Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-20

order that the patient may live contin
uously in the open air for period ofsev
eral months, or, for that matter, for {
year, or several years, a climate is re
! quired which is continuously warm ant
dry. Such a climate the United State.
does not possess, but the nearest ap
/ proach to it is Arizona.
! Physicians rare'v send their pa; 'rts
to the arid -sg:ons ,1rriag s-mmer '1d
| this l consider a 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 Of
the Atlantic coast, and many of the best
physicians in California regularly send
their tubsrcular and asthmatie patients
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country, but the fogs which come in
from the sea, and the emanations from
the vast irrigated regions, make it far
inferior to the inland desert regions for
phthisieal patients. think it may 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 irrigation
and malaria go together
The city of Tucson has. in my opiu-
ion. advantages as a 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 tho same latitude
and altitude. II is no longer considered
imperative TO send tubercniar patients
to an altitude OF 5. 600 feet, or over. In
fact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required TO b.
scnt TO an altitude or less, rather than
more than 3 900 feet. The altitude oi
Tucson is Z, 400 frct. and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most ex-
cepfionai cases. The city is situated IN
basin near the underground Santa
Cruz riser. 1t is completely walled in
ov massive mountain ranges. To the
north b the Santa Catalina range; to
the east. tho Rineon; to the south, the
Santa Rita; and on the west, the Tue
son. Each al these ranges has an slti-
tnde Of 8. 900 seet at least. Mount Le-
mon. tbs highest peak OF the Cstalinas,
has An elevation of 10000 icct, and
Mount Wrightson IN the Santa RItas.
reaches an altitude oi nearly IL 600
scct
Thr scSpery nj Tucson 10 as isnpres-
save as anywhere m the Rocky uaoun.
talnx. and the gorgeous sunrise and sua-
set bcggar description.
'During the nine months, October to
June. inclusive. is94-5, siaere were bat
tweaHs~ase s1oudy DAYS. aud nine os
these were IN oae mouth. Some idea OF
the transparency Of the atmosphere usay
bs had waaen state that. al midday.
and With the nnaided eye, have seen
NcsaS wtbess IL WAS sus ten degrees cast
ot thr saa''
br. n. II. Matas, a I'hyxicsan Of II
years lHasSscx in this City. says
-SsFsec SSsassasnptsveS must icfxud GA the
resisting kosSes o3 nature for the cure ol
tisesr siieeass. 1t is evideu, that an early
seaeetson Of u good winter climate Is the
nsest important fscsoF sor tiarsr cure and
fniars welfare.
Tlses ssrxsa warm. dry climate In
wtHsrr. ffsc from h,gS. hravy frDsts.
ssorMas. sasaassmg wfnds and suddxu at
nsosg,saeaas essangrs. n cisnaats where
there ~ n eSsaas4aat snnshsne aud F4enfy
of Tsssre aiF. and whe1e they can have
easdcssT exercise daily. Tfcataaent as
weis as eassnase nssst ic undcrfakeu
early 10 do gossd whrn there 10 vet a
good foundasian gJsoa wihiSh TO bEsid
tlse system, We mnst resacmisrr tha.
aasass aaone cures. and where tie1e u
no nature thrw is no hopc Physseiaas
and etasaass can only hgip nature. and
they can do no good when Hafare H.
destroyed.
"The official weather reports and SER
vcsoss of the United States, as w~ls as
the s<sensfSse eisnat toiogisss. admit that
Tucsssts 10 tho center of the nsssst faToT
ailie x0ne in the southwest for tho Ina.
psgsefneni and maintenance Of afe Of
eoasampssves in the United States, ii
not in sh< world"
Itr. NJ. n. Purcell, Counsy Physician,
nbseryex.-'4lt IL an andfsputsd fact that
proper climatic conditions give thx
greatest rsaset 10 shose affected with OF
hasis,g . sendency To phthisss.
Wlarn phihisicai tendency exists
great care should be exercised to prevent
It's development. An humidity IL such an
important factor in the cause OF eora-
sumption. tbosc AFFECTED with or having
a presisspesstasn to iunG disease should
immediately seek the proper climate fay-
orable TO their condition.
The climate Of Colorado has hcru re-
commended for its beneficial elects for
consumption; my bong residence there
gave me ample and sufficient opport-
unity ot jndging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer n1ouths
The mountainous portions of Colorado
undoubtedly have bcne4scial effect on
Tuberculosis subjects. but cannot re.
commend Colorado during the fall and
winter, AZ ths changes are often severe,
becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these arc atmosphere con-
ditions TO be avoided, it would not be
advisable TO spend these seasons there.
Those having peculiar type OF constr
tuition with hereditary tendency TO
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
"it Is a fact that those born here OF
tuberculosis parcnts seldom ever have
the disease develop, 80 long as they re-
main in this climate. II Is my opinion
that there 10 no other section OF the