Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-17

ordeF that the patient may live cOntin
uorSiJ - the open air for period of sev
eral months, or, for that matter, for 2
year, o. several years 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 rarely send their patients
to the aid regions during summer, anc
this ] consider a great mistake. Tht
patients should be sent to the arid re-
g1ons so soon as there is evidence of i'll
lection from the tubercle bacillus, ant
should be made to remain there unit
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
III 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 tub.rcular and asthmatic patients
to Tucson. California is beautiful
country, but the iogs which come in
from the sea, and the carnations from
the vast irrigated regions, make 1t far
inferior TO tho inland desert regions for
phthlslcal patients. / think II may be
assumed AS 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
tr1ct. 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 Il 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
lty are combined with the same latitude
and altitude. 1t is no longer considered
imperative to send tubercular patients
to an altitude of 5 900 feet, or over. In
tact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to be
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
bv 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 slti-
tude OF 5000 feet at least. Mount Lee
mon, the highest peak of the Catalinas,
has an elevation of 10000 feet, and
Mount Nrightson i'll the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude Of nearly II ,0Oe
feet.
THE scenery at Tucson is as impress
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tams, and the gorgeous sunrise nd sun
set beggar description.
! During the nine months, October to
June, 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-"
! Dr>N, H. Matas, a Physician of II
years practice in this City, says
Since cousumptives must depend on 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 a warm, dry climate il
winter, free from fogs, heavy frosts
storms, chilling winds and sudden at
rnospteric changes, a climate wher,
there is constant sunshine and plenty
of pure air, and where they can hav,
1 outdoor exercise daily Treatment n,
well as climate must be undertake,
early to do good when there is yet a
good foundation upon which tie build
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 no good when nature is
/ destroyed.
/ THE official wca ther reports and sur.
yeyors Of the United States, as we'll as
/ the scientific ciimatologists, admit that
Z Tucson is the center of the most favor
able zone in the southwest for the i'm
provcment and maintenance of life OF
consumptives i'll the United States, il
not i'll the world.
i DIR. u. Il. Purcell, County Physician,
Ohserves:"lt is an nndispntcd fact that
proper climatic conditions give the
greatest relief TO those affected with or
I
When phtiisical tendency exists
great care should be exercised to prevent
its development. As humidity is such an
important factor in the cause of com
sumption. those affected with or having
a predisposition to lung disease should
Immediately seek the proper climate tay-
orabie to their condition.
The climate of Colorado has been re-
~rtYF AaA 81. al Co.
consumption; my long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient opport-
unity of Judging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer months
The mountainous portions of Colorado
undoubtedly have beneficial effect on
tuberculosis subjects, but cannot re-
commend Colorado during the fall and
winter, as the changes are often severe
becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are ospheric con-
ditions TO be avoided, it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having peculiar type of consti-
tuition with a hereditary tendency TO
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
1T 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 viii compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
the relief of pulmonary affections"
DR.. J. V. Calf, ex-Surgeon of the S P.
Railroad. says:-"Men like Sampson,