Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-24

have bicycles.
In endorsing Silver City it has
been the intention Of the writer to
show at the same time the adyan-
Of climate possessed by the
territory, holding up the
former place more rs a type of
New Mexican resorts, rather than
the sole desirable one. Silver City
has no one property of climate in
which it Is not equaled by some
locality, and it is in the tout
ensemble alone that it can claim
it's superiority.
Much has been written of Colo
RADIO as a resort for consumptives
and it deserves much of the praise
it has received, as is evidenced by
the many cures that have taken
place there, but the intense cold Of
its winter climate and tho many
relatively, in which snow lies
upon the ground, are causing inva-
lids to look further south for a
balmier climate. New Mexico
possess all the advantages claimed
for Colorado, with the added one
of a more temperate winter.
The hot springs which abound
in all portions Of the territory
have been found Of great value in
rheumatic diseases, and need only
to be known to be patronized.
This latter remark will apply to
all OF New Mexico, which has, un-
til recently, been regarded as lit
tie better than a desert, but which
is becoming known to the profess
ion as possessing advantages to
the patient with weak lungs that
are not equaled anywhere in the
United States, and which are not
excelled, perhaps, anyhere in the
civilized world.
The class of patients receiving
most benefit in New Mexico are,
naturally, those that are able to
get about and receive all the bene-
fits of sunlight and moderate exer-
else. There are hundreds Of
healthy persons in the territory
to-day who were a few years ago
victims of asthma, chronic bronchi-
tbs, incipent phthisis, or unre-
solved pneumonia. Some were
sufferers from marked cases of
phthisis with cavities, and we're
carried to their boarding places on
chairs or IN a stretcher. These, of
course, are fewer in number, but
they form a large percentage.
Many p%hthisical patients have
come out only to die, having
waited too long before taking the
final step of change of climate,
which for this reason proves only
too often a fatal step.
Asthmatics gain comfort imme-
diately in this clear, pure air, and
persons who have run down rapid
ly seem to pick up flesh equally as
fast. Chronic cases improve more
slowly but steadily.
A mistake made by many is in
expecting too much of the climate.
and they either remain in doors
too much, taking little exercise, OIL
over-exert themselves in dancing
or other amusements, spending
too much time outdoors on colo
nights.
In these high attitudes the sun Ii
the great life-giver, whose move
ments should be carefully watched
and no invalid should ventur,
abroad without his companionship
Folly in matters of common
sense has caused the loss of many
lives in this region. We know o
a young man with tuberculosis o
the lungs who walked seven miles
to a dance after nightfall twice
week. In less than six month.
after his coming he was takel
home a corpse. Another fata
case was a young man with tn
same disease who contracted pneu
monia by being caught in a hail
storm while hunting IN white
high up in the Organ mountains.
Other cases might be mentioned
but they only 60 to show that pa
tients can not be cured in spite Q
themselves even in New Mexico.
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