Contra-indications for visiting the high altitudes : with a description of the environs of Maloja, Upper Engadine / [Alfred Thomas Tucker Wise].

  • Wise, A. T. Tucker (Alfred Thomas Tucker), 1848-1928
Date:
1886
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Credit: Contra-indications for visiting the high altitudes : with a description of the environs of Maloja, Upper Engadine / [Alfred Thomas Tucker Wise]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    micro-organisms were found lo diminish rapidly with altitude. Another point not to be overlooked, is the pure quality of water, used for drinking purposes, in these mountain health-resorts. Patients with the following diseases should, however, refrain from seeking health at high elevations :— 1. Diseases of the brain, heart, or large vessels. 2. Tendency to articular rheumatism. 3. Kidney diseases (during winter). 4. Acute inflammations of throat or larynx. 5. Some diseases of bladder or prostate. 6. Hysteria. 7. Nervous or vascular excitement. 8. Persons somewhat advanced in years should not visit the mountains, unless the circulatory system is sound. In every instance cotton underclothing ought to be replaced by woollen materials, the body should be clothed in a thin, fine texture for summer wear. No great coats or heavy mantles will then be necessary, except for driving or sitting out in winter time. Even the danger in summer evenings from a fall in temperature, or from change of wind, is by no means serious, for the dry atmosphere does not carry with it the chilliness and cold which is felt in climates where the absolute humidity is greater. Moreover, the concert room, salons, corridors, &c., within the Maloja Kursaal permit of in-door recreation during bad weather, with ample breathing space, in a warm, clean atmosphere, whilst in the grounds and gardens, various pavilions and retreats afford shelter externally, the mind being enlivened by variety in amusements and magnificent scenery.