Notes on Spain : with a special account of Malaga and its climate / Edwin Lee.

  • Lee, Edwin, -1870.
Date:
1854
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    themselves of the oj)portunity of escaping from the dreary English winters, and of en- joying the variety presented by change of scene, agreeable society, and sunshine, which they meet with at little more than half the exj)ense at several of the places of continental resort, and by which their health is improved ? The choice could scarcely be doubtful. In cases where there is general weakness, with torpor of the functions, and an impove- rished state of the blood—marked by paleness or a cachectic aspect of the countenance, and a difficulty of respiration on any exertion, occa- sional slight cough indicative of a predispo- sition to disease—a very equable and warm climate does not appear to me to be so much called for as one presenting greater atmos- pherical variations, especially when the patient is not very susceptible to be affected by wind ; as, for instance, Nice or Naples, where the air is dry, electrical, and exciting, and the effect of which is more bracing, imparting tone to the organs, and improving the quality of the blood. Either of these localities would, in general, be found to agree well during the first months of winter, though a protracted sojourn after the commencement of February would not be advisable, on account of the great transitions of temperature, and the cold winds which occui* at this period. A removal to Rome, or even to Pau, which arc