Arizona republican., 1898-01-05

i torium which from the cursory exami- i nation which we have been able to
 make of it promises for invalids of the class referred to the most rational i and effective method of treatment that
 has ever come under our observation.
 For the past year our eastern ex-
 changes have had much to say in praise of the PneumoChemic system of treatment for consumption and oth CT diseases of the respiratory organs , In compliance with an established custom of this journal we have re- mained silent until an opportunity had been afforded us to satisfactorily investigate the method of treatment
 and the validity of it's claims. Re gently the Minneapolis and Milwaukee
 papers have been unstinted in their
 praise of the Pneumo-Chemic system and have endorsed in the most prOdi- gal manner it's results upon patients personally interviewed by them. The territorial rights for this boon to suf-
 fering humanity are controlled by the International Pulmonary company, which is engaged in the establishment of sanatoTiums in all sections of the country.
 MT. c. F. Underhill, president of
 that company, has arrived in Phoe- nix for the double purpose of bring ing the advantages of the San Ga
 briel (Cal) Pulmonary Sanitorium to the attention of cur people and nego.i- ating with local capitalists and phy- sicians for the opening of similar institution. in the near future for Ari- zona at this point. From MT. Under
 hill we have secured the following data concerning the San Gabriel San atorium and the Pneumo-Chemic sys- tenn: San Gabriel derives it's name from mission bearing that title es- tablished by the Franciscan friars in the latter half of the last century
 It is located in the center of enc of the most fertile valleys of the state which bears the same name. On the
 north the Sierra Madre mountains lift their snow-capped heads to be kissed by the wonderful sunrises of that region and form a green and
 white fringe, beautiful beyond express
 sion, restful to the eye and the hus-
 bandman's fortiication against Bo-
 reas's icy breath On the south the foothills of the coast range protect
 the valley from the damp, salt air of
 the Pacific. On every hand oranges,
 lemons. figs, pcmegranates and all
 the fruits ui the semi-trOpics are pro
 duced in abundance and not surpassed
 in quality in any part of the world.
 Flowers of every variety flourish and
 fill the air with their odors The al-
 titude of San Gabriel is less than 1000
 feet but altitude counts for nothing
 in the treatment of pulmonary affec-
 tions under the Pneumo-Chemic sys-
 ~A l.
 rendered germicidal and antlseptic.
 consequently absolutely pure, by pro-
 cesses peculiar to the system. San, Gabriel Sanatorium is a palatial build
 ing of over 100 rooms. elegantly fur
 nished supplied with hot and cold ar
 tesian water, private and public baths,
 steam heat, gaslight and all the con-
 veniences of the most thoroughly
 equipped latter-day hotel. The
 grounds at San Gabriel are rare specimen of the landscape gardeners
 art. They are planted with every va
 riety of palm, tree and plant indigen-
 ous to the section and an interesting collection of foreign land and aquatic
 plants has recently been added ln a
 building specially erected for the pur
 pose. Indoor exercise is provided in the best ball room and mus c hall in southern California, detacehd from the
 main building, a fine bowling alley and commodious billiard and pool
 room as we'll as numerous mechanical devices to the same end. The high ways through the San Gabriel valley are for the most part equal to the best
 macadamiZed roads of the east and are a constant source of delight to those who ride or drive or walk. A splendid stable in connection is main tained. A tennis court, croquet ground and trellised arbor of man. moth proportions are at the disposal of those who desire to enjoy them. In the latter structure an artificial pool containing many varieties of fish and water plants is kept supplied by a fountain of crystalline srtesian water. Appreciating the advantage of sun shine and outdoor exercise for invalids the Pneumo-Chemic system of treat ment at San Gabriel is adm his cred almost entirely at night, when pa tients are asleep, so that the sum- mery days which constitute practi- cally the entire year at San Gabriel are the patients to be disposed of ac- cording to his own sweet will.
 This brings us to brief description of the system represented by MT. Un- derhill, administered at San Gabriel and we hope soon to be employed in this favored locality. The discovery of the bacillus of tuberculosis in 1880 by Koch was one of the most impor- tant revelations ever made to the medical profesison. Since that dis covery the efforts of medical men and professors have been directed toward the exterminat tion of this cause of the "C41. 1-.a..->.y .lI..t has afflicted the race. Methods and potions dD lfbitum have materialized in the less