The herald., 1893-01-29
A GREAT HEALTH RESORT.

The Climate of Banning Very Fine for
Pulmonary Troubles.
Banning is unique in its location.
Over the vast reaches of the Colorado
desert there prevails very dry, pure,
bracing air, that would make a great
eanitarium were it not for the excessive
heat that reigns for go many months Of
the year. Banning's proximity to
the desert gives it this fine air, while its
altitude and accessibility to the coast
breezes during the summer relieve it
from the deserts heat. The coast of
Southern California has the most uni
form and equable temperament on the
continent. Its summers are cool and
its winters are mild as May. Banning
is near enough to the coast to enjoy it's
equability, but being on the eastern
slope of the mountains it is almost en-
tirely protected from the sea fogs. Its
altitude OF 2300 feet makes its air pure
and rare.
DR.. John O. King sometime ago pre-
pared the following statement as the re-
suit in 200 eases of consumption studied
by him at Banning:
Many of them were in the last stages
OF the disease when they arrived here, a
number having died within one month
after arrival. The major portion of con-
sumptives visiting this coast come in
the advanced stages of the disease.
when there is no longer o chance of life
in the more rigorous climates. While it
is manifestly unfair to consider this
class OF cases a test of the virtues of any
climate, yet have included all, in or
der to avoid the imputation of having
selected favorable cases only. Uf the
200 cases, rs have been cured, and 49
improved; SO died, became worse,
while IN cases no apparent change oc-
Cured. In other words, 127 were favor
ably acted upon by this climate, while
~ failed to derive benefit from it. Many
OF the latter, it should be remembered,
were beyond hope long before they came
here. OF the 200 cases, per cent re-
mained stationery, 321a per cent were
unsuccessful in their quest of health,
and 631a per cent progressed more or
less rapidly toward recovery. Many,
counted aH simply improved, will pro-
gress to state of cure. By a cure I
mean case that no longer presents evil
dence (sign nor symphony of consump-
tion. Of course physical signs of the
former ravages of the disease nearly al
ways remain. My notes of most of these
cases are quite complete, and can be
submitted to the inspection of any
whose motives for investigation OF the
subject are proper. Many OF those who
have been cured here have gone else
where to engage in business few have
been lost track of. However, the names
and present addresses of the great ma
iority of the 127 successful cases can be
furnished.
The results, as given above consider
remarkable, because the patients sent
here from the east are nearly always
well advanced in the disease. Indeed,
l do not remember one single
case OF consumption that has come
here in the first stage. 1 am somewhat
familiar with the statistics of pulmo-
nary phthsis that have been prepared
by medical authorities, but do not know
of any go favorable as these Just re-
corded. attribute the result, in q
measure, to the peculiarities Of our
Banning climate. The combination oi
climatic conditions to be found here ex-
lists nowhere else."