Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-31

The natural fan Of the long streets Of the town
from north to south insures rapid and thorough
drainage, and the floods that sometimes come
down from the mountains and pour through the
streets for two or three hours in summer time
often serve rs scavengers, removing debris and
animal excrement besides laying the dust. In
a short time after the disappearance Of the
foods the atmosphere and street are dry again
as before. Unless It be Santa Fe, there IS pro-
badly no city In New Mexico to which are APP
plicabls the following conclusions Of DR.. Buch-
anan, who has investigated the subject Of
phtlisis In Surrey, Kent and Sussex, England
There is less phthisis among populations
living on p~eryious soils than among populations
living on lmperyious soils.
There Is less phthisls among persona living
on hign-lying peryious soils than among popula-
tons living on low-lying peryiUus soils.
There is less phthisis among populations
living on slOpiDg imperyious soils than among
populations living on fat imperyious soils"
But the chief advantage that Silver City pos
sesses over other places in New Mexico is the
fact that her climate is suitable to the invalid AZ
all seasons OF the year. II he is cold In winter
he has but 20 walk in the sun TO become warm
again, and II too hot in summer he need only
seek the shade 10 find q comfortable GOODNESS;
but it may be safely said that there are not ten
days in the year in which an invalid who is able
to leave the house cannot spend most Of his
time In the open air. THIS point OF life in the
open air must be accumulated, for it has been
truly said that all climates are the same In
doors.
Referring to the figures given we sec 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 p q deg. Fab
renheit, having less rainfall than the two cities
that are recorded IS cooler.
June is by lar its most dlsagreeadle month.
doubtless, because the rainy season. which
begins In the middle Of July and last to the eud
OF August. has not yet set in. In the autumn 0
1892 Silver City had less rain than any OF the
towns enumerated save Socorro, and, with a
mean temperature of So. L dgs.,- continues TO
rank as the third coolest city. In tie winter OF
is92-93 we fluid that with a precipitation less,
than that Of Las Cruces 1t ranks next 10 that
place in warmth, or, in other words, though a
little colder. 1t is also dryer. It Is but fair 70 say
however. that the records Of a number Of years
show that the precipitation at Las Cruces IS, II
anything, a little less than It Is at Silver City.
Coming TO the spring Of 1893, we find that
Silver city leads in precipitation but all Of the
rain and snow fell in the space OF five days, the
remaining eighty-seYen being clear. AS to
temperature we find that, as In the summer and
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. Though cool la winter
il isnot too cold for tho Invalid TO venture out,
and though warm during portions Of the sum
mer (June) It is pleasant ID the shade, and the
nights are always cool. sunstrcke is unknown
In New Mexico The dryness Of the climate
prevents excessive Precipitation. a specie of
annoyance 50 common In other countries, the
skin being always dry except after unusual
exercise. This feature, the dryness Of the
climate, Is apparent 10 the stranger at every
turn. He sees II in the uncrumhled adobe walls
built by Apache and Pueblo Indians over two
hundred years ago. ana the perfectly preserved
household articles left by the C%lin-Dwellers In
prehistoric time. He feels Il IN the dryness Of
his lips IN winter, and the stiffness Of his
starched collar IN June. He notices that II his
Ink bottle Is not corked he Is writing from a
paste Instead Of a fluid, that his leather goods
needed an unusual amount OF oiing, aud ms
newspaper is brittle aud easily torn. The
ahscnce OF dew permits camplug-out more than
haif the year, a shelter being unnecessary
unrlng the summer months. TO those who have
a blanket 10 which 10 wrap themselves.
Atmospheric moisture Is due lnpart TO yapor
brought by the winds from distant bodies OF
watei. but chiefly TO that drawn 40 BY the sun
from The damp soil or No standing or running
water OF a given iocaliy. We have seen already
that the WINDS have been deprived Of most Of
their moisture before reaching New Mexico, and
can therefore contribut but little 10 Is humidity,
Examining the topography Of the country We
ana 40 lakes or standing pools about Silver "a "
while the nearest river, the ella, Is thirty -hYo
miles away. Accurate figures for comparing
prominent places for iae same year are dlnlcnli
20 obtain. bnt The following win show me
Advantages in humidity possessed by Silver City
over me tive great resorts on the eastern aud