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

chronic puimonary diseaee are. on the one hand,
q ffe on No cccan 2eay ffom The land. and on
the other. residence 81 . certain altitude, say
nom 800 10 100 feet. where ne sunlight is
abundant Throughout ne year ard ne ar ION.
pafstTaJ rec from ag1rous rapor
As q natural consequences ne medical rrofcs.
tion has nct hcon slow IN testlHg End pronting
b. tie therapeutic Effects ~ those conditions
uhat prcsent such favorable pforhyiatie results.
end q mag BE- SAID with little fer ~ contrndict-
Son that to-day che climatic treatment o. chronic
pulmonary disease Il Ne one most relied upon
% bring about early and permanent results.
Cod liver Oh. Hou. ne hypopboiphitea out
door exercise. and the uany other touie mcas.
urts 20 often relorted 70 Tor the purpose OF r.
moving debility. aFe coming - be regarded %
bridges from emergency 10 energeney, rather
than obsfructlous alemmiDg Ne implacable ude
Of disease. Curss produced b. these AGENT
have been observed but they are as uncertair
as ihey SIRE uncommon. snd only serve a. for
fher argument why ihcse NhO desire more THAI
Temporary aucylafion should sock 10 attain thil
-consunmsti5n b. immediate aud permanent
change Of rosidenoa.
When We bone 70 the question Of tho plOd-
diug medical pracfiobsr hts su~rrenforing q
Fomunefaiivo case fog the sake q principle and
The beneat q the aid ease, sDd the suil more
important one 81 the patient leaving . comfort
able hume, perhaps changing he character Of
his business occupation, to go toanoiheg country
with strange pooplo and surroundings u nust
be remembered that Il ls = obaace for life aye.
renewed heath aud yigor through an indefinite
period Of years. And this chance for the
patient = % be balanced. against prolonged
inyalidlam vith death rs hApBleat outcome.
Il Is nos Intended here 70 dwell upon the re-
markable hunanity from pulmonary diseases
eujoYed tY sailors and seafaring people, a. Is
eyIdsnced. Tor example, By the very low death
rate from these affections IN the American and
British nayies. and immunity due In . large
degree 20 tho s~,luness aud freedom from con
Elimination Of the respirad sea air, together with
the constant exposure 70 sunlight But a. = life
on the ocean. except for single voysgns, Is not
practicable 10 tho majority Of lnYaiids this
mode Of treatment Doooines,applieabie only to a
MINIMUM Of cases.
Many places Throughout tho United States
have been ertOlled as health resorts for persons
threatened Will or suffering from phthisls. aud
. catalogue even Of the most prominent Of them
wonld take up more space thaR eau be permit
ted ~ this article. But few OF them have been
found beneficial longer than ono or two season,
q each year, aud ~ = result the unonendinr
constructive, constantly seeking a suitable
climate, has becoms, Ike the aecursod Jew in
The legend. a wanderor on the lace Of the earth.
The c~oucensus Of opinion given forth by those
who have studied climatoiogy bothi In the old
and new world has been vel expressed In th'
following synopsis drawn Upsby DIT. Charles
Dension, Of Denver, Oolo.. Whi0h may DO 70
garded as the necessary Feqairamentsi for an!
climate IN which tubcrealous patients can OK
peet 70 attain permanent hsalth.
l. Dryness as opposed % moisture.
= Coolnssl or cold preferable to warmth o
heat
g. Rarefaoaon ~ opposed 70 soalsyei pres
sure.
--smshins a. opposed 10 ~eloudiness.
g. Variability Of temperature as opposed L
~equabluty.
coNTInHIAroET PROPOSITIONS.
g. Market d-iatbeunaey Of the air to be pre-
fersed 70 the smoky atmosphers Of cities or IA,
dense air strata Of moist currents.
Z Radiation and absorption Of beat BY rock
add sandy loans better that latent absorption
BY water aud danD clay s0bs.
8. Mountainous c0nngurau0n Of tho eountrl
tqulek drainage) coutrasted With the hatness
etc., o. level sections
Q Frequent electrical changes OF atmosphere
also moderate winds tnIospt Ia quite cold wealth
err, prefarabis 70 continuous Stiffness OF the air
10. Iniand attitudes oontrasied with sea al
Qotal abseneo Of land influenced; but IN certain
eases sea Voyages and island resorts 70 be pre-
fsrred as compromise substitutes for high altl
tudes.
Ia answer 10 the question, Is there any portioi
OF our country that combines al Of thesc yariou
requirement. We would answer emphaticalll
yes. IN almost the Whole area OF The territorle
Of New MericO aud Arizona, In portiona q
Colorado. and the mountainous districts Of Call
ioruia. may b iound climates that conform {
the foregoing requirements. But New Mexlc
possesses them 70 q greater degree and owe
alafser surface Of country than any Of th'
othors.
New Mexico covers an area Of i2i 90 squar
miles, With 40 elevation above the sea as follow.
600 square n@........4 Do feet or less.
Hffm square miles. ..... ...4,ou % Q 900 feet
t7.gn square miles 30. ......t.011 % 1000 feet
2&o square mlie5-....-..f.O feet aud over
ri. % square miles.
As tho requisite conditions of climate ara NJ
marked under On altitude Of 5000 feet, and As D
portion o. the Territory IS lover than 500 Zee
- HaAHNNNH AN 80 NAHAIAaAN AAAH MANAHNNAAH AMHNA
nnd examine into their relative merits. Thei
ale 8 number o. Places 10 New Mexico with ei
yafiDns Of over 7,00l fc8t waieh are eonpar1
lively dry, but a. many are 10 mountainous al
trics thoy aro apt o. have 100 much precipatiol
and are thereiofe 70 b. avoided By the invalid.
a glance 81 ths map o. New Meaiso viii sho
thaf DC 10 about midway between tue oeeins. sn
eonlains Of its western border. running as who.
N.maHH. Ha.m a.aHH H...HHL .uma U.aHamml mH
divide, separating he waters that Gov into ul
fleile from thosf thlt SOW into the Atlantic. II
distance from The oceans thus permits q arr
umouni Of moisture % b. Loaf b. the winds I
tley sweep over SOC co1iin6ht. becoming qulI
dry hy TOE fim8 New Mexico - reached. Thu
the fhl aud winter winds ahich. laden with VI
por lrom The rloi9o. make those seasons /
California aud Anz0Bs exceedingly -dlsasrocab
lea much n thoir moistura ia ths latt
Territory 0a tls wcstafn slopes q the c0ntioei
al diuia, and d not reach New Mexico unl
January. when rain 10 DFo0plied only on
scattered local afeag.
The rainy SEASON u New 1erico comes ~ n
tine ihat & % moat desired By MS Invalid re,
dcut-in ui1saumdF, when Oyef - per cent.
fhe f0lsl ananal rainfsli ooruus. thus cleann
rs ar a~in1urte5 thaf are most Likely b d
damsgs a tfls 5ea8)n, and adding greatly y q
eeueri c~o1ia1ss oi t1e soltaer. rtl1 adFe1
lEe alone would give 8~Iaeu1riy % tho cilmai
0i Sew nezico 0Fsr that On California. Even
10 falny season ~ rra iais during only D.
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