Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-25

often serve "a scaecnrers removing debris and
animal cxcfomcnt. besides laying tio dust. ID
d short limo after the disappearance Of The
foods the atmosphcrc and street are dry aelin
rs before. Unless % De sauta We. There Is pro.
hably no city On Kew Mexico to which are 80.
flicabis TIE following conclusions Of Dr. Duch-
afan. who has investigated the subject Of
phthisis IN Surrey Kcui and sussex. England
"Ihcro f. less phfisis among populations
living on r%crvions soils than anionr populations
living ON imrefiiuus soils.
"There IS loss phthisis amone persons living
on higu-lyiug feryi'us soils than ameur p0pula
lions living on i~ou-iiing pcfviors sails.
"Ihcre Is less phihisis among populations
living on si0ping impcf,ious soils ih9n aiaone
populations living ON aai impereious soils
A few miles from the town Of nat name are
the famous las Vegas Hot Springs. which have
become a delighted summer resort. and are
deserving Of o greater reputation than they now
enjoy. They have been forndto De very useful
ia rheumatism and govt, as well as many cnia
neous and syphiuic diseases. II The treatment
OF The latter the bath is soft. hot mud IS a con-
sYicuous and advantageous feature. The waters
are strong in iithia.
A residence ia this Territory during both win
ter and summer has convinced the writer tial
for equal temperatures thr winter s cold aHa
summers heat are far more easily bcrne and
less intensely felt here than in The eastern and
southern staies-a difference due 10 tie great
dryuess OF the climate.
But the chief advantage that silver City pos
scsses over other places 10 New Mexico Is The
fact that her climate is suitable 10 the invalid
an seasons Of the year. u he Is cold in winter
he has bun 70 walk 10 the sun to become warm
again. and IT too hot IN ummer he need only
seek the shade 20 ind a comfortable GOODNESS;
but Il may be safely said that there are not ten
days IN the year In which an invalid who Is able
20 leave the house cannot snend most Of his
time IN the open air. This point Of fife In the
open air must be accentuated. for % has been
truly said that an climates are the same in
doors.
Referring to The ngares given we see that IN
the summer Of 1892 Silver City was the third
coolest Of the six towns Of which we have re-
ports. its mean temperature being q deg Fah-
renheit. having less rainfall than the two cities
that are recorded us cooler.
June is by FAR It's most.disagreeadle month,
doubtless, because the rainy season, which
begins In the middle Of July and last 10 the end
Of August. has not yet set in In the autumn
isg2 Silver City had less rain Than any Of the
towns enumerated save S%Oc0rro, aud, with n
mean temperature Of So. i-dgs..- continues TO
rank as the third coolest city. In the winter Of
is92-98 we find that with a precipitation less,
than that OF Las Cruces It ranks next TO that
place M warmth. or. in other words. though "a
little colder. Il is also dryer. It Is but fair TO say
however. that the records Of a number Of years
show that the precipitation az Las Cruces Is. II
uwufnFur "a FffHfn NnUa fI.r4 u IL az If var nIHu
Coming to the spring Of 1888, we find that
silver City leads In precipitation; hut All Of the
rain and snow fell 10 the space Of five days, the
remaining eighty-seven being clear. As 20
temperature we find thai, as in tic summer aud
autumn. It is the third coolest Of the group.
From what we have seen, then, It is apparent
that Silver CITY possesses advantages OF tenn
perature for the four seasons superior to the
other places considered. Thoughrctol In winter
u Is not TOO cold for the invalid TO venture out,
and though warm during portions Of the sum-
mer (June) It is pleasant In the shade, and the
nights are always cool. smnstroke ~ unknown
In New Mexico. The dryness Of the climate
prevents excessive pcrsplra ion. a specie OF
annoyance so common in other countries, the
skin being always dry except after unusual
exercise. This feature, the drynes IS Of the
climate, Is apparent to the stranger at every
turn. He sees It in the uncrumbled adobe " ais
huilt by Apache aud Pueblo indians over two
hundred years ago. and the perfectly preserved
household articles left by the Cliff Dwellers In
prehistoric time. lie feels it in the dryness OF
his lips In winter, aud the stiffness OF his
starched collar in June. lie notices that If MS
ink bottle is not corked he is writing from a
paste Instead Of a fluid, that his leather goods
needed an unusual amount OF oiiing. and hs
newspaper is brittle aud easily torn. The
absentee OF dew permits camping-out more thnn
half The year, a shelter being unnecessary
uuilne he summer months 10 those who have
"a blanket In which TO wrap themselves.
Atmospheric moisture Is due in part to yapor
brought by the winds from distant bodies Of
water. but chiefly to that drawn up by the sun
from the damp soil or the standing on running
waler Of given 10 ality We have seen already
that the winds Aave been deprived Of most OF
their moisture before reaching New Mexico. and
can therefore contribat bat little to ITS humidity
Examining the topography Of the country we
find no lakes or standing pools about Silver otis
while the nearest river, the CHA. Is thirty-ay,
miles away. Accurate figures for comparing
prominent places for the same year are d.lleulr
to obtain, but the following VIII show On,
advantages IN humidity possessed by Silver CHS
over The tWo gfeat resorts on the eastern and
western e0asis OF the United States
Jacksonville and san Diegoi
Moan relative humidity for The year ending
judy I, lsst:
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