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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    The only others of the numerous bath establish- ments in the Pyrenees which I propose to notice, are those of Ussat and of Ax, which lie in the valley of the Arriege, and are usually approached from Thoulouse, and those of Vernet, which are more conveniently reached from Perpignan. The dryness of the air and the transparency and blue- ness of the sky at these baths, bespeak an approach to the Mediterranean end of the chain. USSAT. These baths are distant nearly seventy miles from Thoulouse. They are situate within thirty-five yards of the right bank of the Arriege, which is here a broad, deep, and rapid river. The valley at this spot nowhere exceeds a quarter of a mile in breadth. It consists of an alluvial flat, chiefly of limestone detritus, covered with trees and meadows, through the centre of which the river meanders. On either side are precipitous limestone cliffs, rising to an average height of 1,000 feet, upon which a few stunted box shrubs, as well as lavender and other aromatic herbs, grow. The profusion of timber and vegetation which characterises the limestone valleys of the Eaux Bonnes and Eaux Chaudes, renders the general deficiency of such clothing the more ob- servable here. The mountain views from the baths are charming; and there is a shady promenade upon level ground in a species of shrubbery by the river side. Excur- sions are made in various directions, and the natural facilities for this purpose are being more and more