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Hueneme, Santa Monica, San Pedro, Wilmington, Anaheim 

 Landing, San Juan Capistrano, San Luis Rey, and San Die- 

 guito. Between ten and thirty miles back are Santa Paula, 

 Triunfo, Camula, San Fernando, Los Angeles, San Gabriel, 

 Monte, Nietos, Anaheim, Riverside, Temascal, Temecula, 

 Pala, and Joya. Still further back, and most of them at an 

 elevation of 1 ,000 feet or more, are San Bernardino, Cocumon- 

 go, Jurupa, Weaver, Warner, and San Felipe. 



97. Elamath Valley. Of the Klamath Valley, Dr. T. T. 

 Cabanis says : 



" Rheumatism, croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, and pleurisy, 

 are almost unknown, and during a residence of fourteen years 

 in this portion of the State, I have never seen but two cases of 

 tuberculous consumption. These did not originate here. Ten 

 cases of croup would cover all which I have witnessed. lean- 

 not now recall to my mind more than ten cases of pneumonia. 

 When it is considered that the population of this county, 

 being miners and farmers who are greatly exposed to bad 

 weather, and have to endure great hardships, it is a matter of 

 surprise that so few cases of diseases of the lungs are known 

 here. Though much is due to the climate, there is one thing 

 which exercises a remarkable influence on this subject, and 

 that is, that the people, as a general thing, live in a primitive 

 manner. They live in houses which are very open, and they 

 use chimneys in the place of stoves." 



There are a few localities where intermittent fever prevails 

 during the Fall, but it yields very readily to small doses of 

 quinine never leaving any of the sequelae behind which are 

 found following that form of disease in hot climates. Neural- 

 gia is frequently seen, but it often depends upon derangement 

 of the digestive organs. Were people to closely observe the 

 laws of health, it would be a rare sight to find a sick man 

 among us. The diseases which are the most prevalent, are 

 those which follow errors of diet. 



98. Earthquakes. Earthquakes belong, on scientific con- 

 siderations, in the chapter in geology; but practically they 



