Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-08

ter and prevents fermentation that 10
the great cause of disease, especially
E among children, in most countries during
the summer. To my knowledge there
. has never been a case of cholera infan-
, tufn i'll the territory, nor has there been
case OF Sunstrokc, except drunkards
inebrlated At the time II is Uncommon
custom To sleep ont of doors from the
middle oi May until September, aud
many las the writer sleep out during
the whole year. There are not FIVE days
IN the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part of the day, at
! least, out of doors. IN this climate in
luries and wounds heal very rapidly;
contagious diseases are usually very
mild. There has been no epidemic, ex-
cept in whooping cough, for years.
THE winter months. from lhe middle
of September to the first of May, are in
this locality the finest in the world. One
bright sunshiny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and cxhilarating; the
whole country green with the richest
ycrdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is a Joy to live.
AT present have never known a per
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages of pulmonary disease andlocating
case that did not get well; nor have
known Of one in the second stage that
did not improve. But cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
| rage Of sending advanced cases to this
or other sections to die among strang-
ers. q"
/ DR.. A. W. Olcott, health officer of TUG
| son, snyS:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure. dry, invigorating
air; Il small amount Of rainfall and an
ever-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds OF winter, and the dreaded sand
storms OF most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives il & mild winter eli
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out -of-door life the entire wear and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
IN the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first in the con-
tidence of the people and OF the 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
rehet to numbers of sufferers who are be
yond hope OF cure, and cured many in
the earlier stages OF consumption.
DR.. 4. G. Jones, of Tucson, said:-"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation aud
study of the climatic treatment of pull
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
| have visited the resorts OF Florida,
Texas. New Mexico. Colorado, Califor-
MIA and Arizona Five wears OF that
haE a nj fn arft . ,r,F
the most frequent resorts OF Colorado
and one year in this city.
Tucson. in my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts OF my ac-
quaintante else | should not be here.
came in quest OF the best possible cli-
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculo is in the second stage. For
six months | had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties for a sin.
gle day The former three months of
this'timc | 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 a year S respite from the ter
rors of bronchial cough. have been
able 10 resume practice and have, the
pas few months, reiny AIDED the trying
field of heavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and eagagcd in some more active
line Of business physically should now
he far along the road to recovery Of my
former weight and strength"
Hon Whitelaw Reid in his journal. the
New York Tribune. on Arizona in Win
ter, among other things says.--'D During
a 1--we months residence IN southern Ariz-
ona III winter there was but one day
when the weather made il actually I'M
pleasant for me tn take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the day. Ofcourse there were a good
many days which weather observer
would describe as cloudy. ana some
that were 'showery,' but during the five
months (trom November, 1895 to MAY,
lS96) there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine AZ
some time dur1ng the dav. Even more
than Egypt, anywhere north of Luxor,
Arizona is the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt to be cool enough for wood nres
and blankets. Halt the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but it
is never prudent for a stranger to be
without one at hand.
lie atmosphere Is SinSuEdFiy Cicdrs
tonic and dry. have never seen it
clearer anywhere the world. 1t seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hilarating qualities as the air OF the
great Sahara in northern Africa or of
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
Patraea. 1t is much drier than any part
OF the valley of the Nile north of Gatar-
act. 1t seems to me about the same ia
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Halia, but some
what cooler.
"As to food, there is plenty, and it ID
good. From here the markets OF Los
supplied. Good beef, mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and venson from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund.
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season is long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where Strawberries
ripen in the open mir ten months in the
year. have had them ON my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
The man who goes to any consider
able Arizona town with the idea Of the
southwest derived from novels, or from
The Arizona Kicker will he greatly mys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns otcorrcsponding size In PENN
sylvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he viii fndplenty
of liquor shops, too. and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it. and