Devonshire
would be found fully as beneficial.
* * *
From experience in his own case, he can venture to affirm, that where
the patient, labouring under a pulmonary complaint, visits the south of
France, he should perform the journey by sea, which appears to him as
beneficial as the land journey is hurtful.
* * *
In keeping the following Register, the thermometer was in the shade,
though in a warm situation. The time of observation was between 12 and 1
in France, and between 10 and 11 in Edinburgh.
=AIX.=
Dec. _Ther_
12. Air delightful, like a fine day in June--sun very powerful, 60-1/4
13. The air rather damp and heavy--the sun very powerful, 65-3/4
14. Excepting in the sun, it was cold to-day,
like to a spring day--the _Vent de Bise_ prevailed in the morning, 59
15. Frosty day--but between twelve and two the sun powerful,
and the climate delightful, 56-3/4
16. The air frosty, but the sun very powerful--temperature
delightful, though sharp and bracing--air very dry, 56-3/4
17. Air more mild--sun exceedingly hot--this was a charming day--the
air still sufficiently bracing, 59
18. No sun to-day--very mild air, but damp, 54-1/2
19. No sun to-day--air very damp, and a little rain--a mild day,
but very disagreeable, 56-3/4
20. Rain all night--thick mist in the morning, air damp--at twelve,
the day broke up, and it was pleasant, 54-1/2
21. Rain in the night--day damp, raw and cold, 52-1/4
22. Day cleared up about twelve--air rather damp and raw--a
great deal of rain in the night, 52-1/4
23. Clear day, but wind fresh and cold--pleasant in the sun, 53-1/2
24. Clear day--wind fresh and unpleasant--air damp, 53-1/2
25. Clear day--wind very cold, but pleasant in the sun, 52-1/4
26. Day very cloudy, with rain--rain all night--air damp
and very cold, 50
27. Day still cloudy, though clearing up--air rather raw, 52-1/2
28. Day clear, morning frosty, but at noon temperature delightful, 54-1/2
29. Day clear, frosty, at twelve m
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