La Cure d'Altitude
1897; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 56; Issue: 1456 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1038/056490a0
ISSN1476-4687
Autores Tópico(s)High Altitude and Hypoxia
ResumoTHE hardihood and endurance of mountaineers has been always celebrated. A Swiss Protestant clergyman, Kraenbühl, noticed a great difference between children from the mountains and those of certain schools in Zürich and Bern. He arranged for some of the weakly children from the towns to live at Beatenberg in the mountains, and after some months had the satisfaction of seeing these children much improved; in fact, completely changed for the better. This occurred about 1850, and attracted many delicate persons to Beatenberg. The present reputation of Alpine health resorts is, therefore, of comparatively recent date, especially so their use as places of residence during winter, and any one visiting Davos to-day would hardly believe that it is only about thirty-two years back since the first invalids came there for their health. La Cure d'Altitude. Par le Dr. Paul Regnard. Pp. viii + 436. 8vo. 29 plates; 110 figures in the text. (Paris: Masson et Cie., 1897.)
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