Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Magazine of Science Plainly Worded-Exactly Described, Vol. 2
Hitherto, accident, popular caprice, convenience, or fashion have contributed principally, either collectively or singly, in rendering many places famous as health resorts. Some, however, have had their fame based upon more solid foundations, viz., upon the experience of learned and prae tical physicians, who, after studying diseases generally in relation to the various factors' which constitute climate, have sought out the causes which in?uence their prevalence or scarcity, and have thus been enabled to recommend certain localities for the cure or alleviation of the diseases of their patients.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.