琉球記叓 / Articles on Ryukyu

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This document is possibly a pre-Second World War material related to the deployment of military troops to Okinawa Prefecture. The book consists of the following sections. “No. 1—Condition of the sea, land, mountains, and rivers,” “No. 2—Terrain,” “No. 3—Trade winds and the mechanism of the four seasons,” “No. 4—Quality of river, spring, and well water for people, flora and fauna,” “No. 5—Plants that can be used for food and medicine,” “No. 6—Types of grains, their size and diseases,” “No. 7—Types of wild animals and livestock and diseases they carry, “No. 8—Poisonous plants and animals and traditional medicine to counteract the poison,” “No. 9—Physical appearance of the native people and local customs,” “No. 10—What the native people eat and drink,” “No. 11—Endemic and epidemic diseases, and the season and regional orientation of their transmission,” “No. 12—The reason and cause for transmission of these diseases,” "No. 13—Diseases and their treatments," “No. 14—Disease of livestock,” “No. 15—Medical treatments on Iōtorishima,” “No. 16—Means of transportation and condition of roads, and whether rivers can or cannot be crossed to transport the sick and wounded,” “No. 17—Hospitals available and their size and equipment,” “No. 18—Temples and other large buildings that can temporarily be used as hospitals,” “No. 19—Area for construction in the vicinity of the military camp,” “No. 20—Medical treatment of prostitutes infected with syphilis,” “No. 21—Distinguished physicians in Ryukyu.”