Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-13

order that the patient may live contin
housiy III the open air for period ofsev
erai months, or, for that matter, for {
year. or several years, climate is re
CURED which is continuously warm ant
dry. Such a climate the United State!
does not possess. but the nearest APP
proach to 1t is Arizona
physicians rareh' send their pa-;ent.
to tie ard -eg:ons ,-,1rirg asrl=.e. lc
tins | consider a 6rtal Eistake. i. ht
patients should be sent to the arid re
gions so soon as there is evidence of in
lection from the tubcrcle bacillus, and
should be made to remain there until
they are well, or until it is apparent that
the case is hopeless.
Many physicians in the east order
, patients to California for the winter
/ apparently with view OF sending them
/ to dry climate. The relative humidity
IN southern California is as great, and
T IN some instances greater, than that ui
the Atlantic coast, and many of the best
/ physicians in California regularly send
their tubercuiar and asthmatic patients
to Tucson. California is beautiful
country, but the fogs which come in
from the sea, and the emanations from
the vast irrigated regions, make it far
inferior to the inland desert regions for
phthisical patients. ] think il may be
/ assumed as a general rule that wher-
ever there is irrigation there is 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
The city of Tucson has. in my opin-
ion. advantages rs n health resort
which can not he equalled anywhere in
North America. know al no locality
where such a moderate winter climate
and such a low degree OF relative humid
ity are combined with the same latitude
and altitude. 1t is no longer considered
Imperative TO send tubercuiar patients
to AN altitude OF s ZOO 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 5000 feet. The altitude Of
ncson is :, 400 feet. and that seems TO
tx amply high for all bnt the most ex-
ecptional cases. The city is situated in
basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. X is completely walled in
bv massive mountain ranges. To the
north rs the Santa Catalina range; to
the east, the Rincou; 10 the south, the
Santa Rita; and on the west, the Tue
SON. Each of these ranges has an slti-
tu'ie OF 1000 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon, The highest peak of the Catalinas
has an elevation OF 10000 feet. and
Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly II 900
feet
The seeaeTy at Tucson is as impress
sive as anywhere III the Rocky noun
tfaIns, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set begsar description.
During the nine months. October TO
June inclusive. 1S94~5, there were hut
twenty-five cloudy DAYS, and nine at
these were III one month. Some idea OF
the transparency of The atmosphere may
he had when state that, at midday
and with the unaided eve, have seen
Venus VIXEN il was bat ten degrees east
OF the sun
Dr. n, II. Matas. Physician of Z
years practice in this CITY, saws
Since cousuIuptiscs must depend on the
resisting forces vi nature for the cure OF
tllerr disease, it is evident that an early
selection al a good wintcr climate is the
most important factor for their cure and
future welfare.
"Thry need a warm. dry climate ID
winter, free from fugs, heavy trosts
storms. chilling winds and sudden at.
sisospiscrac changes. a climate wheFs
there rs q constant sunshine and picnt $
Of pure air, and where they can have
outdoor exercise daily Treatment as
well as climate must he undertaken
carly TO do good when there is vet a
good foundation upon which to buisd
the system. We must remember that
uaturr alone cures, and where there is
no natafe there is no hope. PHYSICIANS
and climate can only help nature, and
they can do no good when nature Is
DESTROYED.
"The official weather reports and sur
veyorx Of the llaited States, as weii as
the scientific eiimat ologists, admit that
Tucson is the centcr oil the most favor
able zone in the southwest for the i'm
provcnseat aud maintenance OF ilse OF
cousumptiyes in The United States, il
10. i. .s.e weird e
Dr. NJ. B. Purcell, County Physician.
0bserycss--''Is is an untlisputed fact that
proper climatic conditions eiTe the
greatest relief to those affected with or
having 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
a pnedisposition to lung disease should
Immediately seek the proper climate tay-
orabic to their condition.
The climate OF Colorado has been re-
commended for it's beneficial effects for
cousumption: 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 fall and
winter, as the changes are often severe,
becoming raw and cold within iew
hours. and AZ 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.
sit is 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