"Malaise" Quotes from Famous Books
... a liquid or a solid which suppresses perspiration. Lemoine endured a bath of Bareges water of 37 deg. for half an hour; but at 45 deg. he could not remain in it more than seven minutes, and the perspiration began to flow at the end of six minutes. According to Brewster, persons who experience no malaise near a fire which communicates a temperature of 100 deg. C. to them, can hardly bear contact with alcohol and oil at 55 deg. and mercury at ... — Scientific American Supplement No. 360, November 25, 1882 • Various |