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About The Book: Being the Experiences of an American Woman Doctor in India; It was during my early childhood that, on turning the leaves of a mission book, I found an illustration representing a Hindu mother throwing her baby into the gaping jaws of a crocodile, as a sacrifice to the gods; and I asked my mother what the dreadful picture meant. When she had explained it to me, I hid my tearful face on her shoulder, and, my heart swelling with sorrow and pity, I resolved to hurry and grow up that I might go out to India and save those poor little babies. About The Author : Arley Munson MD (1871 - 1941) was an American physician, surgeon, author, and lecturer. As a young woman in the early 20th century, Munson was a pioneer in the field of medical mission work with the Wesleyan Methodist Mission in Medak, Andhra Pradesh, India. Along with evangelical motives, Munson had a special interest in the state of the health of Indian women and children and in the treatment of epidemics such as cholera or tuberculosis.Munson also served in France during World War I, directing labs, clinics, and dispensaries. The French Government awarded her with the Medaille d’Honneur des Affaires Etrangeres pour actes de courage et devouement au personnel militaire étranger for her medical service. Munson ended her work in India with a trip down the coast of South India in December 1908.Munson recounted her experiences in her autobiographical book, “Jungle Days, being the experiences of an American woman doctor in India,” published by D. Appelton and Company in 1913.Having created an emotional tie with the country, Munson ended her book with a statement that expresses the motivation behind her medical missionary work: Good-bye, my India!