Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-15

nc immunity llClHS CAttCtlIRlN low, IN
yearly minimum aud maximum bciuj
20o and 56' rcspetiycly. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation lS car
ried on. The water supply j. excellent
The summers are long. the thermomctc
ranges high, but the low degree oGhumd
ity makes the clear warmlh ID tOlcrable
and the most hcaithiul part OF the year
Sunstrokcs and heat prostrations nj,
unknown. The climate Of Tucson ha
been found bv experience To bc particul
arly beneficial to most cases Of pulmon
AIRY phthisis, especially those of tn,
earlier or pre-tubcrculat periods,
Or. Mark A. Rogers, OF Tucson, SAYS;
My experience has Impressed upor
me the necessity for out door life in tho
treatment OF pulmonar, tuberculosis. II
order that the patient may live contin
uously i'll the open air for period OF scv
cral months, or, tor that matter, tor u
year, or several years, Il climate Is rr
quired which is continuously warm aud
dry. Such n climate the nitcd States
does not possess. but the nearest ap-
proach to it is Arizona.
"Physicinns rar"'" send their pa 'nts
/ To the and -eg cus triaR MT; I'd
1 this ] consider a Gieat -.istaKc. he
/ patients should hc sent 10 the aria re
gions so soon as there IS evidence Of in.
| lection from the tnbcrclc 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 inr the winter,
apparently with Il view of sending them
To a dry climate. The relative humidii y
in southern California is as great, aud
IN some instances greater, than that O'
the Atlantic coast. and many ot the best
physicians III California regularly send
their tuberculnr and asthmat,r patients
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country. but the togs which come III
rom the sea, aud the cmanations from
the vast irrigated regions. make II iAf
inferior to the inland desert regions iut
phthisicnl patients. think II may bc
assumed as a general ruic that wher
ever there is irrigation there is "a high
degree of relative humidity. and patients
suffering from pulmonary phthiSis
should never he sent to an irrigated dis
trIct. Indeed, some ot the California
physicians have declared that irrigation
dltti uitAitiilb Sp l'EttDIl.
The city of Tucson has in my opin-
ion. advantages as q health resort
which can not be equalled anywhere IN
North America. know ot no locality
where such moderate winter climate
and such low degree Of relative humid
ity are combined with tho same latitude
and altitude. II ~ no longer considered
imperative TO send tnlerculaf patients
to AN altitude oi > 900 lcct, OF over. In
fact. clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to bt
sent to an altitude OF less, rather than
more than :! 1000 feet. The altitude ui
Tucson is . 400 feet. and that seems to
be amply high Tor all bnt the most ex
ccptional eases The city is situated III
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. 1t Is completely walled III
by massive mountain ranges. To the
north is the Santa Catalina range; 10
the east. the Rincou; to tho south, the
Santa Rita, and on the west, the Tue
son. Each of these ranges has an elm
tude of 5 900 feet at least. Mount lie
mon. this highest peak OF the Catalinas.
has an elevation OF 10000 feet, and
Mount Wrightson III the Santa RItas,
reaches an altitude OF nearly | ,uuH
feet
'@Thc scenery at Tucson is as impres-
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains. and tbe gorgeous sunrlsc-nnd sun
set bcggar description.
During the nine months, October To
Iune. inclusive, lSot-5. there we're but
twenty-five cloudy days, and nine ot
these were in one month. Some idea ot
the transparency of The atmosphere may
he had when state that, ut midday,
and with the nnaided eve. have Secn
Venus " hen it was but ten degrees east
of the sun
DR.. n, II. Maths, Physician OF l
years practice in this City. SAYS
''Sincc consumptivcs must depend on the
resisting forces OF nature for the cure o
their disease, it is evident that an early
selection OF good winter climate IS the
most important factor tor their cure and
future welfare.
"Thcy need warm, dry climate III
winter, free from iogs, heavy trosts,
storms, chilling winds aud sudden at
changes, a climate where
there is constant sunshine and plcuty
OF pure air, and where they can have
outdoor exercise. daily. Treatment as
well as climate must be undertaken
early to do good when there is yet
good foundation upon which TO build
the system. We 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 no good when nature is
destroyed.
"The official weather reports and sur
vcvors of the United States, as we'll as
the scientific climat oIogists, admit that
r Tucson is the center of the most favor
able zone in the southwest for the i'm
pfoyement and maintenance of life al
IN the United States, il
not in the world"
Dir. W. Il. Purcell, County Physician,
Observes is an nntisputcd fact that
proper climatic conditions give tho
greatest relief To those affected with or
having tendency To phthisis.
when phthiSical tendency exists
great care should he exercised to prevent
it's development. AS humidity is such an
factor in the cause Of com
those affected with or having
a predisposition to lung disease should
seek the proper climate tnV
orablc to their condition,
The climate of Colorado has been re
for its beneficial effects tor
my long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient opport
unity of Judging clmaNc conditions
there existing during the summer months
The mountainous portions of Colorado
undoubtedly have n beneficial effect on
tuberculosis subjects, but cannot re