Swanage Its History Resources As An Invigorating Health Resort Botany And Geology

Author : John Braye
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230360126
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Swanage; Its History, Resources As an Invigorating Health Resort, Botany and Geology written by John Braye and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...important part in influencing the nature of this obscure but unfortunately increasing mischief as this. Many of the ills which flesh is heir to are due to strumous constitutions. Consumption frequently is the result of struma, which may be either acquired or hereditary. In this sort of complaint there is nothing like a residence, combined with good water, pure air, and a dry and bracing residence, by the sea-coast. A soft, too relaxing, and moist atmosphere is worse than useless in combating with this malady. To eradicate such a complaint from the constitution is not a matter of months, but of years, and a permanent residence at Swanage would be highly desirable in every way. Children suffering from rickets, or from some strumous affection, are taken frequently to the seaside for a few weeks, under the unfortunate belief that a short sojourn in a healthy climate is all that is required to restore them to health. This is a fallacy, for, whilst necessitating a great expenditure of time and money, it is not in any one instance followed by good and permanent results. What is here wanted is a residence of long duration in a place which in every way, from its situation and other surroundings, is suitable for such a case. I say emphatically that no better place could possibly be chosen to combat with the malady than Swanage; and I should think that in a year or so after sojourning here, that the more unfavourable symptoms will have disappeared, and the sufferer be in a fair way to regain his pristine vigour. On the other hand, if no such change in residence is insisted upon, and he is subject to the vicissitudes of wind and weather, he will doubtless become a chronic invalid, and lose all hope and chance of throwing aside his infirm condition;...