CLIMATE

Various races of man live in widely different climates and maintain their health, no ver the le aietate has a pety, he the prevalence of certain diseases. In Great Britain those river valleys which run south-west and north- éast aro ventilated freely by tho prevailing winds, and are comparatively froe from rheumatic fever and heart disease. Cancer is most prevalent along those rivers which frequently flood their benks, whilst consumption is least prevalent in these valleys and most prevalent in dry and exposed districts where cancer is not common. nike ae certain health resorts are much more suitable than others. [See Health Resorts.) [s. 344]