The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-30
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%

becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are atmospheric con.
ditons to be avoided, it would not I,c
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having a peculiar type Of consti-
tution with a hereditary tendency TO
consumption would do we'll to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
1t IS tact that those born here. OF
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re-
mann III tins climate. 1t is my ouinion
that there IL no other section Of the
United States which will compare favor.
able with that III and about Tucson for
the relief OF pulmonary affections.
DR.. A. c. Jones. of Tucson. said;-"Tbe
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study of the climatic treatment Of put.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
have visited the resorts of Florida
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado. Cal,tor-
MIA and Arizona Five years of that |
have devoted TO active practice in two OF
the most frequent resorts OF Colorado
and one wear in this city.
Tucson, in my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts OF gag ac.
quaintance, else ] should not be here.
came III quest Of the best possible cli-
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis in the second stage. For
SIX months ] had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties for a SIN.
gle day. The former three months o;
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and half-a-dozen doctors. Have
| been disappointed No. am in bet
ter condition than when | came and
have had years respite from the ter.
rors ot bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
pas. few months, reinvadcd the irving
held 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 nv
former weight and strength
Hon, Whitelaw Reid in his journal, the
New York Tribune oi. Arizona in Win
ter, among othet .ie says During
a FIVE months resid ~, southern Ariz-
ona i'll winter the, xas but one day
when the weather made il actually un.
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open AIR at some time or other during
the day. Otcourse there were a good
many days which weaI her observer
would describe as cloudy, and some
that were 'showery:' but during the FIVE
months from November, 1895 to Nav.
1se6) there were only four davs when
we did not have brilliant sunshine at
some time during the dav. Even more
than Egypt, anywhere north of Luxor.
Arizona is the land of the sunshine.
The nj ghts 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 never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere ia singularly clear,
tonic and dry. have never seen il
clearer anywhere in the world. IL seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hilarating qualities as the air OF the
great Sahara in northern Africa or ot
the desert about Mount Sinai, in Arabia
Patraea, II is much drier than any part
of the valley of the Nile north of Gatar-
act. II seems to me about the same in
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady HaIfa. but some
what cooler.
"As to food, there is plenty, and it is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles, and even of D nsri are largely
supplied. Good beef, mutton and poui-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and veuison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund.
ant in their season. and sometimes the
season is a long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripen in the open air ten months in the
year. have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
The 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 in towns ofcorrespondiug size in Penn
sylvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and vet he will find plenty
of liquor shops. too, and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it, and
he will find community of ten thou-
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc.
cupation for him."
DR.. A. w. 0lcott, health officer of Tue
son, says:--"The climate OF Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigorating
air; a small amount of rainfall. and an
ever shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms Of most arid regions. Its south
eru position gives ii q mild winter cli-
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
in the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly. stands first i'll the con-
fidence 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.. Harrison f. Stroud says of the
Climate OF Arizona. The summers are
hot. There are some warm days in Nav,
gradually increasing into June. and from
then on until the end OF August the ther-
mometcr ranges high, but with Septem
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