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But for some people the water of Narzan is harmful. This happens in those cases when they use this water as a drink in large quantities and at the same time do not consider it necessary to observe this in their food, in particular they do not abstain from greens and fruits. Catarrh of the stomach or some kind of severe and acute stomach pain are the result of such treatment with Narzan. Narzan is just as bad

on people with a weak or abnormal heart condition. Narzan, when consumed, sometimes has harmful effects. Prolonged and severe headaches, insomnia and general nervous disorder are the result of taking Narzan orally, or for a long time, for 10-12 minutes. staying in the bath Generally suitable for highly nervous people!” in Kielovodek etanovitea positively impossible; their nervousness reaches the highest degree, which is why such arable people come to leave the place for Zhelznovodek.

The town near Zheleznovodek is no less picturesque and beautiful than the one near Kiyelovodek; it is rich in forests, stands between two mountains and until mid-July is distinguished by a clean, temperate climate. Later, the eastern winds and heat become sensitive and restless here. As for the mineral waters of Zhelznovodka, the mineral waters, containing gelatin in greater or lesser quantities, and being diversified with other salts and temperatures, led to the results of which are very useful for various internal conditions. Especially a lot of women are treated here all year long, which is why this group is called “ldameka”, in contrast to Nyatitorek, which is called the “oeyitser” group, since a significant majority of the patients in Pyatigorsk belong to the military staff. It should be noted that Pyatigorek is its best place, where skin and rheumatic diseases are cured more effectively than in other balneological centers of Rosli. And in general, the Caucasian mineral waters, in terms of their diversity and strength of the sources, belong to the very healing ones and, if they do not yet enjoy the proper benefits, on a par with foreign waters, it is solely because they are inferior to the latter in terms of their external amenities, and are therefore convenient for the noobs that are inherent in foreign resorts. In addition, in the Caucasian waters the medical side is in the worst shape. Those who have visited these waters at least once speak with one voice about the high quality of the waters and the unsatisfactory condition of the medical department here. The latter, however, represents an inevitable result of the natural order of things. Not having settled down permanently and catering to a casual public, most practicing doctors do not value the latter’s income and therefore do not neglect any means to increase their temporary earnings.

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Transfer to the mountains towards Elborus. Overnight in caves$. Mountain cleanup. Bermamut. Bechasyn.

Traveling to the mountains from Kislovodsk presents many difficulties and inconveniences for those in particular who greatly value convenience and come to despair from the slightest confusion in everyday habits. But such a crime is always so meaningful and interesting that it can be recommended to anyone, since even in the worst case, under the most unfavorable circumstances, a strong feeling will remain from the crime, and it is clear that strong sensations, and especially sensations voluntarily experienced by a person, always leave in him such a feeling that he You will remember your children with pleasure, even if they did not bring special pleasure at the moment of receiving them. This cannot be said only regarding the sensations of passions and bad habits, of a purely animal nature, of which, after the mind has sobered up, a very painful memory always remains in a person. But since traveling belongs to this kind of activity in which our spirit and everything spiritual in general has complete power over the flesh and the lowly, bodily things, then the journey is difficult, which means that a person’s soul has a strong power over his body. For young people, this is the best school not only for the mind, to which travel provides rich and varied material in the form of a large number of impressions from new objects and their combinations, but also for strengthening the will. In England, this has long been recognized, and there in the wealthy classes of society they look at travel as a compulsory education after completing a subject in agriculture and obtaining a diploma in higher educational institutions.