyle Square School of Medicine Edinburgh, &c. ... 1
Chap. I. Introduction:— History, Varieties and Preparation of Opium 1-6.— Chap. II. The first use of Opium in the Indian Archipelago and China 6-8.— Chap. III. Provisions of the Opium Regulations for Singapore and Hongkong:— Preparation of Chandu in Singapore, 8-14.— Chap. IV. Modes of using Opium, and its immediate effect, 14-21.— Chap. V. The physical and mental effects resulting from the habitual use of Opium, 22-31— Chap. VI. The power of the Opium Smoker to moderate the quantity of Opium used, 138— Chap. VII The moral effects of Opium smoking,39-52.— Chap. VIII. The habitual use of Opium as affecting Insurances, 52-59.— Chap. IX. The extent of the evil of Opium smoking in Singapore, 60-67— Chap. X. On the best modes of remedying the private and social evils of Opium smoking, 68-79.
II.
Sketch of the Physical Geography and Geology of the Malay Peninsula, by J. R. Logan, Esq. ... 83
General description, 83-89.— Geology, 89 106.— Sedimentary rocks. 94-95.— Plutonic rocks, 96-102.— Metal (iron, tin, gold), 102-106.— Climate,—Currents of the Straits of Malacca, 111-115.— Rivers and Alluvial Formations, 116-138.
III.
View of the State of Agriculture in the British Possessions, in the Straits of Malacca, by J. Balestier, Esq., Cor. Mem. Am. Institute, Mem. Ac. of Rhiems &c. ... 139
Position, government, climate, and (illegible text) of the Straits Settlements, 139-40.— Agriculture of Pinang and Province Wellesley, 141.— Sugar plantations, culture, produce, contrasted with Louisiana, 141.— Agriculture of Malacca, 144,— Singapore, 145.— Chinese Gambier and Pepper planting, id.— Nutmegs, Cloves, Cinnamon, 146.— Cocoanuts, Sugar, 147.— Indigo, Pineapples, Gutta Peicha, 148.— Coffee, 149.— Cotton, 150.— Great agricultural advantages of the Straits, 150.
IV.
Recent scientific researches in the islands of Bali and Lombok ... 151
