. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 501 to enjoy the fresh sea air which a westerly breezebrought in. East of this, a bay makes up, and adjoin-ing it is a marsh, where large numbers of small fish areleft; these, becoming putrid under a tropical sun, helpto engender the fevers which at certain seasons prevailhere. Bilious cholera morbus is also common ; and theMexicans from the interior, as we
. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 501 to enjoy the fresh sea air which a westerly breezebrought in. East of this, a bay makes up, and adjoin-ing it is a marsh, where large numbers of small fish areleft; these, becoming putrid under a tropical sun, helpto engender the fevers which at certain seasons prevailhere. Bilious cholera morbus is also common ; and theMexicans from the interior, as well as the numerousAmericans who now stop here on their way to Califor-nia, fall victims to these diseases. But these are notall the troubles of the Acapulcans: earthquakes andhurricanes often occur; the dry and burning atmos-phere is almost insupportable; while noxious insectsand reptiles infest dwellings or assail the inhabitantswherever they go. Baron Humboldt, who spent sometime at Acapulco, and who has investigated the cli-matic influences of tropical America more than anyother writer, does not hesitate to give his opinion, asthe result of a comparison, that the heat is more op-pressive, the air more stagn
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