The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-28


advisable to spend these seasons there
Those having a peculiar type of c0nsti.
tutIon with n hereditary Tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves oi an opportunity and come
mere ana remain exempt from disease.
1T is tact that those born here. OF
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop so long as they re-
main III this climate. II is my opinion
that there is no other section of the
United States which will compare favor.
able with that III and about Tucson for
the relief OF pulmonary affections.
DR.. A. {. Jones. of Tucson. said --"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment Of pull
mnnary tuberculosis. Within that time
! nave VISITED the resorts OF Florida,
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado. Caltor-
MA and Arizona Five wears of that !
have devoted to active practice in two oi
the most frequent resorts of { Colorada
and one wear III this CITY.
Tucson, in my Judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts OF r,v!,e.
i'-NN'''N't''Nf~f N'NN SiiOuiO Bos iR mere.
came III quest of the best possible cl,.
mauc advantages tor an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis IN the second stage For
SIX months ! had been unable 20 dis
charge my professional duties Tor a SIN.
gle day The former three months q,
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and half.a-dozcn doctors. Have
been disappointed No. am IN bet.
ter condition than when | came and
have had ycur's respite from the ter.
rors Of bronchial cough have been
able 10 resume practice and have the
pas. few mouths. TcIuvaded the irving
fIeld OF heavy surgery. Had | given IN
my professional work entirely on my ar.
rival and engaged IN some more active
ine of business physically should now
be tar along the road In recovery of nv
former weight and strength
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal the
New York Tribune oi. Arizona IN Win
ter. among othei a. says II During
a bve months read -. southern Ar1g.
ona in winter the Sas but one dav
when the weather mnde il actually un.
pleasant for me to take exercise IN the
open air st some time or other during
the day. 0f course there were a good
many days winch wcat her observer
would describe as cloudy, AZ, SONG
that were 'showeTy.' but during he FIVE
months from November, 1895 TO MAY.
1sS01 there were only four DAYS when
wc did not have brilliant sunshine nj
some time du1ng the dav. Even more
than Egypt, anywhere north OF Luxor.
Arizona Is the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt 10 be cool enough for wood nres
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but it
rs never prudent for a stranger to b<
without one at hand
The atmosphere is singuIarly clear
tonic and dry. have never seen il
elearer anywhere in the world. II seems
TO have about the sauae bracing and ex
hIlarat'ng qualities AS the air of the
great Sahara IN northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Siuai. IN Arabia
Patraea, II - much irier than any part
of the valley of he Nile north of Gatar-
act. II seems 10 me about the same in
qnaiity as the air on the Nile bet weef
Assousn and Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler.
AS to food, there is plenty. and it is
good. Prom here The markets OF Los
Angeles. aud even of fl urei are largely
supplied. Good beet. mutton and I,oui-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and veuison from the vicinity can also
be had Vegetables and fruits are abund.
ant IN their season, and sometimes the
season is long one. II is the one coun.
try have lived in where straw berries
ripcn in the open air ten months in the
year. | have had them on INV table.
fresh picked from the open gardens, a,
Christmas.
The man who goes TO anr consider
able Arizona town with the idea OF the
southwest derived from novels. or from
The Arizona Kicker. will he greatly nys-
tified. He will tlnd as many churches
as IN towns oicorrespondinR size in Penn
sylvania or Ohio. and probably more
scbool houses. and yet hc will find plent V
of liquor shops. too, and gambling
houses, and yet he will see litt tie disorder
unless he hunts late AT night for it, and
he will find a community ot ten thou
sand people requiring IN the daytime
only ono policeman, and very little oc.
cupation for him.
DIR. A. w. Oicott. health officer of Tue
son, says.-"The climate OF Tucson is
characterized ny pure. dry, invigorating
air: small amount of rainfall, and an
er-shining sun. 1t IS surrounded by
mountains which cut OF the chilling
winds oi winter. and the dreaded sand
storms OF most ard regions Its south
ern position gives II uIli winter cli-
mate These conditions render pleasant
an out-of door lite the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and lite
in the open air. This treatment in spite
of numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly. stands first IN the con
tidencc ot the people and of tho medical
profession as the best single means
known OF combating the dread disease
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life. with
proper medical treatment, has afforded
relci to numbers OF sufferers who are be-
yond hope of cure, and cured many in
the earlier stages OF consumption.
Dir. Harrison +. Stroud SAYS of the
Climate of Arizona. The summers are
hot. There are some warm days in Nav,
gradually increasing into June, and from
then on until the end OF August t he ther-
mometcr ranges high, but with Scptcm
Der comes cooler DAYS and nights.
The heat is peculiar; it is never close
and oppressive; there is never a sense OF
snflocation. The summers are the most