Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-14

OldSi That TIC p1LlSIlt may i've COntln-
uously in the open air for period ofscv-
eral months, or, for that matter, for a
/ year, or several years, climate is re-
/ quircd which is continuously warm and
dry. Such climate the United States
does not possess, but the nearest APP
! proach to it is Arizona.
p! Physicians rarely send their patients
/ TO the aid regions during summer, and
I this | consider a great mistake. The
patients should be sent to the arid re-
giOns so soon as there is evidence of i'll
fiction from the tubercle bacillus, and
should be made to remain there until
they are well. or until il is apparent that
the case is hopeless.
( MANY physicians in the east order
/ patients to California for the winter,
apparently with q view of sending them
/ to dry climate. The relative humidity
! III southern California is as great, and
IN some instances greater, than that of
the Atlantic coast, and many of the best
J physicians III California regularly send
/ their tubgrCular and asthmatic patients
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country, but the fogs which come i'll
from the sea, and the emanations from
the vast irrigated regions, make II far
inferior to the inland desert regions for
phthisical patients. think it may be
assumed as a general rule that wher-
ever there is irrigation there is Il 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 irrigation
and malaria go together
q" he CITY of TnrSou has I'm my ot,ir-
! ion. advantages as health resort
which can not be equalled anywhere in
North America. / know of no locality
where such moderate winter climate
and such low degree OF relative humid
ity are combined with the same latitud
! and altitude. 1t is no longer considered
imperative TO send tubercular patients
to an altitude of 5, 900 feet, or over. In
/ fact, 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 to
be amply high for all but the most ex-
ceptIonal cases. The city is situated in
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 Rincon; to the south the
Santa Rita; and on the west, the Tue
son. Each of these ranges has an slti-
tude OF 5000 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon, the highest peak OF the Catalinas,
has an elevation OF 10000 feet, and
Mount Nrghtson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly IL 900
feet
The scenery at Tucson is as impress
sive as. anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise a nd sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months, October to
June. inclusive, lS94-5, there were but
twenty-five cloudy DAYS, and nine Of
/ these were III one month. Some idea OF
the transparency OF the atmosphere may
Ike had when / state that, at midday,
and with the unaided eye. have seen
! Venus when IT was but ten degrees east
! OF the SUM-
/ DIR. N. III. Matas, a Physician OF II
years practice in this City, saws
Since consumptives must depend on the
resisting forces of nature for the cure OF
their disease, it is evident that an early
selection OF good winter climate is the
most important factor for their cure and
: future welfare.
They need a warm dry climate in
/ winter, free from fogs, heavy frosts,
storms. chilling winds and sudden at.
| frlospietie changes. climate where
there is constant sunshine and plenty
of pure air, and where they can have
outdoor exercise daily Treatment as
I well as climate must be uuderta ken
carly to Go good when there is vet
good foundation upon whk h 10 build
/ the system. We must remember that
nature alone cures, and where there is
/ no nature there is no hope. Physicians
| and climate can only help nature, and
/ they can do no good when nature is
/ DESTROYED.
"Thc official weather reports and sur
I veyors OF the United States, as well IS
] the scientific climatologists, admit that
/ Tucson is the center OF the most favor
| able zone in the southwest for the i'm
| provcnient ana maintenance of life OF
consumptives in the United States, Il
! not in the world
DIR. W. b. Purcell County Physician.
! 0bserves:-'It is an undisputeti fact that
proper climatic conditions give the
greatest relief to those affected with or
having a tendency to phthisis.
When a phthisicai tendency exists
great care should be exercised to prevent
it's development. As humidity is such an
important factor IN the cause OF com
sumption, those affected with or having
predisposition to lung disease should
Immediately seek the proper climate tav-
orable to their condition.
"The climate of Colorado has been re-
commended for its beneficial effects for
consumption; my long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient opport-
unity of Judging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer months
The mountainous portions of Colorado
undoubtedly have a beneficial effect on
tuberculosis subjects, but cannot re-
commend Colorado during the full and
winter, as the changes are often severe,
becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are atmospheric con-
ditions to be avoided, it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
! Those having peculiar type of consti-
tuition with a hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
ut = a fact that those born here of
Tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re-
main In this climate. 1t is my opinion
that there is no other section of the
, United States which win compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
the relief of pulmonary affections
DIR. /. v. Gaff, ex-Surgeon of the S P.
Railroad. says:--"Men like Sampson,