Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-29

this time was attended by two traine
nurses and half.a-dozcn doctors. Hay
been disappointed No. am III bet
ter condition than when | came an
have had years respite from the ter
rors of bronchial cough. have bee
able to resume practice and have, tn
pas, few months, rcinvaded the tryinI
field Of heavy surgery. Had | given "a
my professional work entirely on my M
rival and engaged i'll some more actiy
line of business physically should nov
be far along the road to recovery of m.
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal, tb
New York Tribune on ARIZONA in Win
ter, among othe "DurinI
( q FIVE months resil southern Ariz
ona in winter the Nas but one da,
/ when the weather made il actually un
/ pleasant for me to take exercise i'll th
/ open air at some time or other durinI
the day. Ofcourse there were goot
many days which "A weal her observe
would describe as cloudy ana SOM
that were 'showcTy' but during the FIVE
months from November, 1896 to May
1S96I there were only four days whef
we did not have brilliant sunshine al
some time during 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 iires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but il
Is never prudent for stranger TO be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singulariy clear,
tonic and dry. / have never seen ii
clearer anywhere in the world. 1t seems
tn 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
Pairaea. 1t is much dricr 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 Halia. but some
what cooler.
"As to food, there is plenty, and it is
good. From here the markets OF Los
Angeles. and even of Dtneei are largely
supplied. Good beef, mutton and poui-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and venison 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 Strawberries
rlpcn in the open air ten months in the
year. have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
ne man who goes TO any consider
able Arizona town with the idea Of the
southwest derived from novels, or from
The Arizona Kicker, will be greatly mys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as 10 towns otcorrcspondings size in Penn
sFlyanIa or Ohio. and probably more
school houses, and yet he will find plenty
ui liquor shops. too. and gambling
houses, and vet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late ut night for it, and
he will find n community OF ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman. and very little oc-
cupat,on for him
Dr. A. W. Olcott, health officer Of Tue
son. says.-"The he climate of Tucson is
i5y pure, dry. invigorating
air; small amount Of rainfall. and an
cvcr-shining sun. II is surrounded by
which cut of 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-ofdoor life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
In the open air. This treatment, in spite
Of nufnbcrless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands FIRST in the con
idenee Of the people and of the medical
L.
known OF combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The ont-of-door liic, with
proper medical treatment. has afforded
relici to numbers OF sufferers who are be
sond hope of cure, and cured many in
The earlier stages of consumption.
DR.. Harrison L. Stroud SAYS of the
Innate Of Arizona.--'tTh summers are
not There arc some warm days in Nav, |
increasing into June, and from
hen on until the end oi August the ther
nomcter ranges high. but with Septrm
pcr comes cooler DAYS and nights.
The heat is peculiar; il is never close
md oppressive. there is never "a sense OF /
The summers are the most |
1eaIthful period OF the year. The dry |
lcat oxidizcs and desiccatcs refuse mat |
CT and prevents fermentation that rs |
he great cause of disease, especially |
lmong children, IN most countries during !
he summer. To my knowledge there /
las never been case of cholera intan /
nm in the territory. nor has there been |
l case OF sunstroke, except drunkards |
at the time. II is the common
'ustom to sleep out OF doors from the .
middle Of May until September. and |
many (as the writer sleep out during |
he whole yc9T. There are not five days
II the whole year hut the most delicate
Invalid can spend part of the day, at
east, out of doors. In this climate in
urics and wounds heal very rapidly; |
contagious diseases are usually very |
mild. There has been no epidemic cx
'ept in whooping cough, for years.
THE winter months, from the middle
If September to the first of May, arc in
his locality the finest in the world. One
fright sunshiny day succeeds another;
he nights ore cool and cxhilarating; the
whole country green with the richest
'crduc and the brightest flowers. Truly |
I is Joy to live.
AT present l have never known per
on coming to this Territory in the early |
tagcs of pulmonary disease andlocatine |
n the altitude suited to their particular
ase that did not get well; nor have
iuown of one in the second stage that |
lid not improve. But cannot refrain
rom raising my voice against the out
age of sending advanced cases to this
>r other sections to die among strang-
rs"
DR.. |. V Gaf, ex-Surgeon of the S P.
2ailroas, says:-"Men like Sampson,