The evening times., 1901-05-04

Near the Observation-Disclosures
From the Great Cities to BE
Found Among the inhabitants.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz-. May 4.-The lat
est and. judging from results. most sat
isfactory phase of sanitary environment
for the consumDtive or the one with tu-
bercular tendencies is now found in tent
life on the Gesert-this not alone for the
summer, bit for all the year round
Sea voyages, mountain life or winters
spent in th~ soft air of the tropics often
answers the purpose when the trouble is
in its incipiency. but they do not suffice
for the invalid whose laboring lungs and
weakened heart action forbid high aIti-
tudes, whose lowered vitality cannot
stand humidity and its consequent chill,
whose waning strength is yet more quick
" sapped by the enervating, devitalized
air of southern bayous, or whose thin
blood congeaIs In the cold higher attitudes
For such the desert, with its minimum
Of rainfall, its air purified and oxygenized
by passage over hundreds Of miles of un-
inhabited country, its almost total lack OF
vegetation and consequent miasTnatic con
ditions, its uninterrupted food Of bacte-
ria-destroying sunshine, its warm and
sunny sands, and. above all, its absolute
and limitations imposed by the artificial
living that is in many cases responsible
for the loss of health, offers the single
plank of safety to the victim
The Salt River Valley of Arizona Of
fers great advantages to the heaIthseeker
In every direction from PheniX one
comes across these desert colonies, their
canvas tents showing white against the
background Of grotesques. CycIopean but
tes and rugged mountains that wall in the
valley. For those strong enough TO bear
with good hUmor the little discomforts in
cidental to camp life. this patriarchial
housing, with living reduced to its simp-
lest. seems hest fitted To aid Nature in
her kindly struggle TO restore the lost
physical equilibrium Built with floors and
aIog board siding protected from the glare
Of the sun or most Infrequent shower by
an extra fly. screened from the too in
trusive attentions of insects. and rendered
still more comfortable by the addition of
an Indian '-vatan' or brush shed, under
which the hammock may be swung, the
steamer chair placed or the table set,
these tents offer comfortable quarters the /
year round
They may be as large or as small, as
luxuriousIy or as simply furnished as
taste and the length of the pocketbook
permit. Among these desert ''squatters
are to be found Boston, Philadelphia,
New York, and Kentucky milIionaires,
who have complete canvas establish
ments, with separate diring tents and kit
chens, servants quarters and stables
The reverse as regards expense and size,
yet coy and comfortable. are the thirty
odd tents that. with q half-dOzen adobe
houses, comprise the little settlement of
Situated on the direct road from P5e-
nix TO old Fort Mcdowell, protected from
northern winds by the staiwart proper
tions of old CameTs Back, bordering on
Paradise Valley, and possessed OF an abuI-
dance Of the best drinking water in Ari-
Zona. the site is recognized as one of the !
most admirable in the valley Tor the :
health-seeller- With re aIJIyt!c bLusa CIV .
Of the tropically fTuIted rancn Of chaplain
Winfield Scott l. \ A. rs centre the
radiating beams Of the more or less eDhe- !
neral canvas -establIshments diVerge INTO /
the desert for a good half mile
While the larger part of the settlement is
made no OF young men-''d0ct0Ts. lawyers.
merchants. priests with d generous
spriuklinS of college men broken down
by ovcrstudy or football INDUCED in not
wisely but too well-there are also a num-
Der of bachelor girls Soms are here
alone and some with members Of their
family to keep them company Here too, /
are several entire families. including q
dgzan cHfIdreu which enrirIe the TifrIn
town TO well equipped. admirably taught
school. 4 daily mail gives another dis
sires to keep in touch with the outside
world
The smallest tent in the camp. and one
which is a model Of neatuess and COM
pactuess- cost only SIS, hrJlSh shed in
cIuded. but its owner was "a comparatively
strong and an e-,cep-iu fJt'y IN ~ man
with a fondHcss for doing for himself
This tent. which stands foot from the
ground. allowing for good ventilation IN
derncaIh. is only 3 10y feet
There * a smooth pine floor. and base
board q foot high running all around The
side walls, OF heavy canvas. are made so
as to roll from bottom to top while a
close meshed wire screen serves as Sufii-
Cieut protection. A narrow single bed
across one end, a corner wardrobe - Ia
bic just high enough Ia allow the trunk
10 stand under it, 81 couple Of shelves, a
mirror. several prints CI-Jhe wall and a
comfortable rocking chair make baChe-
lors apartment superior to the average
sJufty hall bedroom Under the brush shed
a rough pine table with wash basin
and pail, an Arizona iCeboX keeping
fruits, cordials. and syrubs cool. anG 6
swinging Mexican Ola for drinking wa
ter complete his modest encourage Sim
liar to this are the neiEhboring tents, al
though increased dimensions, more elabo-