Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-11


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piicahia Ne following oonciuolons q Dr. nuoh.
anan. VIC has Investigated ne aubiect %
phthials IN aurreY. Kent aud SUSSEX. Rngland
There \ les phihisia among populations
living On pervious soils than among populations
uviog On imperyious sofia.
"rAere ia less phthisis among persons living
on hign- lying psrvious soils than among popais-
tons living on i~ow-iyina p%ertious soils.
There Il lees phfh isis among populations
living Oh sioping imperyious soils than among
populations living On nat imperyions soie''
A lev miles tom the town q hat name are
TIE famous Las Vegas Rot springs. which have
become q delighted suinnior resort, and are
deserving o. a greater reputation than thoy now
enjoy. They have beer found 20 be very useful
in rheumatism aud govt, az we'll as many cuta-
neous and sypliiiuc diseases. In ths treafmont
OF the latter the bath Is soft, hot mud l. q con-
spicuous and advantageous feature. The wators
are strong In niaia.
A-residence IN this Territory during both win
tsT and summer has convinced the writer that
for equal temperatures The winters cold and
summers heat arc far more easily borne and
less intensely folt here than 10 the eastern and
southern states-a difference due 10 the great
dryness OF the climate.
But the chief advantage that silver City pos
aesses over other places in New Mexico Is the
fact that her climate is suitable 20 tho invalid ~
Oh seasons Of the year. II be Is cold 10 winter
he has but to walk IN The sun 90 become warm
again, and n too hot IN summer he need only
seek the shade TO md a comfortable GOODNESS;
but it may he safely said that there are not ten
days IN the year IN which an invalid who Is able
10 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 Il has been
truly said that all climates are the same In.
doors.
Referring TO the figures given We see that In
the summer Of 1872 silver City was the third
coolest Of the six towns OF which we have re.
ports, It's mean temperature being y o deg. Fab
ronheit, having less rainfall than the two cities
that are recorded as cooler.
June is by far its most.disagreeadle month
doubtless, because the rainy season, which
begins In the middle Of July and last to the end
OF August. has not yet set 10. In the autumn
1892 Silver City had less rain Than any Of the
towns enumerated save SocOrro, and, with a
mean temperature Of 50. + dgs.,- continues to
rank as the third coolest city. In the winter OF
1929 we find that with a precipitation less,
than that Of Las Cruces It ranks ne1t to that
place In warmth, or. In other words, though a
little colder. lt Is also dryer. It is but fair to say
however. that the records Of a number Of years
show that the precipitation at Las Cruces Is. Il
anything, q little less than It IS ct Silver City.
Coming % 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-seven being clear. AS e
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 TEN.
perature for the four seasons superior TO the
other places considered. Though cool in winter
Il Is not too cold for the invalid to venture out
and though warm during portions Of the sum
mer CJune) 1t Is pleasant In the shade, and the
nights are always cool. SunstroSe is unknown
in New Mexico. The dryness OF the climate
prevents excessive Precipitation. q specie o.
annoy snoe so common in other countries, the
skin being always dry except after unusual
exercise. This feature. the dryness Of the
climate, Is apparent to the stranger at every
turn. He sees It in the uncrumbled adobe W alls
built by Apache and Pueblo Indians over two
hundred years ago. and the perfectly preserved
household articles left by the Cliff Dwelers IN
prehistoric time. He feels it 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 Olling. and his
newspaper Is brittle and easily torn. The
absence OF dew permits camplngout more than
half the year, q shelter being unnecessary
uuring the summer months to 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 tho standing or running
wafer Of a given locality. We have seen already
that the WINDS have been deprived OF most OF
their moisture before reaching New Mexico. aud
can therefore oontrlbut but little TO ITS humidity,
Examining the topography Of the country we
md no lakes or standing pools about Silver City
Willie the nearest river, the ella, is thirty-h
miles away. Accurate figures for comparing
prominent places for the same year are dlucult
to obtain. but the following will show the
advantages In humidity possessed By Silver City
over the tive great resorts on the eastern and
western coasts OF the United sntes-
Jacksonville and San Diego;
Mean relative humidity for the year ending
| Iuiv l 1871