SANATORIA, in British India, is a term usually applied to designate military gallons on the moun tains or table-lands with climates suited to the health of British soldiers. A range of hill stations or sanatoria extend from Murree in the Panjab to Almora in the Kamaon district. These are Murree and Abbotabad, near Hazard], in the Sind Saugor Doab ; Dalhousie, on the Mamba Hills, at the head of the Bari Doab ; Dharmsala, near Kangra ; Simla, with its adjacent stations of Dugshai, Subathu, and Kussowleo; 3fussoori and Landour, overlooking the valley of the Doon ; Altnom and Naini Tal, in the province of Kamacm. In the Eastern Ilitnalaya, in Sylbet, some sites are spoken of favourably. Mount Abu is west of Rajputana ; the Mahabaleshwar Hills, south-east of Bombay; Ramandrug, near Bellary ; the Neil gherry and Putney Hills in the south of the Peninsula, and Neuera Elia in Ceylon.
Almora, in lat. 29° 35' 2" N., an,d long. 79° 41' 16" E. is in Katnaon, 30 miles N.N.E. of Naini Tal; and the several houses are at heights up to 5607 feet above the sea.
Chikaldah Hill in E. Berar, in about lat. 21°N., and long. 77° E., is a small, undulating table-land, 20 miles from Ellichpur, is conveniently situated for the soldiers at Kamptee ; and in its vicinity, and still more suitable, is Gawilgarh Hill, 3600 feet above the sea.
Chindwara, in the Nagpur province, has been resorted to by considerable numbers of soldiers in the hot weather, and has extensive barrack acconunodation.
Dugshai, 8 miles E."of Kussowlee, and 10 miles S. of Subathu ; ranges from 5000 to 6000 feet.
Kussowlee, in lat. 30° 53' N., and long. 77° E., 45 miles distant from Ambala and 32 miles from Simla, is about 6400 feet above the sea ; there is no table-land, and the peaks are rather steep, and pretty densely clothed with fir trees. There is a plentiful supply of excellent spring water, 700 feet below the barracks; the meat and vegetables are plentiful. The climate is temperate and agreeable, unless during the rainy season, when dense fogs make it gloomy and depressing.
Lohooghat, in the Almora Hills; unsurpassed in India for salubrity of climate and picturesque scenery.
Mussoori or Masuri adjoins lAndour on the west, and consists of a series of ridges about 5 miles in extent, running almost east and .west,
with frequent peaks, and with spurs or shoulders issuing irregularly down to the valley of Dehra Doon on the south, and to the river Uglar or trggulwar on the north, with deep vvocxled gorges between. It was first resorted to as a sanatorium in 1823. Banog mountain to the west, in lat. 30° 28' 29" N., and long. 78° 3' 23" E., rises 7545 ' feet above the sea. The Mussoori climate has proved advantageous in all cases of debility from climate, in dyspepsia, rheumatism, and cachectic children.
The Neilgherries in the Coimbatore district has several well - settled stations, at heights rising 5000 to 8000 feet above the sea,—Ootacamund, Wellington or Jakatalla, Coonoor, and Kotagherry, It has many settlers, and promises to be occupied by a, European colony, but Wellington is the sole military station, and detachments from the plains are constantly located. The climate of these mountains is not useful, is even injurious, in organic diseases, in venereal affections, obstinate ulceration ; in diarrlmea it is not beneficial, but is useful in debility from clitnate, length of residence, and to plathisical subjects.
Pulney Hills in Madura are resorted to occa sionally by families from Trichinopoly.
1?amandrug or Raman-malai, 34 miles from the town of Bellary, is not above a mile square ; is within the territory of the raja of Sundur, to whom belongs the revenue of the place, derived from the land, quit-rent, and abkarry, to the extent of Rs. 757 per annum. The native popu lation is not numerous.
The Slievaroy Hills in the Salem district arc largely resorted to by private families, but have never been utilized a,s a site for troops, probably from the vicinity of the higher Neilgherry moun tains in the Coimbatore district. The Shevaroy Hills rise to between 5000 and 6000 feet above the sea, and have an area of 840 square miles.
Simla, which is the chief hot-weather retreat of the liengal civil and military officials, is in lat. 31° 6' N., and long. 77° 11' E., has a series of heights varying from 6500 to 8000 feet.
Subathu, 9 miles from Kussowlee, on the road to Simla, is at 4000 feet of elevation.