Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-12-29
IT IS WITHOUT tQuALI
Advantages Of New Mexiro In
Ph,hisis Pulmona l..
AN ABSTRACT of isrERESr

rr'"h' date has the following, written ny
u, : ~ s~ope ~ Marion. ny
The treatment 81 phthisis puimoualis
has been theme 10 occupy the m,-lical
mind sine. the hrst sufferer progressively
rmaciat-d aud cnugh-d his pulmonary
tissues away, despite the ariuous Efforts
II the pr". historic in~licinc man, ~h,-.
charms and lncan,s,ions prnved it'll. less
sa,isf'c,ory than the prrs-n, Therapeutic
-ndrAvorr with III. light uf time shining
with r-rrepdrn, eftiIgasce On their -s'
rrr,rtce.
prirnr. has exhausted scientific research
~ we'll AS rmplric speculation, as " p~li.
cvhient Ia every pe,iicAl mind since the
serum II dogs blo0i ha. been employed
IN France. -
In sheer desperation We turn from the
field ~ AllupAthy And hll our mental Ah-
dom~n With the r'vcuI-n, but unstable
m"fuels Ia the pastures II Hlmils Himili-
bus, until We find we have gorg'-i our.
selves with subs,anc. absolutely indi.
! g-siibl.. "koh's Lymph
There has been 80 much written and
sAld ia the ls.t few Year, with regATri Ia
ru"lugy aud pathology IN this affection
that the careful reader ~ current medical
! literature would necessarily be bnr-d hy
any r-hAshing II the subject. suffice l.
/ IN Ia LAY that II ~ u commonly accepted
/ cnnrlurinn tina, the bacillus tuberculosis
now has the credit oi producing the path.
nl,,gicAl r--ul,s under discussion,
Al this micro. organism the BRAINS IL
the univ-rse arr dwelling their weapons,
tut. despite the storm ~ therapeutic
agencies and -iupiricAl -ndrAvorr, un.
ncsth-,l hr stands aud waves dehar,- nj
the attacking cohorts. ~ far r-curr IN
the fac, thu, Whatever may br able iu
deprive him II vital force will pull down
the tempt" winch he inhah,,s about he
lead hudy. 80 hr takes his Hose " alec.
h,l cnnnahiu iriica. r~iin". s,rychn,nr,
and cArbolc acid with . feeling IL per
feet security.
The ob-@rvaut reader and practical
practitioner ~ fnrc-d 10y perfectly natural
cnnclur,nnr Ia turn from n long list "i IN.
-cientihc and irrational Agencies un,lI
snm. new experiment -xrmF' .i"r the
adag- that chop" springs eternal IN thu
human breast" when with lauiahlr am.
buion. tn, unfortunately with no Scl"n'
tltr runclurinua, one" the ignlu fArtuu'
lures hun away from tn. path 81 rcr-u",
aud duty
Frrm following these will.o'.th.. wisI,,
II pAs, experience W. turn with wrAri-'I
train aud exhausted resources to rucl
men ~ Austin Flint who for ~ many
years i-d the m-iicnl m,uds II TIM
hemisphere. and find thu three great
= therapeutic agencies, which M yet have
the greatest discovered inhu.nc. oyer
this great adversary altitude, Try air
,, AMI runshin.
Recognizing the shove a. b. true thuuE
; sndS ~ sufferers are sent annually by
physicisns Ia Florida, the C,tskillS, Caro-
lima. Colorado. New Mexico and south
rrn California.
/. when DR., VIM, Pepper, in closing hi'
lecture to the class At the University -
Prnnny IvsniA hospital, February ~
1893, said in reference Ia a rnnsumIIiiv'
, cline ~ am SURE as tu,t" hring can L..
! II this girl could 60 10 Colorado or an,
dry, bracing climate in the country. au,
take care 81 hers-lf tina, this would h.,
stopped and sh. would b-cnme a per
f-ctly healthy"
lie struck the k-ynot. for the ,rrn,
ment II phthiSis pulm"nalis with uu
present knowledge 81 the subject.
, Since We have concluded that u hr,
. climate with = maximum number II fa
days and minimum humidity. with Sigh
rang. ~ temperature. moderate he
gree IL high altitude, and ampl. facil
\ ties for outdoor ARE the elements hes
suit.si for the treatment II this disease
. il behooves us to Use all possible discr-
ton in the selection 81 such Haluhrinu
surroundings for these with whom sll nu
! skill mus, roon-r or later come To nAugh
withou, ,hes. assistants.
Past experience has clearly demon
-trA,,-i that for permanent or even long
continued residence Florida In unsui,-,
fas ,his class Of psti-ntsi the low altitude
, the humidity and the heat of suinm-
. renders this region almost un,enAbl. dur
ing the summer months
North Carolina with her pineries doe
not fulhll the requirement., for he
mont popular r-sort. Ashville only h..
? an altitude ~ 2,250 feet, while her TEN
= pera,ure ranges IRON 100 degrees to 4 de
grees below Irrn, AMI va instinctively
, turn Ia the western plateau.
The professional mind has hong sine
been led in this direction. though VI
have hnd more theoretical conclusion
/ than personal Ell perience In ,hia region
> Early IL the present century NAM
, Ioor o,u.u,np,ivs lefs his casters hom
!. in poor hrahh TO try his fortune in tn
, gold sohis ~ the west, and wi IL. he DIV
. not always dll his packets with tn
precious metal he did his lungs With th
pur- oIoniIei atmosphere u high. Dir.
!, climate, and many = sickly, salloS
4 cougher became u brAwuy miner.