Excerpt from The Land of the Permauls, or Cochin, Its Past and Its Present George pearse, M. D. Honorary Physician to H M. And Late Director General, Madras Medical Establishment. These pages are dedicated, as a slight testimony, to the worth of one, who after a. Long Indian career, retired from the Service, carrying with him, the sincere attachment of his friends, the gratitude of his numerous patients, and the best wishes of the Members of the Medical Service, over whom he so ably presided. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.