Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-27
A CLIMATOLOGIST TALKS.
Another Representative of the Amer
lean Health Resort Association
Doing Santa Pe.
Or. Roberts misunderstanding Climatic
TruthS-The Peculiar Benefits Of
Latitude and Altitude on
Disease.

Or. W, ?. Roberts, of Evansville,
Wis, special commissioner for the Amer
lean Health Resort association, arrived
here last night on an important mission.
He comes to examine into Santa Fe's |
climatic advantages, experimenting the
work of DR.. Danter, first vice president
of this association, who was here some
three weeks ago on a similar mission.
From Dr. T. c. Duncan, the organizer
and head OF this association of leading
physicians from all over the east, who
are really band of truth seekers, desr-
ing to bring out and establish facts rela-
tive to climatology, DR.. Roberts brings
this letter;
Col, Max, Frost, Editor New Mexican, Santa Fe,
Nm.
CHICAGO, Aug, u, '9l.-Dear Sir: |
take pleasure in introducing W. ?. Rob
erts, NJ. D., formerly OF Maine, whom |
also send out to test your climate. lhave
arranged for him to visit New England
where % per cent of the deaths are from
consumption. | believe that children OF
consumptlVe parents should not remain
where their ancestry have died OF the dis
ease.
l want the merits of the climate of the
southwest confirmed by more than one
witness and expert. Yours very truly,
T. c. DUNCAN, NJ. D.
DR.. Roberts left Chicago two weeks ago
| Cd bo al; EolI 81
Cimarron, kas., where 500 acres of land
have been offered the association for the
location of sanitarium, and he has also
visited Denver, Colorado Springs and Las
Vegas hot springs. He said to-day
sour object is to do good we want the
physicians of the world to know the truth
and we want to bring the health of the
country to better condition by showing
the benefits OF change of climate. EX-
pert reports on the advantages OF the
various localities in the west will be pre-
pared and published, and distributed
gratuitlously among physicians and at al
large gatherings OF people, conventions
etc, especially IN the New England states
| am interested in the work because | an
a New Highlander and | think | can fully
appreciate the terrible havoc that con
sumption and kindred diseases hav
wrought upon the people of that section
thousands OF whom would seek resldenc
in the west were they made aware of tn
advantages OF such change.
"On my visit to Denver | found Dr.
Dennison absent in Europe, but | con
: suited with DR.. Steadman, DR.. Hart an,
Y others, physicians Of note. DR.. Stead
6 man said to me, do not send any NOR
/ patients in an advanced stage of con
NJ sumption to Denver. Since Denver ha
become so densely populated, meat cal
. not be cured out OF doors as formerly
and this tells the story for the health
seeker; you may send patients to Colo
RADIOS mountains with good results, bu
not to Denver
"At Colorado Springs" continued DR.
Roberts, 81 conferred with Drs. Solly
Horn and Lawrence. DR.. SOlly is an au
thorlty on pulmonary disease, and is nov
engaged in writing an elaborate work OIL
climatolOgy. He also said that patient
in advanced stages of the disease shout
not be sent to Colorado Springs, and pal
ticularly those suffering from complies
tons OF the heart or catarrh. He expresse
sentiment which | find medicf
men are generally agreed upO
and that is that larger per Centage c
cures are affected by residence in tn
higher attitudes.
Las Vegas hot springs is undoubtedl
good for some diseases, but | find
breathe much easier here in Santa I
than there. In fact, | may say | am SUI
prised at what find here, for | admit
came somewhat prejudIced against th
- locality. find, however, upon invest
a CATION that the elevation, 7,O47 feet abov
+ sea level, possesses beneficial characte
" istcs peculiarly its own, entirely dif1'erer
:, from similar elevations in Colorado {
" southern latitude NAV combine TO pr(
p duce this distinctivey local characteristic
&" IL IS very important one 10 US, ana WI
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a the merits of the various health resorts
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