What does jail-fever mean?
Jail-fever means Alternative form of jail fever.
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/ˈdʒeɪl fiːvə/ · noun
Alternative form of jail fever.
The heat of the atmosphere, when carried to a certain length, certainly has the power of modifying or rendering altogether inert the action of contagious effluvium; hence within the Tropics, the plague and jail-fever are either unknown, much less formidable than they would have been in temperate climates.
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Jail-fever means Alternative form of jail fever.
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The heat of the atmosphere, when carried to a certain length, certainly has the power of modifying or rendering altogether inert the action of contagious effluvium; hence within the Tropics, the plague and jail-fever are either unknown, much less formidable than they would have been in temperate climates.
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