Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-07


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proach to it is Arizona.
Physicians rarely send their patient
to the aid regions during summer, an
this / consider a great mistake. TIL
patients should be sent to the arid re
gions so soon as there is evidence of III
fiction from the tubercle bacillus, an
should be made to remain there unit
they are well, or until it is apparent tina
the case is hopeless.
Many physicians in the east orde
patients to California for the winter
apparently with view of sending then
to dry climate. The relative humidity
in southern California is as great, ant
IN some instances greater, than that .
the Atlantic coast, and many of the bes
physicians in California regularly senC
their tubercnlar and asthmatic patient.
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country, but the fogs which come il
from the sea, and the examinations from
the vast irrigated regions, make it fal
inferior to the inland desert regions fol-
phthisical patients. l think it may bt
assumed as a general rule that wher
ever there is irrigation there is a high
degree of relative humidity. and patients
suffering from pulmonary phthisi.
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 as a health resort
which can not be equalled anywhere il
North America. know OF 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 tubercufar pa tients
to an altitude of 5 900 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 oil
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 lie.
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 IL ,O0t
feet.
The scenery at Tucson is as impres
sive as anywhere IN the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months, October Il
June, inclusive, 1S945, there were bu
twenty-five cloudy days, and nine O
these were in one month. Some idea O
the tt transparency of the atmosphere MAJ
be had when state that, at midday
and with the nnaided eye, have seei
Venus when it was but ten degrees cas-
OF the SUM-
Dr. n, II. Matas, a Physician of L
years practice in this City, SAYS
Since consumptives must depend on tn
! resisting forces of nature for the cure c
thsir disease, it IS evident that an earl
selection of good winter climate is TIL
most important factor for their care an
future welfare.
They need a warm, dry climate i
winter, free from fogs, heavy frost.
storms, chilling winds and sudden a
DiOSpherIc changes, a climate whei
there is a constant sunshine and pient
OF pure air, and where they can hav
outdoor exercise daily. Treatment q
well as climate must be undertake
early to do good when there is yet
good foundation upon which TO bull
the system. We must remember tina
nature alone cures, and where there
no nature there is no hope. Physician
and climate can only help nature, an
they can do no good when nature
destroyed.
s'The official weather reports aud sun
veyors of the United States, as well a
the scientific ciimat oiogists, admit tina
Tucson is the center OF the most favor
able zone in the southwest for the in
provement and maintenance of life G
consumptires in the United States,
not in the world"
DR.. W. B. Purcell. County Physician
0bserves:-'It is an undisputed fact tina
proper climatic conditions give th
greatest relief to those affected with o
having tendency to phthisis.
When phthisicaI tendency exist
great care should be exercised to proven
its development. As humidity is such al
important factor IN the cause of com
sumption. those affected with or havin,
a predisposition to lung disease shoult
immediately seek the proper climate fay
orabie to their condition.
The climate of Colorado has been re
commended for it's beneficial effects fo
consumption; my long residence Their
gave me ample and sufficient opport
unitv of Judging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer mont hs
The mountainous portions Of Colorado
undoubtedly have beneficial effect OF
tuberculosis subjects, but cannot re
commend Colorado during the fail ant
winter, as the changes are often severe
becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are atm spheric con
ditions to be avoided. it would not b
advisable to spend these seasons there
Those having peculiar type of consti
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and com
here and remain exempt from disease.
1T is fact that those born here o
tuberculosis parents seldom ever hav,
the disease develop, so long as they re
main ID this climate. 1t is my opinion
that there is no other section of tn
United States which will compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson TO
the relief of pulmonary affections.
DR.. J. v. CAT, ex-Smgeon Of the S. P
Railroad. says:-"Meu like Sampson
Davis and Mel huselah owed much O
their strength, vigor and longevity t,
the climate which permitted them tt
sleep in tents and lead an out-of-doo
life. The question of environment is o
first Importance in the treatment of tub
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