Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-20


docs not possess, but the nearest AZ
proach to il is Arizona.
Physicians rare'v send their pa+' mt
to The ard -sgicns ,stri.g :-nr=1er II
this ! consider a great ElslaKe. n
patients should be sent to the arid re
glons so soon as there is evidence OF in
tection from the tubercle bacillus, ant
should be made to remain there unit
they are well, or until 1t is apparent tina
the case is hopeless.
Many ply sicians in the east orde
patients TO California for the winter
apparently with view of sending then
TO dry climate. The relative humidity
IN southern California is as great, ant
IN some instances greater, than that u
the Atlantic coast, and many of the bcs
physicians IN California regularly sen6
their tuD,Tcuiar and asthmatic patient.
to Tucson. California is beautiful
country, but the fogs which come il
IRON the sec, and the emnnations from
the ass irrigated regions, make it fal
interior to ihc inland desert regions for
phifnslcal patients. think il may bt
assumed as a general rule that whcr
ever there is irrigation there is a 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 'irriga tiof
and malaria go together
The city of Tucson has. in my opin.
Ion. advantages as a health resort
which can no, be equalled anywhere IL
North America. / know of no locality
where such a moderate winter climate
and such low degree of relative humid
ity are combined with the same ratit ude
and altitude. 1t is no longer considered
imperative to send iubercular patients
to an altitude Of 8. 900 feet, or over. In
tact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to b.:
sent to an altitude or less, rather than
more than 3 900 feet. The altitude OF
Tucson is 2, 400 feet, and that seems 10
be amply high for all bat the most cx-
ceptional cases. The city is situated in
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. 1t is completely walled in
by massive mountain ranges. To the
north is the Santa Catalina range: to
the east, the Ripcon; To the south, the
Santa Rita; and on the west, the Tug
son. Each of these ranges has an tlti-
tudc OF 5000 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon, tht highest peak of the Catalinas
has an elevation of 10, 600 ieet, and
Moiini Wr'ghtson IN the Santa Ritas,
reaches ma altitude of nearly II ,00o
f1Vt
he scenery at Tucson is as inprex-
SIve as anywhere IN the Rocky noun.
tains. and the gorgeous sunrise aud sun
Set beggar description.
iiuring fisc nins months, ostE,ssSzT 70
uDc inclusive. Is9+-5, there were bat
twenty-five ciondy days, and uiie sgf
these were in one month. Sonse idea OF
the II ianspaTeucy of the atmosphere rnay
be bad when state that. at midday,
and with the nnaidcd eye. have seen
Venus when il was bat ten degrees east
OF tho sun.''
br. N. I'll. Matas. a Physician OF II
years practice in this City. saws
Since conxuruptivcs must depend on the
resisting furreS Of nature for the cure OF
tasrir disease, il is evident that an carly
selection of good winter climate is tise
most important factor for their cure and
future @ef4arc.
They nerd warFxa, dry climate Ia
winter, frer from logs, beavy trosts,
storms, chilling winds and sudden at.
nsospt<tac changes, a climate where
there ~ a constant sunshine and piesatv
of pure atr. and where they can have
ontdoor exercise daily. Treatment as
wela as climate mast he undertaken
early to do good whcp tigerc is vet
good foundation upon which to huiId
the System. Ne must remember that
nature usonc cures, and where there is
no natarc there IL NO hopc Phrsiciaus
and climate can otly help nature. and
they eaB do no good when nature Is
destroyed.
.tTfe official weather reports and sur
veyurs ot tkc United States, as well as
he seatsstihc china, ologists, admit that
Tucsslu is tssS center ni the most favor
at,e sune 10 ths southwest for the i'm
i,furcfnent anf maintenance af Iiir oi
consnnipsisrs ~ ths United States, if
not ia the world
Dr. ". r. Purcell. county physician.
Observes: IL Is a. gssiisputed fact that
prepss elissatic conditions give tisr
creates reisei 10 tlsose affected with or
ha wing a Iesstacacy 10 Esaskhisis.
''Mhsn a phfhisieal tendency exists
great care should be exercised 10 prevent
It's development. As humidity is sncll an
important factor in the cause of COM
those Affected with or having
a predisposition to lung disease should
seek the proper climate tay-
orable to their condition.
The climate of Colorado has been re-
for its beneficial effects for
my long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient opport-
unity OF Judging climatic conditions
there existing during I he summer months
The mountainous portions OF Colorado
have beneficial effect on
tuberculosis subjects. but cannot re-
Colorado during the fall and
winter, as the changes are often severe,
becoming raw and cold within lew
hours, and as these are atmospheric CON
iitions to be avoided, il would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having peculiar type OF eonsti-
tuition with a hereditary tendency .e
would do we'll TO avail
themselves of an opportunity and como
here and remain exempt from disease.
st is a fact that those born here of
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re-
main III this climate. 1t is my opinion
that there is no other section of the
United States which will compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
The relief of pulmonary affections"
DR.. ]. V. GafI, ex-Surgeon of the S P.
Railroad. says;-"Men ike Sampson,
Davis and Me' huselah owed much of
their strength, vigor and longevity to
the climate which permitted them to
sleep in tents and lead an out-of-tioor
life. The question of environment is of
first importance in the treatment of tub
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