Diipin's ' Voyages dans la Grande Bretagve.' 55 



and with the discomforts a lady must encounter in mnny of the 

 smaller inns of that country ! 



" Should what I have just related reach the eye of the rela- 

 tions of any of the individuals whose cases I have alluded to, I 

 entreat them not to think I wish to excite a ;jainful recollection. 

 I have sympathized with the afflicliou of several of them at the 

 events I have mentioned; and surely they will not be adverse to 

 my making the only use of this nieianciiolv experience that it is 

 susceptible of, namely, to prevent others of their countrymen 

 from suffering under similar circumstances. It is from such ex- 

 perience being generally lost to all l;ut the sufferers, that I have 

 iiad to record so many instances of the kind here. It is surely 

 the duty of the physician to caution the relations of the patient 

 from indulging hopes which he knows are soon to be cruelly dis- 

 appointed, and that, perhaps, under circumstances which greatly 

 aggravate the calamity. 



'•' I admit that it is natural for the relations to feela satisfac- 

 tion in doing every thing that presents even a prospect of relief, 

 or of delaying as long as possible the event which cannot be pre- 

 vented ; and change of climate is often considered in this light — 

 as the anceps remedium. But the relations should surely be in- 

 formed, in such cases, that the period had passed when a change 

 of climate presented any prospect of advantage ; and that, by 

 dragging the unfortunate victim of this terrible disease to the 

 distant shores of the Mediterranean, they are hurrying on the 

 occurrence of the event they vainly hope to keep off. FatieiUs 

 in the advanced stage of consumption would act nu^re wisely in 

 trying the effects of the milder parts of our own island; and 

 where that fails, they will pass the winter months witli more 

 comfort, and I believe with as much prospect of advantage, in 

 rooms kept at a graduated temperature, amidst friends and all 

 the comforts of home, as they would do by a residence at most of 

 the places frequented ai)road, — still taking into the account the 

 inconveniences of the journey thither. This remark is more 

 particularly applicable to females, whose habits are much more 

 congenial to such a mode of living, and who suffer in a far 

 greater degree all the inconveniences and hardships of travel^ 



ling." • • 



Voyages dam la Grande Brelu^ne, cntrepris reLitiiiemeiil aiix 

 Services publics de la Guerre, dr. la Marrw, el des Ponls tt 

 Chaitssees, en ISIO, iSly, \6l^, el 1S19. Par M. Cu. Dv- 

 PIN, Membre de I'lnstitut Royal de France, &;c. Farlie Ml- 

 iUaire. 2 \'oU. 4to. avec Planches folio. Paris IJS20. 

 Among the numerous French Iravellerb who have recently vi- 

 sited this counliv, none has been more honourably distinguished 

 than the author of the volumes btfiic us. Of vaiiuus and pio- 



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