Treatise on English bronchocele : with a few remarks on the use of iodine and its compounds / by James Inglis.

Date:
1838
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Credit: Treatise on English bronchocele : with a few remarks on the use of iodine and its compounds / by James Inglis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I next visited Dollar, a well-known town, situ- ated at the base of a portion of that range of hills, distinguished by the name of Ochils. Passing from Stirling down along the foot of these hills, we find, nearly similarly situated, the towns of Alva, Tillicoultry, and Dollar. With regard to each of these I shall offer a few remarks. Bencloch, the highest of the Ochil range, is situated on the north-east of the parish of Alva, extending partly into Tillicoultry : its height is 2400 feet above the level of the river Devon. Near the summit of Bencloch, at the bottom of a ridge of rock, snow may be seen in the month of June. The inhabitants of all the villages in the vicinity of the Ochils are supplied with water by mountain streamlets, which descend into the val- lies, working their way through many deep and rocky glens, until they reach the Devon. The humidity of these hilly districts is very great, and the mists rise up so quickly, as often to bewilder the traveller. At present, no diseases are pe- culiar to this spot, [Alva] ; yet it is observed by medical men, that when any epidemic prevails in the east country, it generally visits Alva, bring- ing death and desolation in its train. * * * * The stature of the people is considerably above the average ; and certain families, long resident, exceed six feet in height, are strong, well pro- portioned, and have been remarkable for fine