25 AUGUST 1906, Page 24

The Climate of Lisbon, Mont' Estoril, and Cintra. • By

Dr. D. G. Dalgarno. (H. K. Lewis. 2s. 6d.)—Dr. Dalgarno defends the climate of Lisbon against attacks which have been made upon it, and if it is indeed true that "east winds are unknown," he has an excellent case. But he is aware that a large city cannot be a health resort, and so proceeds to set forth the advantages of Mont' Estoril as a winter, and Cintra as a summer, health resort. He compares the figures representing temperature, humidity, wind, and other climatic factors with those of certain well-known places,—viz., Biarritz, Nice, and Catania. We have no wish to pronounce judgment in such a case, but we may say that Dr. Dalgarno's facts and figures are worth studying.