Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-14
WHERE
TO
GET
HEALTH
TUCSON'S
MANY
CLIMATIC
ADVANTAGES
The Finest Winter Re-
sort in the World
Some of the Many
Inducements.

Z Location of Tucson. - -ImmcdlatclY OF
the line ri the Southern Pacific X X il
4 the Southern part Of the Territory o
e Arizona and on the edge of the Santa
Cruz Valley, lies the City OF Tucson
3 That il was first settled several ccntur
ies ago has little to do With what w
have 10 say here. but yet its story full
, of adventure and romance lends an in
describabie charm TO the old town.
Evidences OF Thrift. tits antiquities
are. however. fast disappear ring betors
the march of progress. The adobe walls
that formed the battlesnents Of the old
Mexican Pueblo have cranbied away
and the mission ruins are falling to
pieces. Prominent public buildings,
churches, stores and handsome modern
residences have becu erected with beauii-
fnl gardens, flowers and sbrubbcry sur.
rounding many Of the latter. Old streets
have been graded. new ones laid out, and
: other imfHo vcments made which give n
: thrifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Element. OF its popniatio
however. consisting Of about ten thou
sand people. q large Mexican element re-
niains. and its presence gives a foreign
air to the community as also do The
adobe buildings IA which they mainly
dwell
Topogra ply. The location of the city
IN a vas, anphitheatre as il were, sur
rounded by beautiful mountains, and
resting under the canopy oil the loveiaest
oi blue skies. il beautiful. The splendid
roads IN the vicinity make driving and
bicycling an especial pleasure. In every
direction charming mountain views
greet the eve, and at the sunset hour
gorgeous and reSpIendent colors cover
he Ek% shn r.T Al.
sun casting shadows upon the tors ot
the mountains which fairly cnchant one
Public Library Tucson has a we'll
selected library.
Hotel AcCommodA tions.-T he hotel
accommodations arc ample. and for
those prrferring them there are cottages
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson as Health Resort 1T is how
ever ot Tucson as a health resort OF
which wc wish 10 speak especially here.
! and first Of all let us say that il 10 xituat
cd almost in Tie centre Of the climatic
/ belt recommended by the United States
! Medical Commission, as the most favor
able region IN the United States for those
afflicted with pulmonary ailments.
Altitude Above the Sea The altitude
of Tucson is about z, 400 feet above the
sra, and this 10y the way seems medium
&UtAeI 10 tnG1&G sui
iering from such Diseases
The Rainy Season. July, August and
Septemb~r constitute the so-calied
rainy season" but the rains during
these months. when there are any. while
hey are often violent are nothing more
than showers. 1t soon clears of and
! the sun cones out as bright as ever In
! tuIy OF this year there was scarcely any
rain. In no country are there 30 many
days of sunshine as in Arizona
Exceedingly Small Rainfali.-At Tuc
son the rainfall for the whole year is only
about eleven inches. Some wears il Is
not even as much as that. During the
nine months. October to lunc inclusive.
is94-5 there were but twenty -E We eIoudy
days and nine OF those were in one
month.
Temperature. During the months of [
June, July and August the average tenn. |
F'erature is about so degrees, but there |
rs so little humidity in the atmosphere /
that no Inconvenience 10 experienced. |
There being bat limited irrigation in the /
Dcighborhood of Tncson there il no /
humidity produced in that way, as in |
notably the case in the ncighborhood OF
Phoenix, where agricultural devcior, |
mcnt has through the aid of irrigation |
i NN"t tbNh ~ RIhol UC Ait, WtufgG I
and spring months can bc compared |
with the Italian cline Flowers bloom |
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryncss Of Climate. There |
is nothing more remarkable about the |
climate Of Tucson than its dryness, Ii /
is phenominal. There is no such thing n 8 /
what is called sultry weather az in the /
east. A recent visitor to Tucson Joking /
l.. Il
seemed damp" II 10 a fact that the eE /
feet of a heavy shower il observable for |
but a few hours. In this dry climate /
sunstrokes are unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
the abundant perspiration. As mat /
ter of course the supply of fiuid must be
maintained, hence one drinks great /
deal OF water here.
Good Water at ucson.--Evcryoue In
aware Of the Importance of good water,
and this Tucson certainly has. More
over, there are two ice factories which
supply any quantity of beautiful ice.
Effect OF dry Climate on Temperature.
Another effect OF the ex xtrcmely dry cii-
mate is that the sensible Temperature In |
far less than that recorded by the ther-
mometer would indicate. Somc claim
that there is a difference of ~ mach a. I
fifteen degrees between the senaibie tenn
pcrature and that recorded by the thers
momctcr.
Climate the Only Cure for Puinaonary I
Disease Il is admitted that NO suedicsI
treatment has yet been discovered that
will cure pulmonary consnmptiun. Thel
only cure is that OF climate, and ID Tue-l
son the warm dry atmoapherc eeesas To-
be especially cf6cacious. As to the spCc3aIl
advantage which its climate olsers lbrI
the relief and restoration Of those salIerl'
ing from pulmonary cornplaints, sfo&eIs
what different prortinent physician1 nfI
the city sav. 4
DIR. w. b. Purcell, County Physiein1