In
the working hours as would protect the men from sun-exposure during its
period of greatest heat. These alternations were adopted, and continued
in force until the 22nd of March, when the former working hours were
resumed, as no danger was apprehended from solar heat at any time of the
day during the prevalence of the S.E. Trade wind.
5. One well-marked case of scurvy became developed at the end of
January; and a few of several cases of cutaneous eruption under
treatment at the time closely resembled the symptoms characteristic of
that disease. the only anti-scorbutic dietary available,
viz., - preserved meats and potatoes, compressed vegetables and lemon
juice, was issued at once, and continued on the salt-meat days for three
weeks, when all the indications of scurvy having disappeared, the usual
dietary was resumed. Since then the entire adult community have enjoyed
very good health.
I am, etc.,
T. J. HARAN, Surgeon, R.N.
His Excellency, Governor Sir G.F. Bowen, G.C.M.G.
JARDINE'S JOURNAL - NOTES BY THE ETEXT-MAKER.
Spelling errors and typos listed below are as shown in the paper text
and have been copied into the electronic text.
FRONT MATTER
The footnote in the INTRODUCTION does not have a referent in the text -
there is no asterisk in the text. It is not clear whether the
'settlement' it refers to as having been abandoned is at Adam Bay or in
Western Australia.
P ix - 'loosing' instead of 'losing'
P xi - re-placed
CHAPTER 1
There are several words in this chapter which do not conform to today's
spelling, but which appear in the paper text as copied:
p 1 - faciliate
p 3 - agreable
p 5 - speers
p 5 - Gaala Creek - (should be Galaa Creek)
p 5 - discription
p 7 - amunition
CHAPTER 2
P 9 - amunition
P 9 - earthern
P 9 - cheifly
P 10 - stoney
P 10 - occuring
P 11 - villanous
P 11 - vestage
P 16 - potatoe
P 16 - oppossum
P 17 - apparantly
P 18 - despatch
P 18 - amunition
p 19 - muscles - probably should be 'mussels'
p 19 - (about 18 miles.... - no closing bracket
p 23 - a cawbawn saucy - should probably be 'as cawbawn....
p 23 - agressors
p 24 - succeded
p 24 - 'where' instead of 'were'
p 24 - 'frighened' instead of 'frightened'
p 26 - emeu
p 27 - double and single quotes on "Ferguson,' don't match
p 27 - 'spenifex' instead of 'spinifex'
CHAPTER 3
P 30 - too (too days)
P 30 - dilirious
P 32 - carcase
p 32 - indispensible
P 32 - chissel
P 33 - 'these' should probably be 'they'
p 33 - pigmy
P 34 - agreably
P 34 - a-head
P 35 - degnified
P 36 - 'course' instead of 'coarse'
P 37 - steadilly
P 37 - abondoned
p 37 - wirey
P 38 - cheifly
p 38 - seives
P 38 - permenantly
p 39 - occuring
P 40 - frightended
P 40 - bythe (all one word)
P 40 - gratuitious
CHAPTER 4
P 42 - they (no capital on beginning of sentence)
P 43 - horses (no possessive apostrophe)
P 43 - varities
P 44 - varities
p 44 - gulley
p 46 - sheild
p 48 - agressor
p 49 - peices
p 50 - bitcher plant - (instead of pitcher plant?)
p 50 - pelluced
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CHAPTER 5
p 59 - 'course sandstone' - should probably be 'coarse'
p 63 - a-head
p 64 - the latitude measurements seem to have reversed the signs for
minutes and seconds in measuring latitude.
