Change of climate : considered as a remedy in dyspeptic, pulmonary, and other chronic affections : with an account of the most eligible places of residence for invalids in Spain, Portugal, Algeria, etc., at different seasons of the year and an appendix on the mineral springs of the Pyrenees, Vichy, and Aix les Bains / by D. J. T. Francis.

  • Francis, D. J. T.
Date:
1853
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Credit: Change of climate : considered as a remedy in dyspeptic, pulmonary, and other chronic affections : with an account of the most eligible places of residence for invalids in Spain, Portugal, Algeria, etc., at different seasons of the year and an appendix on the mineral springs of the Pyrenees, Vichy, and Aix les Bains / by D. J. T. Francis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    exhibiting in perfection, from the scars and ravines upon their surface, the play of light and shade, the prospect over the wooded undulating country, and the many spires and domes of the city of the Cid, all terminated by the deep blue of the Mediterranean, combine to cheer the spirits and engage the fancy. Lodgings, in these suburban parts, will be found, as may be expected, more destitute of comforts than in the town itself; whilst the provision supplies will have to come in great measure from Valencia. The former may be created, very often, by a few contrivances and adaptations such as I have already referred to, out of very unpromising materials, pro- vided a sunny and sheltered abode is chosen; and a tartana, which is the common carriage of the country, will provide for the latter. None, however, but those who have the faculty of easily making themselves at home, should venture upon these quarters. Spanish invalids who visit them are con- tent with a bed, a few chairs, and tables, &c, pre- pared to submit to discomfort even for the sake of a climate and country so delicious, and the hopes they almost always encourage of returning health. It remains to point out those forms of ill health that are likely to be benefited by a residence at Valencia, although the preceding pages have antici- pated much of what can be said on the subject. Like Seville, Valencia will prove a charming abode for those who, with impaired general health, require during the winter months some remedy for the wear and tear of mind. More of novelty and of oriental- ism may be seen here, and in the neighbourhood,