Lectures on the German Mineral Waters and on Their Rational Employment: With an Appendix Embracing a Short Account of the Principal European Spas and Climatic Health-resorts |
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... feet . The fall of the Enz during this short dis- tance is 370 feet . You see the course of the river to be from south to north , consequently the spa is exposed to these two winds , while it enjoys mountainous protection at the east ...
... feet . The fall of the Enz during this short dis- tance is 370 feet . You see the course of the river to be from south to north , consequently the spa is exposed to these two winds , while it enjoys mountainous protection at the east ...
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... feet above the level of the sea , at the foot of the Galanda . The river Tamina separates Hof - Ragaz from the village o Ragaz , where two high roads meet . You see the route from the Zurich and Wallenstedt Lake , a well as that from ...
... feet above the level of the sea , at the foot of the Galanda . The river Tamina separates Hof - Ragaz from the village o Ragaz , where two high roads meet . You see the route from the Zurich and Wallenstedt Lake , a well as that from ...
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... feet . The side rocks are 200 feet high , and at the part where they approach each other , reach 290 feet . The light gradually assumes grayer tints ; the moisture and coolness perceived , as you advance , further increase the ...
... feet . The side rocks are 200 feet high , and at the part where they approach each other , reach 290 feet . The light gradually assumes grayer tints ; the moisture and coolness perceived , as you advance , further increase the ...
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... feet , and falling down as rain , stream , or drop douches . What is called ausbaden ( out - bathing ) , formerly much in vogue here , consists in enforcing bath - eruption by very prolonged bath- ing , and is connected with such ...
... feet , and falling down as rain , stream , or drop douches . What is called ausbaden ( out - bathing ) , formerly much in vogue here , consists in enforcing bath - eruption by very prolonged bath- ing , and is connected with such ...
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... feet higher than Reichenhall , the salt - works had to be artificially raised by water - columns to a height of 179 feet more , in order to fall to Reichenhall ; wooden and iron pipes extend to upwards of 100,000 feet between the two ...
... feet higher than Reichenhall , the salt - works had to be artificially raised by water - columns to a height of 179 feet more , in order to fall to Reichenhall ; wooden and iron pipes extend to upwards of 100,000 feet between the two ...
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