Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-08-07

The natural fan Of the long streets Of the town
from north to south insurcs rapid and thorough
drainage. aud the foods shat sometimes come
down from the mountains aud pour through the
streets for two or three hours in summer time
often serve as scavengers, removing debris and
animal excrement, besides laying the ils5 In
q short time after the disappearance Of the
floods 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
%plicabia the following conclusions Of Dr.. Buch-
anan, who has investigated the subject Of
pnthisis in Surrey, Kent and sussex, England
There is less philisis among populations
living on p~ervious soils than among populations
living on impervious soils.
There is less phthisls among persons living
on hlen-lying peryions soils than among popula-
tions living on low-lying perrious soils.
There Is less phtilisis among populations
living on sioping iinperyious soils than among
populations living or fat imperyious soils"
But the chief advantage that Silver City pos
sesscs over other places in New Mexico Is the
fact that her climate is suitable TO The Invalid at
an seasons Of the year. II lac IS cold 10 winter
he has but to walk In The sun 10 become warm
again, and il TOO hot in snr er he need only
seek the shade to end a comfortable coolnessi
but il may De safely said that there ale not ten
days Ia the year in which aa iagalid who Is able
to leave tie house canna, snend moss Of his
time IN the open air. This poiut oillie in the
open air must be accenluaicd, for It Tins been
truly said that an climates are the same in-
doors
Referring tathe figures given we SEQ that in
the SUMMER Of 1892 Silver City was the third
coolest Of the SIX towns Of which we have ne.
ports, ITS mean temperature bcing72 2 deg. Fab.
renheit. having less rainfall than the two cities
that are recorded as cooler
june Is hy far It's most disagieeadle month,
doubtless, because the rainy seas,n, which
begins in The middle Of July and last 10 the end
Of august. has not Yet sct IN. In the autumn 0
1902 Silver City had less rain Than any of The
towns enumerated save Soe0lro, and. with a
mean temperature Of 90. l. dgs,- continues 10
rank rs the third coolest city. Ia the winter Of
iseaei we find tial with a precipitation less,
tran that 81 Las Cruces st ranks nest to that
place in warmth, or, IN other words, though a
little colder. it Is also dryer It Is but fair to say
however. That iho records Of q number Of years
show that the precipitation az las Cruces Is, Il
anything, q little less than It y at Silver city.
Coming 20 the spring Of 1865, we find thai
Silver city leads IN precipitation; but al OF the
rain and snow zen la the space Of five days, The
remaining eightyseyen being clear. AS "a
temperature we find tiat, as m The umlnef and
autumn. it is the third coolest OF the group.
From what We have seen, then, &c IS apparent
that Silver CITY possesses advantages OF tenn
lporature for the four seasons superior to On.
other places considered. Though cool On winter
ID Is not too cold f0r one Invalid TO venture cut
aud though warm during portions Of the sum
mer fJune) II Is pleasant la the shade, and the
nights are always cool. sunsifcko Is unknown
10 New Mexico. The dryness OF the eiimai,
prevents excessive persplra Ton. a specie Of
annoyance SO common IN other countries, tht
SKIN being always diy except after unusual
exercise. This feature, tie dryless Of Oh,
climate, Is apparent 70 tie stranger nc ever
turn. lie sees u IN the ~uncrumbled adobe walls
built hy Apache and Pueblo Indians over tw,
hundred years ago. and the perfectly preserved
household articles leit by the Cnn-Dwelers Ia
prehistoric time. lie feels 1t IN the dryness O.
his lips IN winter and the Stiffness Of hll
starchcd collar la June. ile notices that IL ld0
ink bottle is not corked he IS writing from 4
paste instead Of q fluid. that his leather good.
ncodod ana unusual amount Of oillng. and hi
newspaper IS brittle aud easily torn. The
absence OF oeN PERMITS clhhiihk-pul moro blii
half the year, a shelter being unnecessar.
uurius .ha summer months 10 those who hav0
q blanket ia which 70 wrap themselves
atmospheric moistnrc Is aae IN part % gap0r
brought ly the winds from distant bodies o
water. but chiefly 20 ilat drawn up by the san
from the camp soil oi uo standing Or rlnnin.
Nafcf of b given Iocaiiiy. We isfo Soon alfead.
that ilo WINDS have been deprived Of most O
tiloir moisture before feachlnE New Mexico au.
can therefore conirbut p0l lille 70 ls humidity
Ikanlulne TIE topography o. lhe country "
nnd no lakes OF standing pools about 6iigog Ci 4
while the Nearest liver, nc ana, IS thirty nv
miles AMY. Accurate figures iol comparin
prominent places Dor ile same year are diliea'
io ol1in. bat iho following via show ga
advantages in humidity possssod by Silver on
over ihe fre great resorts on tie ealieIn aa'