Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-11-13
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
.,rrRpAY. NOVEMBER l3. 1886.

s.-rurI,S ARIZONA is favored with
 -,,,,ifceut inheritance that neither
 f,7,ine. floods, frosts nor flame can
 I,susv. It is boon carved out by
 -.,st creator from his abundant .I,.s,rss. -, snd laid carefully away as -.-;s,op against the future wants of f.t;rs when their snfferInGs should re-
 .-. is soothing and healing virtues; ;, will abide with us until the hsr-
 ., of eternity has ripened and the
 -.s-. have gathered its grains into the -.rsr, of infinite metes and bounds. =. ,bs one grand endowment beyond n, ,.r,-s which cannot be too highly -.;.s3 nor too often brought to the t.,so,ion of the vast army Of un'ortu-
 - ubo yainly look elsewhere for the
 they can speedily fad here. It IS
 ,-snd. our incompatible. climate, -s,ss so,t. dry and warm minlstratIons -, -oo hack to life the dying consump- .;rs and bring the crimson blush Of ,.,,,b ,o his wan cheeks, If 1t IS sought L,,,-a the cold grasp ot death has .b;rlss the spark beyond the possibility ,-.s,-r-ctiou. At an altitude of about s5a feet above the sea level. the city ot --.o, snioys the happy medium be- "a, ,,oun,aln rigor and tropical mel '.-nass. inst far enough removed from .L. chores of the Pacific 10 receive Its ,olsratiug breezss after every particle ,, r,,,ature has been wrung rom them bv intervening mountain and desert, V,ving us a soft, dry, healing mosphere, Tybt and pure. sod profuselv leavened m;,b all in. elements of health through ,bo soo5 of continued bright sua- sbi,sspd I;s inparted electrical forces. T,;s bar. the euervstion of the south and ansryy of the north meet on the common plane of equality and become ;ndistincuishable. IL IS a sort of inter mediate region of rest and recuperation. snsr.n:Ined against epidemics of disease snd decay by natures profound senti- Dels. where the weary and psin-racked mortal can find repose and reiuvens- ton. where tune pauses in its flight even though it may not turn back ward. and one can recover from the penalties of gr ed, passion and reckless ness. Tor eight months of the year, the rage of temperature reaches from an average minimum of forty degrees 10 an average maximum of near eighty, with the bright sun bathing the land in q food Of glory almost every day. The feeblest consumptive can enjoy sn air ing every dsy in the year without fear o' adding to his malady, and upon but very few occasions will be require even slight Ire in his grate. The beauty, lOveliness and agreeable qualities of our grand climate are indeed indescribable sad they must be experienced 70 be ap- 2recisted, for every succeeding day opens 6 new wonder, 8 new enjoyment and Invokes 8 new prayer for all these blessings.
 The poor, suffering invalid, trembling with the fear that be is but iourneying to sn inevitable grave, but still buoyed with whispering hope that the damp sea breeze can further postpone the day snd smooth the path, goes westward to the Pacific shores, and dies, and they ssy he came too late. He did go too late For one must go when health is good and the siDews are strong, to bfsve the chill and dsmpness of the ocean's breeze. It adds new life to the TO- bust and energy to the sluggard, bu. 1t Is @ stimulus that discounts the future strength and turns the wheel of time SO rapidly that it soon wears out. Had the invalid but chosen to spend a few days or 8 month in thIs healthful stmos phere. there Is good reason to believe a nercitul extension of life would have been accorded him. We can point to s.rking examples of the efficacy of our climate ID diseases Of the respiratory or gsns, and while We do not claim that it wil rebuild destroyed tissues, We do claim that 1t will arrest decay and the stern rsvsges of disease and thereby prolong life iu sn almost miraculous 'nsnner for many years.
 Now. what is the duty of onr people n making this priceless boon a resource oiour permanent prosperity ss well as a blessing 10 the thousands of the east whose precious lives are cut off ere their nendIsns should be reached? We have The climate that all the worlds treas nres cannot purchase. and for the ten der mlnistrstions and good offices of which tue dying monarch would give DIS crown and all bis 'srthly possessions, snd what will We do with it? Our duty ls quite plain. We must build properly constructed sanitariums, contsiDiT ., every convenience and RceommOdRtion The most peevIsh or fastidious invalid L 7ht require, and make them fuii of homellke comforts and cheerful within Sni without. We must create inviting and agreeable dwelling houses for them, 'Aai Eben they journey elsewhe.e for a summer vacation. they will await with Aa4'ous longing for the season of taeIr return here, We must prepare for their Care and maintenance, for the invalid must never be worried with details of uosuppiied wants nor fretted with un- satisfactory and disagreeable surround ings and accommodations. Weg must make them perfectly at home with us, uu'lng The winter. and also prepare re- sorts m our neighborirg mountains for 'aose who care to tarry with us during The summer. The sinews for all this outlay must first originate in our little '.'s or Tucson, and when the attention u capitalist IS called to the advantages s1cA investments offer, there will be '''H'! ot funds ready for use. We must O'sSnize building associations. and other