Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-21


uously in the open air for period ofsev
eral months, or, for that matter, for 4;
year, or several years, climate is re
quired which is continuously warm ant
dry. Such a climate the United State,
does not possess. but the nearest ap
proach to it is Arizona.
Physicians rarely send their paticnt
to the arid regions during summer, ant
this consider a great mistake. Th
patients should he sent to the arid re
gions SO soon as there is evidence of i'll
lection from the tubercie bacillus, anC
should De made to remain there unit
they are well, or until it is apparent tina
the case is hopeless.
MANY physicians in the east ordel
patients to California for the winter
apparently with view of sending then
to dry climate. The relative humidit,
in southern California is as great, anC
III some instances greater, than that u
the Atlantic coast, and many of the best
I physicians III California regularly sent
their tubsrcular and asthmatic patients
to Tucson. California is Il beautifu
country, but the fogs which come IL
from the sea, and the emanations from
the vast irrigated regions, make it fan
inferior to the inland desert regions for
phthisIcal patients. | think it may be
assumed as n general rule that wher.
ever there is irrigation there is high
degree of relative humidity. and patients
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 health resort
which can not be equalled anywhere ir
North America. | know of 10 locality
where such a moderate winter climate
and such a low degree of relative humid.
ity are combined with the same Latitude
and altitude. 1t is no longer considered
imperative to send tubercuiar patients
10 an altitude OF 5000 feet, or over. In
tact, CLINICAL experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to bt
sent to an altitude or less, rather than
more than 1000 feet. The altitude oi
Tucson is 2, 400 feet. and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most cx-
ceptional cases. The city is situated in
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. 1t is completely walled in
bY MASSIVE mountain ranges. To the
north is the Santa Catalina range; to
the east, the Rincon; to the south. the
! Santa Rita; and on the west, the Tue
4 son. Each OF these ranges has an alti.
tude OF 5000 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon, the highest peak of the Catalnas
has an elevation OF 10000 feet, and
Mount Wrightson i'll the Santa Ritas
reaches au altitude of nearly IL ,00G
feet.
THE scenery at Tucson is as inpres
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise aud sun
/ set beggar description.
During the nine months, October tt
June, inclusive, 1s94-5, there were bui
twenty-five cloudy DAYS, and nine o
these were in one month. Some idea o
the transparency of the atmosphere ma,
bs had when state that, at midday
and with the unaided eve, have sect
Venus when it was but ten degrees cas-
of the sum-
! DIR. N, H. Matas, Physician of /,
years practice in this City, says
Since consumptives must depend on tn
resisting forces of nature for the cure @
their disease, it is evident that an earl,
selection OF a good winter climate is tn
most important factor for their cure an
future welfare.
"They need a warm, dry climate i
winter, free from fogs, heavy frost,
storms, chilling winds and sudden a
niospheTic changes, climate whei
there is a constant sunshine and plent
of pure air, and where they can ha,
outdoor exercise daily. Treatment =
we'll as climate must be undertake
early to do good when there is yet
good foundation upon which to bull
the system We must remember tha
nature alone cures. and where there
no nature there is no hope Physician
and climate can only help nature, am
:. they can do no good when nature
destroyed.
''The official weather reports and sun
yeyors of the United States, as well a
the scientific ciimatologists, admit tha
Tucson is the center OF the most favor
i able zone in the southwest for the i'm
provcment and maintenance of life O
consumptives in the United States,
not in the world"
DIR. w. b. Purcell, County Physician
Observes:-"It is an undisputed fact tina
proper climatic conditions give tn
! u
having a tendency to phthisis.
/ When phthisicai tendency exist
great care should be exercised to prevcn
! its deveiopment. As humidity is such a.
important factor in the cause OF com
sumption. those affected with or havin,
a predisposition to lung disease shoul,
Immediately seek the proper climate tav
orabic to their condition.
/ The climate of Colorado has been re
commended for its beneficial effects 70
consumption; my long residence ther,
gave me ample and sufficient opport
unity of Judging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer months
The mountainous portions of Colorado
undoubtedly have beneficial effect OF
tuberculosis subjects. but | cannot re
commend Colorado during the fall anC
winter, as the changes are often severe
becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these nre atm mospheric con
| ditions to be avoided, it would not bs
advisable to spend these seasons there
Those having peculiar type of consti
! tuition with hereditary tendency te
consumption would do we'll to avail
themselves of an opportunity and com,
here and remain exempt from disease.
1T is fact that those born here o
! tuberculosis parents seldom ever hav,
the disease develop. SO long as they re
main in this climate. 1t is my opinion
] that there is no other section of tn,
i United States which viii compare favor
able with, that in and about Tucson fo
the relief of pulmonary affections"
DIR. ]. V. Gaff, ex-Surgeon of the S P
Railroad, says:-"Men like Sampson
Davis and Met huseiah owed much o