Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-10-23
sIlVER CITY, NEW MEXICO
AZ q Resort for Persons With
Weak Lungs
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Reprinted from the October, 1890
number u The New Orleans Medical and
Surgical Journal.
satisfied evidence goes 70 show very con-
sinSiyeir that iho climatic conditions most
inimicoi n the dclopment aud Increase Of
chronic pulmonary diaeagc are. on thc one hand.
a q On The ocean hway from the hard. and on
ne other. residence 1t n certain altitude, say
tom 500 20 g00o feet whore the sunlight is
abundant throughout the year and the cir COM
Tarailvoiy free from aqueous vafor.
As a natural consequences the medical probes.
SION has not beon slow "a testing and pfontlne
b. the therapeutic effects Of those conditions
shat present such favorable pr0phylatic results.
and e NAY h. said WIKI little fear % controlled.
ION uiai today ubc climatic treatment u chronic
pulmonary diseasc Is the one most relied upon
10 bring about early md permanent results.
Cod liver %, Iron, The hypophosphiies. ont
door exercise, and the many 0tlor tonic meas.
urel 10 often resorted % for the purpose Of 70
moying debility. are coming 70 be regarded as
bridges rom emergency 10 emergency, rather
thau distractions stemming the implacable tide
u disease. Cures produced by these agents
have been obserTed, but they are o. uncertain
~ They are uncommon. and only serve as fur
ther argument Why those who desire more than
temporary aHeviatlon should seek 10 attain this
oonsumnnaiiou By immediate and permanent
change Of residence.
When We come 10 the question Of he plod-
ding medical practitioner thus surrendcrlug "a
remunerativc case for the sake Of principle aud
the benefit Of The said case. and the stu more
Important one Of the patient leaving a comfort
uFf. N.r.a uaaRawa K.awl.. FH.n aKuwa~Nuu II
his business occupation, % 90 70 an0ther country
with strange people and surroundings, lt must
be remembered that Il Il = chance for iifo. aye.
renewed health and yigor through an indefinite
period Of years. And this chance for the
patient IL 20 be balanced against prolonged
inyalidism with death is happiest outcome.
II IA not intended here TO dwell upon the re-
markable immunity from pulmonary diseases
enjoyed by sailors and seafarlng people, As Is
eyidenced, for example. by the very low death
rate from these affections In the American aud
British nayies. and immunity duo In a largo
degree 20 the saltness aud freedom from con
tanllnnuon Of the respired sea air, together with
the constant exposure 10 sunlight. But as a life
on the ocean. except for single voyages, Is not
practicable to the majority Of invalids this
mode of.treatment becomes applicable. only 70 q
minimum Of eases.
Many places throughout the United States
have boon extolled as health resorts for persons
threatened with OF suffering from phthlsis, and
b catalogue even Of the most prominent OF them
wOnld take up more space than can be permit
tcd In this article. But few Of them have been
found beneficial longer than one or two seasons
Of each year, and a. n result tho unofending
c~OnsumUtiye, constantly seeking a suitable
climate. has become. like the aecursed jew IN
the legend, q wanderer on the face Of the earth.
The concensus Of opinion given forth By those
who have studied cllmatology both In the old
and new world has been well expressed In the
following synopsis drawn up byi Dr, Charles
DensiOn, of Denver, Colo, which may be 70
Rardcd as the necessary requirementsi for ans
climate In which tuberculous patients can ex
peet 10 attain permanent.health
1. Drynoss as opposed 10 moisture.
9. CoolnssssOr cold preferable 70 warmth Of
beat
a Rarefsction - opposed 70 seO-levci pres
sure.
4. Sunshine as opposed to clOudiness.
Variability Of temperature rs opposed 4
eGuabIity,
COMPENSATORY PROPORTIONS.
G. Markell dlathormacy Of the air TO DO pre-
lerfcn 70 Nut SMOKY htluuapneft OF cities OI TN
dense air strata of moist currents.
7. RadiatiOn band absorption Of heat by rock
and sandy loans better that latent absorption
By water and damp clay soils.
8. Mountainous connguratioB Of The countr
tquick drainage) eontrasted With the fatness
etc. OF level sections
o. Frequent electrical changes Of atmosphere
also moderate winds lexceptin quits cold weatl
err, preferable to continuous stiffness OF the air
10. Inland attitudes contrasted with sea al
footal absence Of laud mluoncel; but m certal
Cases sea voyages and island resorts to be pr,
ferred as compromise substitutes for high alt
tudes.
In answer % the question, Is there any porto
OF our country that combines all Of these variOu
requirements we would answer emphaticail!
yes; Ia almost the whole area Of tho terntorie
OF New Mexico and Arizona, IN portions Z
Colorado. aud the mountainous districts Of Call
fornla, may be found climates that conform {
the foregoing requirements. But New Mexic
possesses them TO a lgreater degree aud owe
q larger surface Of country than any Of tn
others.
New Mexico covers an area OF l2i 800 squar
miles with an elevation above the sea as;fOllow
6.90O square miles....,.....t.0O toot or less.
gi,t05 square miles. ....--..4,OO 500 teel
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