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DR. LINDSAY does not profess to have written a systematic and exhaustive treatise upon the climatic treatment of consumption. He holds that we are only on the threshold of climatological investigation: and “for its exhaustive discussion,” he says, “prolonged inquiry will be necessary, and more exact methods than those hitherto generally employed.” He has made, however, an important contribution to the study of a very difficult subject, and his book ought to be of much service not only to physicians but to many sufferers who may still hope to find in climatic treatment a powerful adjunct to hygienic and medical measures. Having discussed the causes of consumption and the general principles of climatic treatment, Dr. Lindsay presents a general view of the chief sanatoria for consumption. He then describes mountain sanatoria and the ocean voyage, and gives a full and trustworthy account of sanatoria he himself has visited, including Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, California, the Cape, Algeria, Southern France, and the home sanatoria. The value of the book is, of course, greatly increased by the fact that he has relied for his information mainly on personal observation.
The Climatic Treatment of Consumption: a Contribution to Medical Climatology.
By J. A. Lindsay (London: Macmillan and Co., 1887.)
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Our Book Shelf . Nature 36, 171 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/036171a0
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