Famines in India; Their Causes and Possible Prevention
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ISBN13: 9781150026041
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ... 2. MEASURES WHICH ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERVENING INFLUENCES BETWEEN NATURAL SCARCITY AND ACTUAL PRESSURE. i. Means Of Communication. "There be three things," says Lord Bacon, " which make a nation great and prosperous; a fertile soil, busy workshops, and easy conveyance for men and commodities from one place to another." Amongst the intervening influences between natural scarcity and actual pressure, which, as Dr. Hunter says, may be summed up by the two words " modern civilization," there is not one so important as that of a system of communication. The effect of means of communication in bringing food to an otherwise impoverished land has already been shown from the example of England.f We also pointed out that in every previous Indian famine there has been at no great distance supplies of food capable of satisfying the needs of the afflicted dis Quoted in " Indian Railways and their probable Results," by an Old Indian Postmaster. 3rd edition, 1848, p. 26. t P. 58. tricts. We also mentioned their use in improving the state of agriculture by supplying manure, or in causing the farmers to be acquainted with better kinds of seed.f We turn now to discuss the several means of communications in India. About forty years ago the system of communications in India was chiefly noticeable by its absence. With the exception of a few parts, such as Lower Bengal, where water carriage could be obtained, the only modes of travelling were to ride on horseback or to be carried in a palanquin. The half-beaten tracks went along through forest and field, by the side of valleys and over hills, here skirting a swamp, there meeting an unbridged stream, while the traveller congratulated himself that the stoppage was caused only by natural...
| ISBN-13 | 9781150026041 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150026049 |
| Weight | 0.38 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 108 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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