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MENDOZA. 



Although in the middle of summer the heat is 

 excessive, yet the climate of Mendoza even then 

 is not oppressive. There is a buoyancy in the 

 air, and a brilliant cheerfulness in the sky, which 

 are quite refreshing, after the swampy mosquito- 

 regions of the Pampas. The autumn, winter, 

 and spring, are delicious, and indeed the faces 

 of the inhabitants indicate the health which 

 generally prevails in this province. The absence 

 of damp is peculiar to the whole district ; and 

 in cases of consumption and rheumatism a 

 residence here is reported to be uncommonly 

 efficacious. There are some natural warm 

 baths near the Uspallata road, which are so 

 much esteemed as to have tempted people 

 from Buenos Ayres to use them. An English 

 bricklayer, who worked at Buenos Ayres for 

 Mr. Hamilton, has brought his wife from 

 thence, for the express purpose of bathing at 

 Villa Vicenza. 



