Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-14

OF HEALTH.
The Special Climatic Ad.
Vantages Of Tucson,
Arizona.

the line of the Southern Pacific r. X. il
the Southern part of the Territory o
Arizona, and on the edge of the Santa
Cruz Valley, lies the City of Tucson
/ That it was first settled several centur
les ago has little to do with what W.
have to say here, but yet it's story full
i of adventure and romance lends an in
describabie charm to the old town.
/ Evidences of Thrift.--Its antiquitie,
are, however. fast disappearing before
| that formed the battiements of the ole
4 Mexican Pueblo have crumbled away
and the mission ruins are falling to
pieces. Prominent public buildings,
churches, stores and handsome modern
residences have been erected with beauti-
| full gardens, flowers and shrnbbery sur.
rounding many Of the latter. Old streets
have been graded. new onesiaid out, and
other improvements made which give a
thrifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Element OF its population,
however, consisting of,abont ten thou
sand people, large Mexican element re-
mains, and It's presence gives foreign
air to the community az also do The
| adobe buildings IN which they mainly
dwell.
Topography.--The location of the city
| in vast aMphitheatre AZ it were, sur
rounded by Beautiful mountains. and
resting under the canopy Of the ioveliest
Of blue skies. is beau The splendid
roads IN the vicinity make driving and
bicycling an especial pleasure. In every
direction charming mountain views
greet the eye, and at the sunset hour
gorgeous and rcsplendent coiors cover
the western sky, the departing OF the
sun casting shadows upon the tops OF
the mountains which fairly eiiehant one.
Public Library IT ucson has a well
selected library.
Hotel ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hotel
| accommodation are ample, and for
those pTeksring thesn there arc cottages
and rooms for rent al reasonable rates.
Tucson as Health esort--It 10 how
| ever of Tucson as health resort OF
| which We wish TO speak especially here,
and FIRST of all let rs say that il is sitaat-
ed almost in tic centre of the climatic
beit recommended by the United States
| Medical Commission, as the most favor.
abie region 10 the United States f0r those
afiiicted with pulmonary ailments.
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Attitude ABOVE tie Sea -fhe altitude
OF Tucson Ii about 2 100 fcet above the
sea, and this by the way seems medium
altitude particularly suited to those sui
/ fcring frtm such Diseases.
| The Rainy Season. July. August mud
September constif1te the so-calied
"rainy seasoa.T butR tho rains dufing
these months, when there are any, while
1 they arr often violent ARE nothing mors
than showers. Il econ clears OF and
the sun comes out as bright as ever. In
| July of silss year there was scarcely ans
rain. la no country ara there so mar,
days of sunshine as in Arizona.
1 Exceciingiy Small Raipfali.--At Tuc
son the rainfall for the whole year is only
about eievcn inches Souse years it Ii
not eyen as much as that. Daring thu
aine months, October to June inclusive,
/ IS0&n5 there were but twriat Eve cloudy
days. and Pine OF those were in one
month
] Temperature .--Daring the months oil
fpuc. Iuiy and August the average tenn
perature is about 80 degrees, bat there
II 60 little humidity in The atmosphere
that no Inconvenience il experienced.
There being bat limited irrigation in the
neighborhood of Tucson there is M
humidity produced hi that way. as is
aotably the case 10 the neighborbood OF
phoerix, where agricultural develop
n,ent has through the aid of irrigation
reached great stage. The fall, winter
/ aud spring .r:e..si.s can he compared
with the Italian clinic Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
/ Wonderful Dryness OF Climate There
| IN nothing more remarkable about the
climate Of Tucson than its dryness. II
is phenoratnal. There is no such thing as
what is called snltry weather as in the
least. A recent visitor to Tucson Joking
nv remarked that not even the iains
seemed damp" II is a fact that the eff
feet of heavy shower is observable for
hut a few hours. In this dry climate
Isunstrokes are unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation oi
the abundant Precipitation. As mat
ter of course the supply Of fluid must be
maintained, hence one drinks a great
deal OF water here.
4 Good Mater at Tucson.--Everyon is
aware OF the importance OF good water,
and this Tucson certainly has. More.
i over. there are two ice factories which
supply any quantity Of beautiful ice.
/ Effect Of dry Climate on Temperature.
Another effect of the extremely dry cir
mate is that The sensible Temperature il
far less than that recorded by the Their
rnometer would Indicate. Some claim
that there 10 a difference of as much as
fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn
perature and that recorded by the ther
mometer.
n Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
Disease - Ii is admitted that no rnedica
treatment has yet been discovered thai
will cure pulmonary consumption. Thu
only cure is that of climate, and in Tue
SON the warm dry atnloaRhcre seems t
be-especially efficacious. As to the spccia
advantage which it's climate offers 70
the relief and restoration OF those suffer
ing from pulmonary complaints. not
what different prominent physicians o
the city say:
DIR. H. w. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeon
of the Southern Pacific R. R.. says
Tucson is a city of 0,000 inhabitants
ON the main line of the Southern Pacifi
Railway, altitude 400 feet above tn
sea level. Tucson is one of the oldes
settlements made by the Spanish con
unerors. 1t is now the commercial an,
railroad center of Southern Arizona. TIL
climate is exceedingly dry and braciug
the humidity being exceedingly low; tn
yearly minimum and maximum bein
26o and So respectively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
ried on. The water supply is excellent
7 The summer are long, the thermomete
ranges high, but the low degree ofhumie