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THE high-altitude cure for acquired and hereditary consumption has gained ground in the medical world during recent years, with the result that numerous winter health stations have sprung into existence in Switzerland. Dr. Hardwicke's little brochure has been written for the purpose of providing trustworthy and unbiassed information with regard to some of these resorts. It is pointed out that the principal requirements of an Alpine winter climate in the treatment of phthisis are (1) high altitude, (2) low temperature, (3) dry atmosphere, (4) large amount of sunshine and ozone, (5) low atmospheric pressure, (6) freedom from wind, (7) freedom from organic and inorganic particles in the air, (8) absence of fogs, (9) good water-supply, (10) good drainage. The author believes that stations possessing all these properties are extremely beneficial to consumptive patients. His book will help sufferers from lung disease to the selection of a suitable winter residence.
Alpine Climates for Consumption.
By H. J. Hardwicke Pp. 65. (London: J. and A. Ghurchill, 1894.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 51, 54 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/051054b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/051054b0