Arizona daily citizen. (Tucson, Ariz. Territory [i.e. Ariz.]) 1884-1901, 1901-01-16


uously in the open air for a period of sew.
eral months, or, for that matter, for a
year, or several years, climate is re-
quired which is continuously warm and
dry. Such a climate the United States
does not possess, but the nearest ap
proach to it is Arizona.
Physicians rarely send their patients
to the avid regions during summer, and
this | consider great mistake. The
1 patients should be sent to the arid re-
gions so soon as there is evidence OF in.
fiction from the tubcrclc bacillus, and
should be made to remain there until
they are well, or until it is apparent that
the case is hopeless.
Many physicians III the east order
patients to California for the winter,
| apparently with view of sending them
TO a dry climate The relative humidity
/ i'll southern California is as great, and
IN some instances greater, than that vi
! the Atlantic coast, and many of the best
/ physicians i'll California regularly send
! their tubercular and asthmatic patients
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country, but the fogs which come i'll
/ from the sea, and the carnations from
| the vast irrigated regions make it far
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! phthisical patients. think it may be
I assumed as general rule that wher-
4 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.
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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 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 bc
sent TO 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 but the most ex-
ceptional cases. The city is situated in
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
son. Each of these ranges has an siti-
tude OF 1000 feet at 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 IL 600
feet.
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
June, inclusive, 1s9+-5. there were but
twenty-five cloudy DAYS, and nine of
these were in one month. Some idea OF
The transparency OF the atmosphere NAV
he had when state that, at midday,
and with the unaided eye, have seen
Venus when ii was nut ten degrees east
of the SUD-
Dr. n, Fl. Matas, Physician of II
years practice in this City, saws
sance consumptives must depend or the
resisting forces OF nature for the cure OF
their disease, it is evident that an early
selection of a good winter climate is the
most important factor for their cure and
/ future welfare.
/ They need warm. dry climate in
winter. free from fpgs, heavy frosts,
storms. chilling winds and sudden at
nospherie changes. n climate where
( there ~ a constant Sunshine and plenty
] of pure air, and where they can have
outdoor exercise daily Treatment az
4 well as climate must be undertaken
early to do good when there is yet a
good foundation upon viii. Il to buiid
the system. Ne must remember that
nature alone cures, and where there IS
no nature there Is no hope. physicians
and climate can only help nature, and
they can do M good when natAre a.
DESTROYED.
he official weather reports and sur
veyorS q the United States. AS we'll as
the scientific climai oiogix,s, admit that
! Tucson ~ the center 81 the most favor
able zone in 1he southwest for the iun-
proycmcnt AMI maintenance of life oi
conSumptives IN the United States, if
not in the world
DIR. ". B. Purcell. County Physician.
0bserves;-"lt is an undisputed fact that
proper climatic conditions give the
greatest reiief to those affected with OF
having a tendency TO phthisis.
When pbthisical tendency exists
great care should nc exercised TO prevent
its DEVELOPMENT. AS humidity is such an
important factor IN The cause OF com.
sumption. those affected with or having
predispositiou to lung disease should
Immediately seek the proper climate tav-
orable TO their condition.
The climate of Colorado has been re-
commended for rs beneficial effects for
consumption; my long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient npport-
unity of Judging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer mouths
The mountainous portions of Colorado
undoubtedly have beneficial effect or
tuberculosis subjects, but cannot re.
commend Colorado during the fall and
winter, as the changes are often severe,
becoming raw and cold within a few
hours, and as these are atmosphere con-
dItions to be avoided. it would not he
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having peculiar type of consti-
tuition with hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
ut is a fact that those born here of
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re-
main in this climate. 1t is my opinion
that there is no other section of the
United States which will compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
the relief of pulmonary affections"
DIR. ]. v. Gaff, ex-Surgeou of the S P.
Railroad. says:-"Men like Sampson
Davis and Me, huselah owed much of