"Arctic Zone" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... been more prevalent than that pneumonia is usually contracted by exposure to wet or to cold. It has, indeed, been noticed that the disease has been practically non-existent under conditions where it would be prevalent if exposure alone were the cause. For instance, in the Arctic zone, where the temperatures are very low and where no adequate provision against the rigors of a severe climate are possible, pneumonia is practically unknown. During Napoleon's retreat from Moscow, when thousands of soldiers died from physical exposure, from frost bite and starvation, where if exposure ...
— Rural Hygiene • Henry N. Ogden |
