Dr.Kirk discovered it to be the _Paedevia foetida_, which, when smelt, actually does give headache and fever.

It has a nasty fetor, as its name indicates.

This is one instance in which fever and a foul smell coincide.

In a number of instances offensive effluvia and fever seems to have no connection.

Owing to the abundant rains, the crops in the Senna district were plentiful; this was fortunate, after the partial failure of the past two years.