Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17


the rising generation are children Of
consumptive parents, who came here
years ago for their health. If those
of consumptive tendencies; those in
which there is a family taint to this
disease, would only como here be-
fore the disease makes its appearance
they would avoid this terrible mall
ady, Many who come here early in
the disease recover. Others who
are not so fortunate, their lives are
extended, they enjoy comparatively
good health and are enabled to follow
some occupation for livelihood.
Even those where the disease is far
advanced live with more comfort,
but outside of the present comforts
there is not much to be expected.
But alaoays consult your family ply
sician, and if the disease is far ad-
vanced or much lung tissue involv-
ed, think twice before you leave the
comforts of home and the society of
friends and relatives to undertake
a long journey and have no one but
strangers to look TO for attention.
Such patients should be accompanied
with a friend. The question will
naturally occur, "To what agent
can this condition be attributed?"
l know nothing about the atmos-
phere being charged with ozone and
electricity, but do know that this
locality possesses three great essen
tial factors, viz: Dryness, sunshine
and altitude. / am well aware that
in most all new countries and new
health resorts consumption is rare
until they are invaded by phthisical
patients to pollute its atmosphere
and impregnate its dust with bacilli.
But in this atmosphere | believe we
have germ destroyer. Its very
dryness antagonizes the life of all
germs, which depend largely on
moisture for their propagation and
existence. The curative qualities
| of the atmosphere do not exist alone
in the dry tonic properties, but a
mechanical expansion and develop
ment is unconsciously produced in
the lungs of those who breathe 1t.
This dryness of the air in all sea-
sons of the year, at night as well as
in the daytime, is a never-ceasing
quality. The early summer might
be called the rainy season. The
showers usually occur in the even.
ing, lasting an hour or two, follow
ed by sunshine. The climate, though
dry. is changeable (in temperature)
but being so dry the change in tenn
perature does not have the
bad effect as in moist climes
neither do We have that depressing
quality in the warmest weather of
an atmosphere surcharged with
dampness. A temperature of 100
degrees is probably not as oppres-
sive as So degrees in the east. East
ern people do not understand this
and they must experience it to be.
lieve it. No matter how warm the
sun shines, it is always cool in the
shade, and the nights are simply
delightful and one may never suffer
loss OF sleep from heat. The only
climatic annoyance is the dust,
which is unavoidable in dry eli.
mate. With respect to business o,
occupation as means Of livelihood
| Colorado at present, | am sorry to
say, hasn't much to offer, butlivine
is cheap as in the east. Society in
Denver, Pueblo and their suburban
towns is good. This description ol
climate, etc., does not include all oi
Colorado. 1t is only strip along
the foot of the mountains, of an al.
titude of 5000 TO 1000 feet and up
the Arkansaw river as far as Canon
City. The eastern part of the state
is windy and stormy, and in the
mountains the winters are protract-
ed and severe. The meteorological
summary for 1898 shows the average
temperature 53 degrees for the year.
There were 200 cloudless days, 135
partly cloudy and 80 cloudy. The
railway facilities are fine. Six main
lines of railroads pass through Lit
Teton, viz: Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, Denver q Rio Grande,
Missouri Pacific, Rock Island, Col
orado Midland, and South Park.
The Denver & Rio Grande run trains
every hour to Denver and twenty
passenger trains pass through daily.
| am indebted to my friend, DIR.
Jefferson, of Columbus, Ga, for a
description Of Littleton, Colo, its
surrounding scenery ETC., ''the
Esculapius'' of the world as regards
the cure for consumption. The
town is situated on the right bank
of the South Platte River, just ten
miles from Denver. 1t nestles
among the magnificent trees on a