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advantage affected animal apoplexy arises asthma atmosphere become beneficial body bowels carbonic acid causes chalybeate change of climate character chest chronic chyle circulation climate of Hastings cloth cold sea-bathing debility delicate invalids derangement diet digestive organs disease dyspepsia excite exer exercise expectoration fever gout Hastings Dispensary High street Iguanodon imperial gallon influence inhabitants of Hastings injurious irritation labour languid Leonard's less lungs malady means Medicine mental mind mucous membranes natural nervous number of deaths observations open air paroxysm particularly patient peculiar physician predisposed produce proper pulmonary consumption quantity rain gauge remedy residence resort to Hastings rheumatism salubrity Scrofula season sheltered situation Sir James Clark skin soil Southern Coast stomach suffering sufficient suitable summer symptoms tempera temperature thermometer tion town of Hastings treatment tubercular consumption tubercular disease tuberculous tuberculous matter Tunbridge Undercliff warm bath Wellington Square winds winter and spring
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