The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-02

DIR. Karl Won Ruck, head of the
great Winyah Sanitarium at Ashe-
vile, North Carolina, and recognized
as one of the highest authorities in
America on climatology and tuber-
culoses, has been spending a few days
in Salt Lake, and the chamber of
commerce has taken especial pains to
furnish him with data on climatic
conditions here and information on
the subjects in which he is most in
tereSted.
A Herald reporter found the dis
tinguished gentleman at the secre-
tarys office in the chamber of COM
merce yesterday, and few minutes
conversation showed that the doctor
was diSinclined to venture any
guesses on subjects that he has not
investigated and with which he is not
thoroughly familiar. He was very
favorably impressed with our climate,
and remarked, Il will say this much,
that if this is the extreme of hot
weather, then with your cool nights,
the heat would not initiate against
Salt Lake as a great health resort. L
have paid some attention to the sub
ject by studying reports, and Salt
Lake gives better average than al
most any other city. AS a matter of
fact, 1 have in the past sent several
patients here and the climate has
done for them all that 1 thought it
would. From my observations, 1 be-
lieve that this climate is much better
than that of Colorado. Only in the
very early stages of consumption can
people go to Colorado Springs, fer
instance. with advantage, on account
of the altitude"
Climate Resource.
Climate is a resource, but it can
only be utilized, of course, by bring
ing it properly to the notice of the
medical fraternity and authori-
ties on the subject. A city pos
sessing such advantages in this
direction as Salt Lake does. should
make the fact known in that
way. 1t seems to me that the way to
get at it would be to have an expert
investigate and report to the medical
journals. This expert would have to
be a man of national reputation, one
whose word would be accepted as
authority. His Investigations Evould
probably occupy a year, as it would
be necessary for him to visit Utah at
all periods, and study the reports. He
would have to be entirely untram-
meled, and his report, whether favor
able or unfavorable, accepted There
is almost no limit to the number of
people who go to Colorado. California
and other localities for climatic adj
vantages, and it has been estimated
that $3.50, 900 is annually expended in
this way by cOnsumptives. If the con-
ditionS here as are have been repre-
scented to me they should be verified,
placed before the public, and then Salt
Lake would certainly get as much
patronage as any other section
9'PrOOf of the Puddfue-,,
THE proof of the pudding is eating
it, and the proof Of the climate is its
practical effect upon patients That
should be studied carefully, and the
facts given. One thing that
should be given attention is
the condition of the COWS. If
the milk is free from the faint of tuber-
culosis, that will be an important evil
dence as to the climate. 1t seems to
me your city can easily afford to pay
for such an investigation for the re-
turns should be. great.
Is Ready to Quit Work.
DR.. Won Ruck has spent q lifetime in
the study of these subjects, and is a
wealthy man. His annual income is
very large, but he will probe bly, cease
active work before a great while and
devote his time to writing. A great
medical work of twenty volumes is
to be issued in 1900, and to him has
been assigned the article on climate
and tuberculosis, which will occupy
about 125 pages. In this department..
the doctor will give his views on the
Salt Lake valley.