Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-01

order that the patient may live eonti
uousiy IN the open air for a period ofse
eral months, or, for that matter, for
year, or several years, a climate is r
CURED which is continuously warm an
dry. Such climate the United State
does not possess, but the nearest al
. proach to it is Arizona. :
physicians rare'v send their pa; mt
TO tae avid sg;cns ,srri1g n=.e; 1
TINS consider a STeaS Elstake. n
= patients should be sent to the arid r:
gIons SO soon as there is evidence of in
lection from the tubercle bacillus. an
should be made to remain there unit
they are well, or until it is apparent tha
the case is hopeless.
Many physicians i'll the east orde
patients to California for the winter
apparently with view of sending then
to dry climate. The relative hurnidit,
IN southern California is as great, ant
IN some instances greater, than that u
the Atlantic coast, and many of the bes
PHYSICIANS in California regularly sene
their tub rcular and asthmatic patient.
= to Tucson. California is a beautifu
country, but the fogs which come il
from the sea, and the emanations from
the vast irrigated regions, make it far
inienor to the inland desert regions for
phthsical patients. l think it NAV be
assumed as general rule that wher
ever there is irrigation there is a high
degree OF relative humidity. and pa tients
suffering from pulmonary phthisis
should never be sent to an irrigated dis
trict. Indeed, some of the California
physicians have declared that irrigation
and malaria go together
The city of Tucson has. in my opin-
ION. advantages as a health resort
! which can not be equalied anywhere in
/ North America. know OF no locality
where such moderate winter climate
and such a low degree of relative humid
ity are combined with the same latit ude
and altitude. Ii is no longer considered
4 imperative to send tubercuiaT patients
/ TO an altitude of 5 1000 feet, or over. In
tact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to be
sent to an altitude or less, rather than
more than 1000 feet. The altitude of
Tucson is 2 400 feet, and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most ex
ceptional cases. The city is situated in
basin near the underground Santa
Cruz rver. 1t is completely walled in
by massive mountain ranges. To the
north is the Santa Catalina range: to
the east, the Rincor; to the south, the
Santa Rita; and an the west, the TUG
son. Each of these ranges has an alti-
tude of 5000 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon, th1 highest peak of the Cataliuas.
has an elevation of l0,eU0 feet, and
Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas.
reaches an altitude OF nearly IL .OOa
feet.
THE scenery at Tucson is as impress
siye as anywhere in the Rocky noun
taius, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months, October to
} une. inclusive, 1894-5. there were but
twenty-five cloudy days, aud nine OF
these were IN one month. Some idea of
the transparency of the atmosphere NAV
tie had when state that, at midday.
and with the unaided eye, have seen
Venus when It was bat ten degrees east
of the sun.''
DIR. N, III. Matas. q Physician Of IT
years practise in this City, SAYS
SINCE consurnptiyes must depend on the
resisting forces Of nature for the cure OF
tiaeir disease. II is evident that an carly
selection of a good winter climate is the
most important factor for their cure and
future welfare.
They need a warm, dry climate In
winter, free from fogs, heavy frosts,
storms. chilling winds and sudden at.
mospheric changes, a climate where
there is constant sunshine and plenty
of pure air. and where they can have
outdoor exercise daily. Treatment as
well as climate must be undertaken
early to do good when there il vet a
good foundation upon whieh to build
the system. We must remember that
nature alone cures. and where there is
no nature there is no hope. Physicians
and climate can only help ne ture, and
they can do no good when natare is
The official weather reports and sur
veyors Of the United States, as well as |
the scientific climatologists, admit that |
Tucson is the center os the most favor |
able zone in the southwest for the i'm |
provcment and maintenance of life OF |
consumptives IA the United States. i'll
not Ia the world
Dr. W. b. Purcell County Physician,
Observes II is an undisputed fact thar |
proper climatic conditions give the
greatest relief to those affected with or |
having tendency TO phthisis.
"When a phthisieai tendency exists |
great care should he exercised to prevent |
It's development. As humidity is sueh an 1
factor in the cause of COM
those affected with or having |
q prcdisposition to lung disease should |
seei the proper climate tav-
orable to their condition.
The climate OF Colorado has been re-
for its beneficial effects for
mr. long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient ol,y,ort- I
anity of judging CLIMATIC conditions
here existing dnIing the summer months
| he mountainous portions of Colorado
have a beneficial effect on
subjects, but cannot re-
commend Colorado during the fall and
winter, as the changes are often severe,
,ccomiug raw aud cold within few
hours, and az these are atmospheric con-
iitions to be avoided. 4 would not be
advisable to spend theee seasons there.
Those having a peculiar type of consti-
.ution with a hereditary tendency to
would do well to avail
Of an opportuaity and come
iere and remain exempt from disease.
lit 10 q fact that those born here oft
parents seldom ever have
he disease develop, so long as thsy re-
main in this climate. It 10 my opinion
hat there is 40 other section of the
United States which will compare favor
,hle uvsx4, that ;,. aud a1o,,t Inxsrr<,,, c.