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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    which here first makes its appearance, and is to be met with throughout the coast country into Anda- lucia, climb their sides, or cluster in the valleys that run up among them. Many inviting walks are to be found among these hills, all accessible on horse- back. The lower views are always agreeable, and from the summit may be seen, peeping out among the jumbled sierras, the celebrated Monserrat, one of the most remarkable mountain objects in the world. As we were walking on these slopes towards the end of December, whilst enjoying the hospitality of the English consul, the air had the warmth and soft- ness of a June day, hedges of roses were in full blossom, and although the orange and lemon trees were covered with golden fruit, their flowers still filled the air with fragrance. House room can generally be obtained among these quintas, and if a favourable situation is se- cured, it will have some advantage over Barcelona on the score of warmth. The markets of Barcelona are well supplied, for the Catalonians are an hospitable people and de- cidedly inclined to good cheer ; and the town being very wealthy, many of the luxuries which money commands are to be found there. Catalonia abounds in medicinal springs, offering almost every variety of composition. The sulphur baths of Esparraguera were used during several months by the present Queen of Spain. At Mon-