Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-15

OF HEALTH.
The Special Climatic Ad'
Vantages Of Tucson,
Arizona.

I
the Southern part of the Territory OF
Arizona, and on the edge OF the Santa
Cruz Valley, lies the City of Tucson.
| That it was first settled several centur-
| les ego has little to do with what we
| have to say here, but yet its story full
of adventure and romance lends an in
describable charm to the old town.
| Evidences of 1hrift.--Its antiquities
are, however. fast disappearing before
the march of progress The adobe walls
that formed the battlemeuts Of the old
Mexican Pueblo have crumbled away
and the mission ruins are falling to
pieces. Prominent public buildings,
churches, stores and handsome modern
residences have been erected with beauti-
full gardens, flowers and shrnbhcry sur
rounding many OF the latter. Old streets
have been graded, new ones laid out, and
other impf ovements made which give a
thrifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Eiernent.-0f it's population,
however, consisting of about ten thou
sand people, a large Mexican element re-
! mains, and its presence gives foreign
air to the community as also do the
adobe buildings IN which they mainly
dwell.
Topography.--The location Of the city
| ia a vast amphitheatre as it were, sur
rounded by beautiful mountains, and
resting under the canopy of the loveliest
of blue skies, is beautiful. The splendid
roads in the vicinity make driving and
bicycling an especial pleasure. In every
| direction charming mountain views
greet the eye, and at the sunset hour
| gorgeous and respondent coiors cover
| the western sky, the departing of the
sun casting shadows upon the tops OF
| the mountains which fairly enchAnt one.
Public Library. has well
selected library.
| Hotel Accommodations he hotel
| accommodations are ample. and for
| those preferring them there are cottages
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson as Health Resort 1T is how
ever Of Tucson as a health resort Of
| which we wish to speak e ,pccially here,
| and first of all let ms say that it Is situats
| cd almost ID tie centre of the climatic
| belt recon. nenied by the United States
| Medical Commission. as the most favor
able region in the United States for those
afflicted with pulmonary ailments.
Altitude Above the Sea The altitude
i Of Tucson Is about z. 100 feet above tfss
sea. and this by the way seems a snedinn
altitude particularly suited to those sui
fcring ftt N such diseases.
The kainy Season. July. August and
September consfitGte the so-catifS
rainy season" hut the rains during
these month, when there are any. white
they are often yiaient are nothing mon,
than showers. Ii soo, Clears of ant
the sun comes out as bright as ever, In
July of this year there was scarcely any
rain. In no country are there so many
days of sunshine an IN Arizona.
Exceedingly SIN n RainfaIl.--At Tnc
sou the rainfall for the whole YEAR is oIill
about eleven inches. Some ears IL IL
not even as mu,,h as that. lluring list
4 nine months, October TO ltslle iucinsise
1894 5 there were but tWenty-t' We cloudy
DAYS, and nine of those were 10 ONE
month.
MISUNDERSTANDING tho months al
jnne, July and August the average tenn
perature is about 30 degrees. but there
is so little humidity in the atmosphere
that no Inconvenience is experienced
There being bnt limited irrigation in The
nci2hhorhood OF Tucson there Is No
humidity produced IN that way, as is
notably The case in The reighbortood oi
Phoenix, where agricultural develop
mept has through the aid of irrigation
reached great stage. The fall. winter
and spring months can be compared
with the Italian CLINE Flowers bloom
1 dnriae the eatire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness of Ciimate.-Thesr
is nothing more remarkable about the
climate of Tucson than its drSncss. II
is phenominai. There isno such thing as
what is called saitry weather as III the
east recent visitor TO Tucson Joking
Nv remarked that not even the aims
seemed damp IL is a fact that the ef
feet of "A heavy shower Is observable for
but a few hours. In this dry climate
suustrokes are unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid Evaporation Of
the abundant pcrspiration. As mat
ter OF course the supply of fluid must bc
maintained. hence one drinks great
deal of water here.
Good Water at Tucsou.-Evcryone is
aware OF the importance of good water
and this Tucson certainly has. More
over. there ere two sce factories which
supply any quantity OF beautiful ice.
Effect of dry Climate on Temperature.
Another effect of the extremely dry eli
mate is that the sensible temperature is
4 far less than that recorded by the Their
mometer would indicate. Some claim
that there is difference of as much as
fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn
perature and that recorded by the Their.
mouetcr.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
Disease 1t is admitted that no medical
treatment has yet been discovered that
win cure pulmonary consumption. The
only cure is that OF climate, and in Tue
son the warm dry atmosphere seems to
be especially efficacious. As to the special
advantage which it's climate offers TO,
the relief and restoration of those suffer
ing from pulmonary complaints, nott
what different prominent physicians o
the city say:
DR.. Fl. w. Fenner, of Tucson. Surgeor
of the Southern Pacific K. r.. SAYS
, Tucson is city of 10000 inhabitants
: on the main line of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 2,4oo feet above th'
: sea level. Tucson is one Of the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con
quernrs. 1t is now the commercial ant
railroad center OF Southern Arizona, Th,
climate is exceedingly dry and bracing
the humidity being exceedingly low; thu
yearly minimum and maximum beint
26o and So respectively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
ried on. The water supply is excellent
The summers are long, the thcrmomete
ranges high, but the low degree ofhum,d
9 ity makes the clear warmth tolerable
4. III Al.