Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-20
DENVER AND COLORADO.
Some OF the Attractions Of the Centen-
nIsl StAte-The Most Healthfui
State In the Unions
ANY City of Its sizs in the World-Few-
Doctors In the State.
THE GLoRIEs OF COLORADO.


DENVER, COL, May IA, 1885.
Special Correspondence of the Gazette.
1 paid a visit to Msnltou Springs yes
terday and on the return trip 1 had for
my travelling companion one Of the most
prominent physicians in Denver, q gentle
man who has resided here since 1868,
and whose exceptionally large practice
attests his professional skill. The day
was beautiful, one Of those bright sun
shiny days, with clear transparent atmos-
phere, blue sky and the whitest of feecy
clouds; dsy which in the east is noted
and remembered IS one Of the
few perfectly epjoyable days of the
season, but which here, in Colo
RADIO, is an everyday AFFAIR. We
were edmiring the many beauties of
the snowy range, along whose foothills
our train was swiftly gliding. One never
tires of admiring the mountain scenery.
There Is q total absence Of what Is termed
,ameness. Every bend and turn OF the
road shakes the kaleidoscope, and the
rock piles are rearranged with startling
effect. It is impossible to view such
grand scenery without feeling it's infiu-
ence, and giving utterance to expressi ons
of admiration. Naturally enough our con.
versation turned upon the attractions
of the Centennial state. found my med
icsl companion to be rich mine OF in
formation upon all matters pertaining to
Colorado; and his long residence here,
his wide ex oerience, ripe knowledge, and
high standing gave to his conversation q
weight and authority was bound to re-
spect.
sT consider Colorado" said the doctor,
the most healthful state in the Union
without exception. 1t Justly enjoys such
distinction, for 1t has earned it By the
pure and invigorsting conditions OF its
atmosphere, due to high altitude and
equsble temperature"
"To-dsy would seem to be specially
created to bear out your statement, doc
tor,"N remarked.
"Not only to-day, sir,n he replied.
"Here, 1t all seasons OF the year great
uniformly of temperature prevails, and
the atmosphere Of to day. is the same as
yesterday Fit will be the same to-mor-
row. It iaet all times pure, dry and
highly tomb" "a
HThere IL not much fever and ague
here. doctorSR asked.
"Zgmotic diseases are extremely rare"
said the doctor, taking his case book
from his pocfat and looking over it's
pages. "Tbi spring ! have
had in ar practice but
FOUR cases OF miasmstic diseases,
two of which were membranous Group,
one Of scarlss fevef$pd the other mild
case Iof Uphold eyer. All of them
Yielded to Ehild treatment. I do not
mean to ce1vey to youShe idea that there
is NO Sickness here" continued the Doc
tor, "sucE 10 state Of thi6gs would be i'm
possiblelb long as peoples i've as they do
in utter disregard of the common Laws of
health There is sickness in Colorado,
but it, very little. One OF the best
evideHces Of the healthfulness Of Q place,
IL the officially reported death rate. Now
in Denver, where every death is reported
to the Board of Health, the annual death
rate Is ten and one half ont Of each
thousand Of the population. This Is
THE LOWEST MORTALITY
in any city Of its SIC, in the United States,
I may say in the world. In nearly every
eastern seaboard city, the annual death
rate is double these figures"
"Well, Doctor, this will apply to the
cities, but how about the country"
"Oi course" he replied, 1--WE cannot
apply the carefully collected statistics OF
q city to measure the country by. But
we have other resources Of informa ion
equally az reliable. Wherever there is
sickness there you will find doc
tors. Now, Colorado is, gener-
ally speaking, fairly well settled,
and, as q matter Of fact, there are fewer
physicians in Colorado in proportion to
the population than In any other state"
"Do msnv consumptives find cures by
coming here?" asked.
Well, the proportion Is extremely large,
when You consider the fact that 80 many
come here suffering from the disease in
its last stages. There is no doubt what
ever that resort to high altitude pos
sessing mild climate viii give better re-
suits to the consumptive the earlier