St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-03
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these stimulating qualities of the climate
that physicians rely, in great part, for
the improvement of their patients; but
they have found the localities near the
sea coast too exciting, and therefore i'll
suited to excitable natures, where there
is much irritation, and where disease
advances rapidly. For such cases, the
country about Nice-the slopes mile
or two back from the sea, and from two
to three hundred feet above it's level,
are much more suitable.
The great advantage offered by Nice
is that visitors are exempt from any
winter at all, as that season is generally
known; the temperature that rules here
during the winter months being such as
belongs elsewhere to the season of
spring. Vegetation, which never de-
ceives, well attests this. The blossom
ing of many plants does not cease.
Roses, geraniums, violets, and many
other Towering plants continue to bloom
in the open air. Oranges and lemons
develop and ripen through all the win
ter months, and. vegetable delicacies
may be found in the markets through
out the season. Snow rarely falls in
deed during my five winters sojourn
here, l have never seen IA flake of snow
in the city itself, although the sur
rounding mountains and hills have been
occasionally covered with it for few
hours after storm. Of fogs there are
none whatever. The learned DR.. Lu-
banski, in his work on the climate of
Nice, says:
''Fhe fogs, the pea-soup fogs of Lon
don, and such as the inhabitants of
Lyons, and often also of Paris know too
well, are absolutely unknown at Nice !;
ct ma fol, we do very well without
them" Malarial diseases which were
common here quarter of century
ago owing to the want of drainage, are
now almost unknown much attention
having been given of late years to the
opening of water-courses and sewers,
and to the sanitary condition of the city
generally and there are no prevailing
fevers.
1t will readily be seen that in such
climate invalids may spend much time
in the open air, and herein perhaps lies
the greatest benefit they can hope to
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often deceived, however, by the fine
ness of the weather, and neglect those
precautions which cannot safely be
dispensed with, even on the finest days.
There are great changes in the tempera-
ture ut different times in the day: in
the evening especially, at the hour of
S9n Set a the tfsamRsFaastuIFee Ie beGG5msa mgeh
vised to avoid exposure at that time.
Nice is also subject to sudden changes
in the weather, and to gusts of wind
which spoil the promise of the finest
day. One of the worst of these, though
ton, is the ''mistral," cold north west
wind, which fills the city with dust, and
produces much discomfort.
Most visitors of delicate constitution
are more or less subject, at first, to dis
orders of the digestive organs, excite
ment of the nervous system, and want
of sleep; and certain length of time
is required to become acclimatized, but
with proper care this process passes
without serious Inconvenience.
On the whole this winter station well
merits it's high reputation as a resort
for invalids, but whoever takes it for a
Paradise of Health, where life is. per-
feet and suffering is unknown, is sure
to be disappointed. He must wait fol
the next world.
Nice is in direct communication with
the railway systems of France and Italy,
and is about equi-distant from Mar
seilles on the west, and Genoa on the
east. 1t is a little less than 700 miles
from Paris, the journey thence by quick
train occupying about twenty-five hours
but it is usually broken at Lyons and
Marseilles. The city has resident
population of $1,000, and in the winter
this number is augmented by more than
25, 900 visitors who remain the greater
part of the season. 1t must not be sup
posed, however, that this number is
composed altogether of invalids in
deed it is only small proportion that
are such. An astute French writer has
made the discovery that there are some
people who come to Nice because they
are ill others-and they are far more
numerOus-because they are well! This
colonie etrangere is composed of people
of various nationalities, the French O
course predominating; and next to
these the English, Russians, Americans
Germans, etc. 1t has more than treblei
within the last decade, but ample pro-
vision has been made for its accommo
dation. There are some twelve or fif
teen hotels of the first class, and al
many more of less pretensions; while
there are pensions or boarding houses
in great number, where board may b.
obtained at various prices. Those witt
prefer Housekeeping" may find fur
nished apartments, or villas, or ever
extensive mansions, at prices suited t.
all purses. The cost of living has fount
its proper level through competition
and complaints which were formerl,
made against extortiOn are now seldom