Prevailing Diseases in the Angami Naga Hills

The valley of the Berhampootra is encircled with mountains or hills of various heights on all sides, except on the west, "where it opens into the plains of Bengal. The southern extremity of this valley is bounded by a continuous range of hills, "Which have been artificially divided into the Garrow hills, the Cossyah and Jyntea hills, and the Naga hills ; these designations signify that this continuous range is inhabited by distinct hills tribes, known as the Garrows, the Cossyahs, Jynteas, and the Nagas. The Naga tribe is divided into four sub-tribes; the Angami, the Lotab, the Ivutcha, and the Rengma Nagas. The last, on account of mutual wars, have deserted their original habitations, and now inhabit a distinct set of hills, some two days' journey from their Angami brethren, occupying only a limited tract of country. The Angami Nagas live in strawhuilt houses on the summits of hills, varying in height from 500 feet to 3,000 feet above the level of the sea, feeding themselves with rice vegetables, meat, and fish, and their homej prepared rice beer, though ihev are not averse to English wines when they find them. They still hold little intercourse with the rest of the world, save when they come down for trading purposes in the plains.