The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-02-21
Health In the NmlieY.


Geographically, Yakima lies between
latitude 46 and AZ and longitud. 100 and
12l. The county is bounded on the west
by the summit OF the Cascade mountains
with an altitude of from 5000 to 5000 feet
above sea level, on the east by tine Co
| lumbia river with an altitude OF from
800 to 400 feet. At North Yakima, the
principal center of population, the alti-
tudeis about 1850 feet. geographically,
Yakima consists OF vallies, table lands,
and rolling bills sloping from the river to
the summit of the mountains, on the
west.
Spurs of the Cascade mountains cross
the valley at several points, dividing the
main valley into several smaller ones,
each being supplied with mountain
stream which has its source in the snow
clad peaks OF the higher mountain range.
Each OF these streams has fall OF from
ID to 80 feet to the mile, and flows with
such rapidity over the pebble and sandy
river bottom mature filter that the water
reaches the valleys as pure as it leaves
its snowy bed on the mountain side. No
where else in the United States, between
the same degrees of latitude and longi-
tude, can be found such climatic condi-
tons; such warm, dry summer days,
with such cool, invigorating nights such
short, mild winters, with dry, bracing
atmosphere.
The Cascade mountains are densely
covered with timber, particularly on the
western slope, so that the moisture from
the Pacific ocean is condensed and depos-
tied on the mountains ere it reaches the
valley of the Yakima, giving to her in
summer dry, warm atmosphere during
the day, and a cool, invigoratng air at
night-so that the laborer, after tine bur
den and heat OF the day, lies down at
night to rest in an atmosphere 80 pure. SO
stimulating, that he awakens refreshed
and renewed ready to buckle on his
| armor and resume the battle. The warm
days of summer, followed by cool even
ings, are wholly unlike in their effects
upon the constitution the summers Of
the Atlantic seaboard or the western
prairies. There the heat is enervating
and exhansting, with little or no varia-
ton between the day and night tempera-
tuTe. Whereas, in Yakima, when the
mid day heat reaches FROM So to 100 de-
grees, the night temperature ranges from
50 to IS degrees. The winters are cool,
sometimes cold; but always clear, dry,
invigorating and healthy. The reason for
this difference between the climate of
Yakima and the same degree OF latitude
in the eastern states, is the influence of
the Japan current, that watts its breezes
along the Pacific shore and comes over
the mountain tops and low passes and
gives to Yakima a summer climate not
mike southern California, and winter
like that OF central Colorado.
The winters are mild and short, lasting
generally from six to eight weeks, rarely
over three months.
The dry climate of Yakima both in
summer and winter, the absense of fog
and the cold piercing winds of other
northern latitudes, our altitude, and the
from which the city of North Yakima
gets its supply justly entities Yakima to
be called the sanitarium of the Pacific
northwest, and the Los Angeles OF Wash
ington.
The altitude, the dryness OF the atmos-
phere, the absence of extreme changes
make Yakima, especially desirable for
persons suffering from asthmatic affec-
lions particularly for those who come
from the Atlantic states and the states
bordering on the great lakes. For pull
monary and bronchitic affections, when
change from the lower attitudes and
damp atmosphere is desirable, no better
place can be found on this coast than
North Yakima, and for rheumatic and
neuralgia affections tits equally favorable.
Laryngeal and nsso-pharyng affections
are rarer here than on the Atlantic coast
or middle and western states, and per-
sons suffering from any of the above
named diseases are always more or less
benefited by a residence in this valley.
The altitude being only little over 1000
feet above sea level, the danger encouat-
cred from weak hearts il persons suffer
ing from pulmonary troubles going to
the higher attitudes is not met with here.
The appetite is increased and assimilation
promoted.
To resume, the climate OF North Yakima
is especially adopted to persons suffering
from chronic bronchitis, asthma, empty
semia of the lungs, tubercular laryngitis,
naso-pharyngeal catarh, rheumatism and
neuralgia.
WALTER F. noRRtsoN, Nj. ID.