, 1900-07-10

air, sulshino and blue sky. All owe
ths state-except at high attitudes
one may, even in midwinter, sit in com
fort in the sunshine in any sheltere,
corner.
1t is the glory Of perpetual sunshln,
which has perhaps more to do with tn
celebrating effect Of Wyoming climate
on both sick and well, than anything
else. 1t is the sparkling, dry air which
makes life happier and more satisfac
tory than it could be under the cloud,
ed skies Of the east and south. Di,
minished barometric pressure, small
rainfall, low atmospheric humidity, in,
tense sunshine on account Of the dry
and thin air, and absence Of %rloudiness
make this the ideal abode of those suf,
fering from pulmonary troubles.
That eminent member of the Wyo-
ming State Board of Medical Examin-
ers, DR.. NJ. c. Barkwell, says: IF one
were called upon to select a climate
calculated to benefit a patient suffering
from a particular malady, 1t would seem
the most rational to select one where
that particular disease or class of dis
ease did not prevail. and as endemic
Iphthisis has never been known to gem
crate in Wyoming. no stronger argu-
ment could be advanced in favor of this
being a curative climate.
Resorts of any desirable elevation
are within reach. Wyoming presents
equally as favorable climatic influences
for the restoring of those invaded by
bronchial maladies and catarrhal states
of the thoart and naso-plumonary air
passages as it presents for the cure and
alienation OF tuberculosis.
This is the region par excellence for
asthmatic people. Many hundreds Of
people of all ages, thus afflicted, have
come here from low attitudes of the
east and west and have been restored
ITO health and vigor."
The heat is never intense. In tho
hOIlCSG DulIlllCl wealthy ~ d DuN n
step from the heat Of the sunshine into
the shade, which is always cool. Sun
stroke is unknown. The air in winter
is clear and sharp, but easily borne and
even pleasant. In the shade there is
the tingle of the northern cold and
heavy clothing is none too warm. Its
tonic effect upon nutrition is from its
coolIess the more marked. 1t is the
brilliant and continuous sunshine
which is much praised by mountain
residents and which is misunderstood to
refer to air. The invalid who comes to
Wyoming for a winter is not coming to
a climate of balmy warmth, but rather,
and better, to n where the bracing
cold is flooded for more than three
fourths Of the day with bright sunshine.
slant equation, reaching about 81 per
cent Of the total days of the year. The
chief advantage in the eastern belt Of
Wyoming is the early morning sun.
There are no high walls for the sun to
climb. therefore the jul is up and
spreading his genial a before the
invalid is awake, warming the atmos-
phere for his outdoor exercise, without
the long wait until midday, which is
required in other high attitudes.
Here we have the good, exhilarating
effects of nine hours Of sunshine.
The time for a trip is from June to
October. With restoration to health
Wyoming does not say, Now return
to your home" but rather welcomes the
restored invalid and holds out to him
many inducements to remain. The
varied resources OF the state are only
beginning to be appreciated. Agricul-
ture, stock raising and mining offer a
wide field for investment and develop
ment. Besides all these things, he does
not expatriate himself, but is at home
In his own land, surrounded by his own
countrymen, observing the same laws
and practicing the and Gus
toms of the community in which he was
reared.