Arizona daily citizen., 1901-04-06

order that the patient may live contin
uously i'll the open air for period of sew
eral months, or, for that matter, for Z
year, or several years, a climate is re
quired which is continuously warm anC
dry. Such climate the United State.
docs not possess, but the nearest ap
proach to it is Arizona.
/ Physicians rare'v send their pa; mt:
to the avid -tg;cns ,rtri1g :-mzec 1c
this | consider great ristake. he
patients should be sent to the arid re
gions so soon as there is evidence of in.
fiction from the tubercle bacillus, and
should be made to remain there until
they are well, or until it is apparent that
the case is hopeless.
/ Many physicians in the east order
patients to California for the winter,
apparently with view of sending them
to dry climate. The relative humidity
IN southern California is as great, and
IN some instances greater, than that ut
the Atlantic coast, and many of the best
physicians in California regularly send
their tubercular and asthinatic patients
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country, but the fogs which come in
from the sea, and the emanations from
the vas. irrigated regions, make it far
inferior to the inland desert regions for
phth thisical patients. ] think it NAV be
assumed as a 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 'irriga ton
and malaria go together
The city of Tucson has. in my opin-
ION, advantages as health resort
which can not be equalled anywhere in
North America. | know of no locality
where such a moderate winter climate
and such low degree of relative humid
ity are combined with the same la titude
and altitude. 1t is no longer considered
imperative to send tubercuiar patients
to an altitude of s. 900 feet, or over. In
fact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to b.
sent 10 an altitude or less, rather than
more than 5000 feet. The altitude OF
Tucson is 2, 400 feet, and that seems to
be amply high for all bat the most ex-
ceptionai cases. The city is situated in
basin near the underground Santa
Cruz Hser. 1t is completely walled in
bv massive mountain ranges. To the
north IL the Santa Catalina range: TO
the enst, the R,ncon 10 the south, the
Santa Rita; and on the west. the Tux
son. Each OF these ranges has an slti-
tude ot 5000 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon, tht highest peak of the Cataiiuas.
has AN elevation OF 10000 feet. and
Mount Nriehtson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly IL ,o00
feet.
The scenery at Tucson is as irnpres-
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beegar description.
During the nine months, October to
June, inclusive, Is94-5, there were but
twenty-five cioudy DAYS, and nine oi
these were in one month, Some idea OF
the IL transparency oi the atmosphere NAV
be had when state that, at midday.
and with the unaided eye. | have seen
Venus "a hen II was but tea degrees east
OF tho SUM-
ir. \, II. Maths. = Physician Of II
years practaCc IN this City, saws
'' S'nee consumptiEeS. must delScnd ON the
resisting sorCeS of nature for the cure OF
th~ir diseaSe. it is evident that an carly
selection OF good winter climate is the
most important factor for their cure and
tui ure ugliar~.
They ueed a warm, dry climate in
winter, free from fogS, heavy froxts,
storms. chilling winds aud sudden at
mosphersc changes. a climate whers
tascre is a constant sunshine and plenty
of pure air, and where they can have
outdoor exercise daily. Treatment as
weIl as climate must he undertaken
early ta do good when there is vet a
good foundation npon which To buiid
The system We mast remember that
nature alone cures. and where there IL
no nature there il no hope. PHYSICIANS
and climate can only help nature, and
they can do no good when nature is
destroyed.
THE official weather reports and sur
veyoEx ri the i'uited Statex, as well az
The se7etstiiic ciimatniogistS, admit tina,
] ucSan is sbc center Of the most favor
able gone in the southwest for the iu !
pr"ve'ncnt aui mainteuancc af hfe OF
in the United States, If I
bot IN the world"
DIR. ". n, PURCELL, County Physician, /
1bscrves;--"ft is an andisputed fact that /
proper climatic conditions give the !.
greatest relief TO those affected with or
having tendency TO phthisis.
When a phthisical tendens exists
great care should be exercised 10 prevent
It's development. As humidity Is such an
important factor In the cause Of COM !
thoSe affected with or having |
a prcdisposiiion to lung disease should !
seek the proper climate fav-
orable to their condition.
"The climate of Colorado has been re-
for its beneficial effects for
my long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient oppoYt-
unitv OF Judging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer months
The mountainous portions of Colorado
have beneficial effect on
subjects. but cannot re-
Colorado during the fail and
winter, as the changes are often severe,
becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are atmosphere con-
ditions to be avoided, il would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having peculiar type of consti-
tuition with a hereditary tendency to
would do well TO avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
1T is a fact that those born here OF
parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, 50 long as they re-
main in this climate. It is my opinion
that there is no other section of the
United States which will compare favor