The Falls of the Cavery, a river of Mysore, are
said to excel those of Niagara ; the climate of the Neilgherry Hills is reported to equal, in some particulars to surpass, that of Europe; and the worn and wasted invalid, amidst the Oriental luxuries which sur- round him pining for a chill breeze and a humble lodging in Eng- land, need no longer undertake a voyage of months to recover his health and vigour—a trip to Oatacamund or Kotaglierry will do the business. These facts were known already. The Narrative of Lieutenant JERVIS'S Tour throws no new light upon the subject ; nor has he the power of making old things appear new by his mode of looking at them, or of bringing scenes before us by the truth of his delineations. His volume is, however, a useful Guide to the Hills; containing some practical information as to the dis- tances and various routes to Neilgherry, pointing out the best situations to choose according to the nature of the complaint, telling us the precautions to be adopted to guard against the sudden change of climate, and giving us an amusing account of the field-spurts of the hills. The work is illustrated by a number of lithographic plates, which give, we doubt not, the form of the scenes, but not much, we suspect, of their character.
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