Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-08
st, Editor OF the New Mexican.
A WORTHY WORK.

DR.. Duncan was visitor among west
ern health resorts last fall, and is kindly
remembered by many in Santa Fe. He
found after examination, that there were
so many conflicting claims set up by the
various resorts as to greatly confuse and
embarrass eastern physicians who con-
sCientlOusly sought to serve best in
terests OF their patients when recommend
ing them to seek renewed health by a
change of climate, and so impressed was
he with the necessity of securing posi-
tive data on the advantages of the climate
at various points, that he at once set
about on his return to Chicago planning
with his fellow professional men as to
the best method of procuring this much
needed information. AS result the
AMERICAN HEALTH RESORT ASSOCIATION
was duly organized with the following
officers and directors:
T. c. Duncan, M. D., Chicago, presi-
dent; J. F. Banter, NJ D., Toronto first
vice-presdent; W. P. Roberts, M. D.,
Evansville, second vice-present; T. S.
How're, NJ. D., Chicago, treasurer; W.
W. Van Baum, NJ. d., Philadelphia; A.
NJ. Gushing, NJ. D., Springfield, Mass.
w. A. Chatterton, secretary, Chicago
Ill.
The object of this association, as set
forth in its bylaws is:
"To ascertain reliable facts about eli
mate, health resorts and water for the
guidance of the medical profession in
America and Europe"
The people who live in the west as wei
as those who come from consumptivt
producing sections of New England anC
other points at the east will see at 6
glance what highly commendable un
dertaking this is, especially when it is
considered that the climatic boast has
been worn thread.bare, as it were, by
spectators, town lot boomers and ire.
sponsble medical quacks for time imme.
mortal, misleading thousands of reputable
physicians and causing hundreds OF
invalids to seek localities where death
only awaits them. Such an organization
then, is backed not only by common
sense, but is humane work, a philan-
thropv in which every earnest man and
woman, every physician of standing and
every health-seeker is most deeply con-
cerned.
DR.. BANTER TALKS.
The above named representative OF
this association said to-day that he would
spend the coming winter travelling
through the eastern cities and proposed
| by personal conferences with physicians,
| by circulating literature on the sub
| ieCt, to try and attract the attention of the
public to the wonderful benefits of New
Mexco's climate. The A., T. & S. F.
railroad company is cooperating with the
association in so far as it has agreed to
bear the cost of publishing in pamphlet
form all accurate information secured
through the efforts of this organization.
AS TO SANTA FE,
DR.. Banter said: II find that even those
who might be classed as your opponents
admit your superior climatic advantages.
| am told of many remarkable cures
brought baout by residence here, and |
am here to satisfy myself as to these. l
must say that so far | am more than
favorably impressed. Your genial sun
shine and,pure air puts new life into per-
son can feel it myself, and your water,
too, is a great factor in your favor, while
the sheltered location Of the city is such
as to make it comparatively free from the
chill winds from the north or the sand
storms from the south. am impressed
that New Mexico is the coming sanitarium
OF the world There is great deal of ig-
norance at the east about your country
some people think you are attached to
South America and burning with heat
the year round, but your official meteoro-
logical record, when published abroad,
will dispel this.
Then, too, want to look into your
facilities for caring for those who may be
recommended by our physicians to come
here in search of health. New Mexico is
being much talked of among physicians
at present and our aim is to stimulate the
interest already aroused. Florida is a
flat failure as a climatic resort for con-
sumptives; California is quite as much a
failure, and l believe that at last the
medical profession is to be united on the
question that no section offers such eli
matte benefits to sufferers from pulmonary
diooooo no doos Now MpxiroU