Arizona daily citizen. (Tucson, Ariz. Territory [i.e. Ariz.]) 1884-1901, 1901-01-12

a man may not only find health but a
means OF Livelihood and live in COM
tort.
DR.. Harrison + Stroud SAYS of the
! Climate of Arizona.-"The summers are
hot. There are some warm days in NJ ay,
gradually increasing into June, and from
then on until the end OF August the Their
mometcr ranges high, but with Septem-
Der comes cooler days and nights.
The heat is peculiar it is never close
ana oppressive; there is never a sense OF
sritocation. The summers are the most
heaithtul period OF the year. The dry
heat oxldizes and desiccates refuse mat
ter and prevents fermentation that is
the great cause of disease, especially
among children, i'll most commissioning
| the summer. To my knowledge there
! has never been case OF cholera infan-
tuIn iii the territory, nor has there been
q case of sunstroke, except drunkards
| inebriated at the time. 1t is Uncommon
custom to sleep ont OF doors from the
middle of May until September, and
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
| juries and wounds heal very rapidly;
contagious diseases are usually very
mild. There has been no epidemic, ex-
eept in whooping cough, for years.
| The winter months, from the 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 exhilarating; the
whole country green with the richest
! verdne and the brightest flowers. Truly
! 1t is n JOY to live.
| AT present have never known a per-
son coming TO this Territory in the early
stages of pulmonary disease andlocating
| in the altitude suited TO their particular
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 ct sending advanced cases to this
or other sections TO die among strang-
ers.'
DR.. A. w. Olcott, health officer of Tue
| son, says:--"Thc climate of Tucson is
Enthusiastically pure, dry, invigorating
| air, small amount of rainfall, and an
eyer-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
| mountains which cut off the chilling
winds OF winter, and the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. It's south
ern position gives it q mild winter eli
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-of-door life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
| bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
i'll the open air. This treatment, in spite
| of numberless cures for consumption, ex-
plotted monthly, stands first in the con-
| fdence 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
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-
yond hope of cure, and cured many in
| the earlier stages of consumption.
DR.. A. c. Jones. of Tucson, said:-"The
past seven years have afforded me large
| opportunities in the observation and
study of the climatic treatment of pull
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
I! | have visited the resorts of Florida
| Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Califor-
MIA and Arizona. Five years of that
have devoted to active practice in two of
/ the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one year in this city.
Tucson, in my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of my ae.
quaintanee, else should not be here.
came in quest of the best possible eli.
. matte advantages for an aggravated
case of bronchitis and for pulmonary
Tuberculosis in the second stage. Fol
six months j had been unable to dis.
charge my professional duties for sin
gle day. The former three months Of
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and halfa-dozen doctors. Have
been disappointed No. l am in bet.
ter condition than when ] came and
have had a years respite from the ter
rors Of u bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
| pas few months, reinvaded the trying
field of heavy surgery. Had given up
my professional work entirely ON my ar
rival and engaged in some more active
! line of business physically should now
| be far along the road to recovery of my
| former weight and strength"
| Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal. the
| New York Tribune. on ARIZONA i'll Win
ter" among other things says" During
| FIVE months residence in southern Ariz-
ona in winter there was but one day
| when the weather made it actually un.
/ pleasant for me to take exercise in the
! open air at some time or other during
the dav. Ofcourse there were good
many days which weather observer
would describe as cloudy ana some
| that were 'showery;;' but during the five
months from November, 1895 to May,
| 1866 there were only four days when
| we did not have brilliant sunshine at
some time during the day. 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. Half the time an over
| coat is not needed during the day, but it
is Lever prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen it
clearer anywhere in 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 in
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler.
"As to food, there is plenty, and it is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles. and even of Denver. are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poul-
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