Carlsbad current., 1900-09-15

A. Eminent Specialist Tells Of nls
Visit 10 the Pecos Valley.
a srArNN RIlult AsO AlTHImc.

son. New York. Cos nervous and mcn-
tal diseases. a member Of the Ameri-
can Medical asBo. Ilt.on, County Mod
teal Society Newbrrsh Bay Medical as
soclation, the Amalcan Electro fhera-
peuilc association. member i-17leto
Francalse DElect othersp.c. OF Paris,
etc. made a trip through tho west and
southwest iu search Of locality where
the climatic conditions and general en-
vironments were favorable q thu heal
ing % those afflicted With c0l1umptlon,
Ho toured the country thoroughly, and
gave aufiCont time 10 the iuycauga-
tion as 20 prepare himself 90 speak nd
vissdiy. and after careful comparlsnns
of all the localities visited be expressed
himself IN fc,,at personal letter In
The following fashion.
Fishklll -on-HudGon, Nov 2s. 1898.
Having visited New Mexico during
the latter part oi 1897. feel Il is but /
proper "a give some e. my ii cnsions .
Of that country. California and the 1
eastern statoa have a like humidity: !
the rainfall 10 too great IN either for
those suffering from Or predi&poBed 70 .
lung diseases Ia Colorado aud the /
Adlrondncks the changes are too
abrupt: the harshncsa OF the climate
during u portion OF the year Is decid- /
sdly TOO great ! cannot-no can any /
One consistently favor cold, rlgor-
Gus climate for q weak. d0ell'tated
man; especially rs a low temperature
Detrimental 10 the poor coneumptiye.
Ho Is Of necessity person VI impoyer-
ished blood and enfCoblod circulation,
and 70 shut up iadoors for length Of
time ~ contrary 20 all reason, yet,
70 force him out into the cold air OF
our northern resorts IL simply fatal.
The SOONER the general public under
stands the unroaaonableness Of adyia-
ing a cold. changCabe rigorous cli-
mate. even II Il be high and dry, for
the emaciated conEumptlye, the better.
Generally too, the low attitudes of the
southern states are not good We doc
tors have sent many 10 Georgia aud
Florida; some have been benefited
whilo they remained TIE benefit arls-
ing. / an inclined TO believe, rather
from the pine forests, with thel roslnous
odora and pure ozone. than from any
climatic influence. I have travelled over
the SOW hern etatrB at different times,
With tho express view OF hnding a eli.
mate to which | could send my con.
sumptiyo cnsca.
mot tslng satishod with the south,
vinNed New Mexico, ns stated. Ny
objective point was the Peeos valley.
Tho irnt stop was at the beautiful city
of EDDY, situated 10 tile centre OF he
valley, with an elevation OF about g.
800 feet Here stopped and spent
some time, travelling by carriage oui
in diferent directions
"The next stop was at the brisk 1T
lie city of Roswell, which IL at some
what higher altitude. The distance be-
tween the two towns u soyenty-hv'
miles.
"In both Eddy aud Roswell many
people we're seon who had been In
iuoed 10 70 thore on account OF lunl
1r bronchial troubles. In vTioul
stages, who 10 all appearances were
aaioying lifS-at lsagt, while they rt'
NAMED IN the valley. / feel war
ranted IN saying 20 sufferers from
or those fearing lung trouble. thai
southoastern New Mexico oficra con
dltlons most favorable 20 the non
development of pulmonary dtE1aaos.
believe the conditions and climat
are such AZ are we'll adapted 4
cure. IN tried before the destructive
stages hava arrived. The air IL drj
and certainly asspiic; a light atmos
phefie pressure, with large amour
OF sunshine. a dry. porous soil. the al
fresh aud highly rarehed and stlmu
lAting. The winds pass over largi
sxpanae OF arid land. and are conse
qucntly freed OF dampneas. honco th
invalid can be ont OF doors a large poF
tion OF the timo-an almost impcratiV
necesaity for person sick with woa
lungs
MY advice is that pulmonary sufieT
err 20 60 the Pocos valley and On
gage Ia farming or stock raising, eithe
of which offers large returns 10 the IN
dus,riousiy inclined. Lands are chea
and can he purchased upon easy terms
Farming IN New Mexico under irrlSn
ton Is, think. a pleasure. as well a
very profitable. The entire Pocoa va
ley Il under irrigation. and ] am Ger
tain have soen Ia the valley the hnes
fruit, both IN point OF sire and havol
70 be found anywhere Ia fact. dout
h their equal b Produose siaewhsr
Vsnotablea are raised there undor irrl
cation fEr superior 10 any / ha'
ever seen. The alfalfa grows Luz
uriantiy and furnishes an abundanC
Of hne feed for all kinds Of stock, froI
the goose up. Hogs fatten on Il u
year round.
"Ths people are decidedly hoapiti
BILE, most OF them being northern an
eastern people. The railroad accomm'
cations are good. and EDDY has lars
we'll appointed hotel. electric light
water works. public schools and N
merous churches. also many eharmin
residences. so has Roswell. II is
mistake 10 think o. th9 country
outside OF civilization and land
cowboys only. saw many eowboi
while there. ali Of whom seemed we
disposed. I saw no indications OF laV
ieasnesa; on the contrary, my az
nlght in the little city Of Roswell vi
spent IN hotel, the doors Of which,
Was told. are never locked. A o.
room doors had no keys 70 them.
naturally felt some miagiVings abol
leaving our baggage thus exposed.
applied 10 the landlord. and be EssuT'
ua that keys we're a useless aruotl
that no one In thai oouhty wou