Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-25

tubercuiO rs III the second stage, FOi
six months | had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties tor a sin
gle day. The former three months o
this time was attended hy two trainct
nurses and halia-lozrn doctors. IIuv,
| been disappointed No. am in bet
ter condition than when came anC
have had n year Is respite from the ter
rors of bronchial cough. have beer
able to resume practice aud have, the
pas. few months, rcnyadcd the trying
field of heavy surgery, Had given VI
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged IN some more activ,
line OF business physically should now
be far along the rond to recovery OF my
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whtelaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune oi ARIZONA in Win
ter" among othct substituting
five months resi- southern Ariz.
ona in winter the tas bnt one day
when the weather mlT, IL actually uu.
pleasant for me to take exercise III the
open air at some time or other during
the day. OF course there were a good
many days which Il wca, her observer
would describe as cloudy, ani some
that were 'showcry, but during the five
months from November, 1895 to May.
1S9G) there were only tour days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine AT
some time durinE 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
f. IN -.
coat is not needed during the day, but il
is never prudent for a stranger to be
without one AT hand.
"The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. ! have never seen ii
clearer anywhere in the world. 1t seems
to have about the same bracing and cx
hilnrating qualities as the air Ot the
great Sahara in northern Africa or Of
the desert about Mount Sinai. IN Arabia
Patraea. II is much dricr than any part
Of the valley OF he Nile north ot GataT-
act. II seems to me about the same III
quality as the air on the Niie between
Assouan and Wady lIalta, bat some
what cooler.
"As to food, there is plenty, and it il
good. From here the markets OF Los
Angeles. and even OF p,nter are largely
supplied. Good beet. mutton aud poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and yenison from the vicinity can also
be had Vegetables and fruits are abund
ant III their season, and sometimes the
sea son is long Que. 1t is the one couf-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripcn in the open air ten months III the
year. ] have had them on my table
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
The man who goes TO any consider.
able Arizona town with the idra of the
southwest derived from novels, ur from
= The Arizona Kicker, viii be greatly myS-
tilted. He will find rs many churches
as in towns spondtng size III Penn
sylvania OF Ohio. aud probably more
school houses and set he viii ilnd plenty
of liquor shops. too, and gambling
houses, and Vet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts hate al night for it, and
he will find community ui ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupation for him"
DIR. A. ". Olcott, health officer of Tue
son, says:'The climate OF Tucson is
characterized by pure. dry, lnvigoratine
air; a small amount of rainfall, and an
cver-shiuiug sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut of the chilling
winds OF winter, and the dreaded sa nd
storms Of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives II q mid winter eli
mate. These conditions render pleasant
. h.
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and lite
in the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numberiess cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first III the con
fidence of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known OF combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out -oi-door htc, with
proper medical treatment, has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be
vond hope OF cure, and cured many III
the earlier stages of consumption.
DR.. Harrison L Stroud says OF the
Climate of Arizona.-"Thes summers are
hot. There arc some warm daysIn May.
increasing into June. and from
/ hen on until the end Of August the thcr
ranges high, but with Scptcm
Der comes cooler DAYS and nights.
"The heat is peculiar; it is never close
md oppressive. there is never "A sense oi
The summers are the most
healthful period of the year. The dry
heat oxidizes and dcsiccates refuse mat
ter and prevents fermentation that is
the great cause OF disease, especially
among children. in most countricsduriug
the summer. To my knowledge there
has never been n case OF cholera inian-
tum in the territory, nor has there been
A case Of sunstroke, except drunkardS
at the time. 1t is Uncommon
,ustom to sleep out of doors from the
middle of May until September, and
many las the writer sleep out during
he whole ycaT. There are not FIVE days
IN the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part OF the day, at
east, ont of doors. In this climate in
uries and wounds heal very rapidly;
mild. There has been no epidemic, ex
,ept in whooping cough, for years.
''Thc winter months, from the middle
Df September to the first of May, are in
This locality the finest in the world. One
bright sunshiny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and cxhilarating; the
whole country green with the richest
verduc and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is Joy to live.
"At present have never known a per
son coming to this Territory i'll the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocating
in the altitude suited to their particular
case that did not get well; nor have !
known OF one in the second stage that
did not improve. ButS cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage of sending advanced cases to this