Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-13


a man may not only find health but q
means of livelihood and live in com
fort
DR.. Harrison E Stroud says of the
Climate of Arizona.-"The summers are
hot. There are some warm days in May,
gradually increasing into June, and from
then on until the end OF August the Their
mometer ranges high, but with Septem-
Der comes cooler days and nights.
/ The heat is peculiar; it is never close
I and oppressive; there is never sense OF
snfiocation. The summers are the most
/ healthful period of the year The dry
I heat oxidizes 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 infan-
1 tum III the territory, nor has there been
/ case of sunstroke, except drunkards
Inebrlated at the time Ii is the common
custom to sleep out of doors from the
middle Of May until September, and
many las the writer 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
luries 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 May, are in
this locality the finest III the world. One
bright sunshiny day succeeds another
( the nights are cool and celebrating; the
whole country green with the richest
Yerdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
II IS q JOY to live.
AT present have never known a per
son coming to this Territory in the carly
stages of pulmonary disease andlocating
in the altitude suited to their particular
case TINT did not get well; nor have |
known Of one in the second stage that
did not improve But ] cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage ef sending advanced cases to this
or other sections to die among strang-
erS.'
DIR. A. ". Olcott. health officer OF Tue
son, says:-''The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry. iuyigorating
air; small amount Of rainfall. and an
ever-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut of the chilling
winds of winter. and the dreaded sand
storms OF most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives ii & mild winter eli
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an ont-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
of numhcrless cures for consumption, ex-
plotted monthly, stands first IN the con-
fidenee OF the people and OF the medical
profession as the best single means
known OF combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis The ont-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.
In. A. c. Jones, OF Tucson, said he
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study Of the climatic treatment of pull
inonary tuberculosis. Within that time
I have visited the resorts of FLORIDA.
Texas. New Mexico. Colorado. CaIifor-
MIA and Arizona Five wears of that ]
advantages over all the resorts of aiy ac-
quaintasaee, else | should not be here
matte advantages for an aggravated
case oil bronchitis and for pulmonary
/ tuierculo is in the second stage. For
I sia months had been nnahie to dis
charge nav professional duties Tor a sin.
gle day. The former three months OF
/ this time was attended l1y two trained
nsrses and half-a-dozen doctors. Have
/ | been disappointed No. ana in bet
4. 4 =
I have had a years respite from the ter
] rors nj Il bronchial cough. have been
able tn resume practice and have. the
pas. few months, reiuvadcd the trying
field of heavy surgery. Had / given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged in some more active
line Of business physically should now
be far along the road to recovery of INV
former weight and strength"
Hon Whiteiaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune. on Arizona in Win
ter" among other things says" During
q five months residence in southern Arg
nna ia winter there was but one day
when the weather made it actually un.
pleasant for ine TO take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the day. Ofcourse there were a good
many days which weather observer
would describe as .ioudy,' AMI some
that were 'showery;;' but during the Eve
months sfrnm November, 1895 to May,
1885, there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine al
some time during the day. Even more
than Egypt, anywhere north OF Luxor,
Arizona is the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt to be cool enough for wood nres,
and blankets. Half The time an ever
coat is not needed during the day. but il
is never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
have devoted to active practice in twoof
the most frequent resorts Of Colorado
and one year ia this city.