Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-26

order that the patient may live contil
uousiy IN the open air for period OF Sc
eral months, or, for that matter, for
year, or several years, a climate is r
CURED which is continuously warm an
dry. Such climate the United State
does not possess, but the nearest al
proach to il is Arizona.
physicians rareiv send their paint
to the and -eg.oas fnri1g INNER 4
thiS L consider great -ristake. III
patients should be sent to the arid n
glons so soon as there is evidence of in
lection from the tubercle bacillus, am
should be made to remain there unit
they are well, or until it is apparent tina
the case is hopeless.
Many physicians in the east orde
patients to California for the winter
apparently with a view of sending then
90 dry climate. The relative humidit,
IN southern California is as great, ant
IN some instances greater, than that u
the Atlantic coast, and many of the bes,
physicians in California regularly sene
their tubercular and asthmatic patient.
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country, but the fogs which come ir
4 SAAN SNSAf anu tilC SttidIldtLOIlS
the vast irrigated regions, make it far
inier1or to the inland desert regions for
phthisical patients. think it may be
assumed as d general rule that wher.
ever there is irrigation there is a 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 in
North America. know of no locality
where such moderate winter climate
and such low degree of relative humid
Ity are combined with the same latitude
and altitude. 1t is no longer considered
imperative to send tubercuiaT patients
to an altitude of 5 900 feet, or over. In
fact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to b.
sent to an altitude or less, rather than
more :han 1000 feet. The altitude of
Tucson is 2, 200 feet, and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most ex-
ceptional cases. The city Is situated in
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. 1t is completely walled in
pV 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
son. Each OF these ranges has an siti-
tuds OF 5000 feet a. least. Mount Le-
mon, the highest peak of the Catalinas,
has an elevation of 10000 feet. and
Mount Wrightson IN the Santa Ritas.
reaches an altitude of nearly l,oO0
feet,
1.-THE scenery at Tucson Is as impress
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months, October to
] tune, inclusive, 1S94-5, there were but
twenty-five cloudy days, and nine of
these were in one month. Some idea of
the transparency of the atmosphere may
be had when | state that, at midday,
and with the unaided eye, have seen
Venus when it was but ten degrees east
of the SUM-"
DIR. N, II. Matas, a Physician of II
years practice in this City, says
Since consumptives must depend on the
forces of nature for the cure of
th"ir disease, it is evident that an early
selection of "a 2ood winter climate is the
most important factor for their cure and
future welfare.
They need warm, dry climate in
winter, free from fogs, heavy frosts.
storms, chilling winds and sudden at
nospheric changes, climate where
there rs constant sunshine and plenty
of pure air, and where they can have
outdoor exercise daily. Treatment as
well as climate must be undertaken
.ariy to do good when there is vet a
rood foundation upon which to build
he system. We must remember that
nature alone cures. and where there is
10 nature there is no hope. Physicians /
md climate can only help nature, and |
hey can do no good when nature is /
destroyed.
The official weather reports and sur
'cyors of the United States, as well as |
he scientific climatologisfs, admit that |
tucson is the center of the most favor,
Ible zone in the southwest for the i'm. |
and maintenance Of life OF |
in the United States, ifl
lot in the world. .
DIR. w. B. Purcell, County Physician. |
)bseryes:-"It is an undisputed fact that |
roper climatic conditions give the
Teatest relief to those affected with or
laying a tendency to phthisis.
When phthisical tendency exists |
,reat care should be exercised to prevent |
ts development. As humidity is such an
Important factor IN the cause of COM
those affected with or having
prcdisposition to lung disease should
seek the proper climate fav-
rable TO their condition.
The climate of Colorado has been re
for its beneficial effects for
my long residence there
ave me ample and sufficient opport-
nifty of Judging climatic conditions
here existing during the summer months
he mountainous portions of Colorado
have beneficial effect on
tuberculosis subjects, but cannot re-
Colorado during the fall and
rinter, az the changes are often severe,
ecofning raw and cold within few
ours, and as these are atmospheric con-
itiOns to be avoided, it would not be
dvisable to spend these seasons there.
hose having a pecufar type of consti-
ution with a hereditary tendency TO
would do well to avail
lemseiyes of an opportunity and come
ere and remain exempt from disease.
"It ID q fact that those born here of
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
he disease develop. so long as they re
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