The climate of the South of France : and its varieties most suitable for invalids ; with remarks on Italian and other winter stations / by Charles Theodore Williams.

  • Williams, Charles Theodore, 1838-1912.
Date:
1867
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Credit: The climate of the South of France : and its varieties most suitable for invalids ; with remarks on Italian and other winter stations / by Charles Theodore Williams. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    THE CLIMATE SOUTH OP FEANCE. CHAPTER I. GENERAL ADVANTAGES. The sunny Mediterranean shore of France has long been recognised as a fitting winter residence for invalids afflicted with chronic diseases of the lungs; and of late years the portion situated east of Toulon, including the newly annexed department of Alpes Maritimes/' has been preferred on account of the shelter afforded to it from northerly winds by the mountain ranges of the Maures, the Estrelles, ainl the Maritime Alps. This region, which is limited eastwards by the Italian frontier, and in- cludes the towns of Hyeres, Cannes, Nice, and Mentone, is remarkable for the luxuriance and semi-