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WE commend this sensibly-written and interesting little book to the notice of our readers, many of whom, notwithstanding the outbreak of hostilities between our friends across the Channel, may yet seek health and enjoyment in these remote valleys, where it is in the highest degree improbable the tide of war will ever roll. Dr. Yeo's little brochure contains all that it is necessary the intending tourist need know, and much that the invalid ought to know before starting for the Upper Engadine. To the latter class of travellers in particular it is of no slight importance to know the nature of the lodging and food they can obtain, and the advantages to be gained from a residence in a new and untried region; and upon these points Dr. Yeo's experience enables him to speak with much confidence. St. Moritz, it must be remembered, is 6,000 or 7,000 feet above the level of the sea, and the air, though bright and clear, is by no means warm. The waters contain a small proportion of iron, and are strongly charged with carbonic acid, which may perhaps act as a stimulant both to the skin and the stomach in tolerably healthy patients; but Dr. Yeo makes some judicious remarks on their effects on those who are debilitated and exhausted, and the advantages resulting from leaving off the prescribed cold bath, and glass or glasses of cold water. The last chapter contains a capital account of the Fauna and Flora of St. Moritz and Tarasp, the latter embracing between 300 and 400 plants, arranged according to their natural orders.
Notes of a Season at St. Moritz in the Upper Engadine, and of a Visit to the Baths of Tarasp.
By J. Burney Yeo. (London: Longmans, 1870.)
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Notes of a Season at St. Moritz in the Upper Engadine, and of a Visit to the Baths of Tarasp. Nature 2, 274 (1870). https://doi.org/10.1038/002274a0
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