Identifier: 39002087820495.med.yale.edu
Title: Tuberculosis in infancy and childhood : its pathology, prevention, and treatment
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Kelynack, T. N
Subjects: Tuberculosis Infant Child
Publisher: New York : William Wood
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

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FIG. Ib.—DAVOS IX WINTER. Alpine Health Stations. Of the high Alpine resorts, Davos, St. Moritz, and Arosa are thebest known and the most completely equipped. Other high stationsare Leysin (4,757 feet above sea-level), Chateau dOex (3,261 feet),Grindelwald (3,468 feet), Les Avants (3,232 feet), Caux (3,690 feet),Montana (4,960 feet), and Adelboden (4,450 feet). At Zuoz (5,660 feet),in the Upper Engadine, there is an international school. Each placehas its own characteristic features, which render it more suitable ormore attractive for certain cases.3 1 Schulsanatorium Fridericianum, Davos-Platz. H. Walker, M.A.. Villa Oxonia. St. Moritz. 3 For details consult: Huggard, W. R. A Handbook of Climatic Treatment,including Balneology. London. 1906. Also Davos as a Health Resort. Bynumerons contributors. Davos, 1906.
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ALPINE CLIMATES 267 For the invalid who wishes to make the most of his time, Davos(Fig. 18), Arosa (Fig. 19), or Leysin will be selected. These resortsalso are most suitable for those who have not learnt to lead the kind oflife required by their ailment. Of these three places Davos offers thegreatest opportunity both for education and for amusement. St. Moritzanswers well for delicate boys and girls without actual disease. ChateaudOex and Grindelwald are adapted for old invalids who know thelength of their tether, and for young people under the charge of afriend or relation of experience. Caux is also well adapted for formerinvalids. Les Avants is suited for the least vigorous people for whoma mountain climate seems desirable. XXXIII. AMERICAN CLIMATIC STATIONS FORTUBERCULOUS CHILDREN. By FREDERICK L. WACHENHEIM, M.D., Chief of Clinic, Childrens Department, Mount Sinai Hospital Dispensary, NewYork ; author of The Climatic Treatment of Children. The American health stations for tubercu

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