&* Sv ^,iTums or


^ variety


other


indications.


Thus,


table comparing the relative humidity of


ern health


stations.


a dry climate), 70.10;
to Dr. Baldwin, 69.90.


Aiken


64.04


Jacksonville,


For my


own


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Dr. Geddng
three prone
sheville,-N. O.(4


Florida,


69.72


observations, I


ha4 &


for two winters


Baussure's


prison with those of


was not reliable.


April, 1878, using a


and comparingr


hygrometer, until


others and from other


I found, by
indications, t4
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During thb months of February, Maroh,


Mason's psychrometer (wet and dry by


my observations with those of the signal


at Jacksonville, the relative humidity for three months in 187AJ
is for that city 66.2; according to Dr. Baldwin's observatioel
for several years, 62.6; while for Palatka it is 61.3. PalathA;


is undoubtedly a dryer


climate


than


stations on the riv


further north


,fogs


frequent and less persistent.


dings also gives a table comparing the


humidity of Aiken


that of


eight


prominent


European


health resorts


from


table it appears that the humidity of Florida for the year ia-lef6
than in five out of eight (including Mentone), while Aiken hbs
lees than six out of the eight. Almost all of our Amerioj
resorts appear to have the advantage over their European oowme4


petitors both as regards relative humidity and rain-fall.


Reagt


niing, however,


the difficulty in forming any correct


j judgment


1
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?'- ;*
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M


rt -^

w't *

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as to the comparative dryness of


data,


Geddings


proposes


which, it must be conceded,


says,


mean


relative


climates


certain


from


these scien ti


other tested, the most


are pretty reliable


humidity


Aiken


for instant,,


being only


that place, according to Vivenot's classification, would


"moderately dry,


tested


by the


more


popular


which he gives, "it would be considered very dry..
Igpes are, of a moist climate heavy dews, frequent fI ,
t 'salt, apor condensing on wall, steel and it '


formation


AIIfJon ong


*afe-fj? ^-,- -'


of mould,
the skin.


moeae flourish


14* bwzidlty of thbfrV
fi~tyf~p~g
e^5f tta..t MAi -. .


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