Arizona daily citizen., 1901-04-12

a man may not only find health but ;
means of Livelihood and live in com
fort.
DIR. Harrison f Stroud saws of tn,
Climate of fArizona.-"Thes summers ar,
1 hot. There are some warm davsin NAY
gradually increasing into June, and from
then on until the end OF August the ther
mometer ranges high, but with Scptrm
Der comes cooler days and nights.
"The heat is peculiar; it is never Close
md oppressive; there is never Il sense o
| Snffocation. The summers are the most
healthful period of the year. The dry
heat oxidizcs and desiccates refuse mat
ter and prevents fermentation that is
the great cause of disease, especially
among children, in most countries during
the summer. To my knowledge there
has never been case of cholera inian-
tum in the territory, nor has there been
case of sunstrOke, except drunkards
lnebriated at the time. 1t is Uncommon
custom to sleep out of doors from the
middle of May until September, and
many (as the writcr) sleep out during
the whole YER. There are not FIVE DAYS
IN the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part Of the day, at
least, out of doors. In this climate in
iuries and wounds heal very rapidly;
contagious diseases are usually very
mild. There has been no epidemic, ex-
cept in whooping cough, for years.
THE winter months, from the middle
of September to the first of Nav. are in
this locality the finest in the world. One
bright sunshiny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and exhilarating; the
whole country green with the richest
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is JOY to live.
AT present have never known per-
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages of pulmonary disease andlocating
IN the altitude suited to their particular
case that did not get WE'LL nor have !
known of one in the second stage that
did not improve. But | cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage of sending advanced cases to this
or other sections to die among strang-
ers."
DR.. A. W. Olcott, health officer of Tue
son, says:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, inyigorating
air; a small amount of rainfall, and an
eyer-shining sun. 1t is surrounded BY
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives il a mild winter eli
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-of-door life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatment, in spite
rs nlNarto1~
plotted monthly, stands first in the con.
fdence of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known Of combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life. with
proper medical treatment. has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-
yond hope of cure, and cured many in
the earlier stages of consumption.
DR.. A. c. Jones, of Tucson, said:-"The
past seven years have afforded me large
in the observation and
study of the climatic treatment of pull
nonary tuberculosis. Within that time
| have visited the resorts of Florida,
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Caiifor-
mia and Arizona Five years of that
have devoted to active practice i'll two of
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one year in this city.
Tucson, in my judgment, possesses
over all the resorts of nv ac-
quaintan6e, else | should not be here.
came in quest of the best possible eli /
matte advantages for an. aggravated /
case of bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculo is in the second stage. For j
six months | had been unable to dis I
charge my professional duties ior a sin /
gle day. The former three months of
this time was attended by two trained /
nurses and halfa-dozcn doctors. Have /
been disappointed? No. am in bet !
Ter condition than when ! came and /
have had years respite from the ter /
rors Of I'll bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
pas. few months, reinvaded the trying
Ield OF heavy surgery. Had | given up
ny professional work entirely on my r
-ival and engaged in some more active
Inc OF business physically should now
DC far along the road to recovery of my
ormer weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid. in his journal, the
Sew York Tribune. on ARIZONA in Win
er, among other things says;-"During
/ five months residence in southern Ariz-
ma in winter there was but one day
when the weather made it actually un-
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
'pen air at some time or other during
he day. Ofcourse there were a good
many days which a weather observer
would describe as cloudy and some
hat were showery;;' but during the five
months from November, 1895 to May,
$500 there were only four days when
We did not have brilliant sunshine al
ONE time during the dav. Even more
han Egypt, anywhere north of Luxor,
arizona is the land of the sunshine.
THE nights throughout the winter are
pt to be cool enough for wood nres
md blankets. Half the time an over
oat is not needed during the day, but il
5 never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularIy clear,
onic and dry. | have never seen il
learer anywhere in the world. 1t seems
o have about the same bracing and ex
qualities as the air of the
reat Sahara in northern Africa or OF
he desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
'atraea. 1t is much drier than any part
i the valley of the Nile north of Gatar-
ct. 1t seems to me about the same in
uality as the air on the Nile between
lssouan and Wady Halfa, but some
What cooler.
"As to food, there is plenty. and it is
lngeles. and even of Dt neci are largely
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