Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-26

! order that the patient may live contir
uously III the open air for a period ofseN
cral months, or, for that matter, for
year, or several years, climate is re
/ CURED which is continuously warm am
dry. Such a climate the United State
! docs not possess, but the nearest al
/ proach to it is Arizona.
physicians rarely send their patient
to the arid regions during summer, an,
TINS l consider great mistake. III
patients should be sent to the arid re
gIons so soon as there is evidence of in
lection from the tubercle bacillus, ant
should be made to remain there unit
they are well, or until it is apparent tha
the case is hopeless.
Many physicians in the east orde
patients to California for the winter
apparently with a view of sending then
to dry climate. The relative humidit,
IN southern California is as great, anC
IN some Instances greater, than that .
the Atlantic coast, and many of the best
physicians in California regularly seuc
their tubercular and asthmatic patient.
to Tucson. California is a beautifu
country, but the fogs which come il
from the sea, and the emanations from
the vast irrigated regions, make it 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 a high
degree of relative humidity, and patients
suffering from pulmonary phthisis
should never be sent to an irrigated dis
trfct. Indeed, some of the California
I1vG l.1,, Al Al.
and malaria go together
THE city of Tucson has. in my opin.
ION, advantages as a health resort
which can not be equalled anywhere in
North America. know of no locality
where such 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 10 send tubercuiar patients
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 3, 900 feet. The altitude of
Tucson is 2 400 feet. and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most ex-
cepi'onai cases. The city is situated in
a basin near the underground Santa
eruz river. 1t is completely walled in
bV 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 ot 8 900 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon, tht highest peak Of the Cataiiuas,
has an elevation OF 1000 feet, and
Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly IL ,OO0
feet.
The scenery at Tucson is as impress
siYc as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise md 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
be. had when state that, at midday
and with the nnaided eye, have seen
Eenus when it was but ten degrees east
OF the sun"
DIR. \, II. Matas, a Physician of IL
years practice in this City, says
Since consumptives must depend on the
resisting forces of nature for the cure OF
their disease, it is evident that an carly
selection OF "A good winter climate is the
most important factor for their cure and
future welfare.
They need a warm. dry climate ir
winter, free foan i9es, heavy frosts
storms, chillir2 wj Is aaa si}yIA~n at
there is a cor ~ sunshine and picus,
a. Il.
outdoor exercise dailv Treatment a,
well as climate must bc undertaken
early to do good when ;htrr rs yet Z
good foundation upon which 20 bu1ie
the system. We must remember tbs;
nature alone cures. and where there il
40 nature there is no hope. Physician,
and climate can ouly help nature, and
they can do no good when mature i.
destroyed.
"The official weather reports aud sur.
yeyors OF the United States, as well al
the scientific ciimatoiogists, admit that
Tucson is the center of the most favor
able zone in the southwest for the in,
provement and maintenance of life ot
iu the United States, il
not il, the world"
DIR. w. B. Purcell, County Physician
0bserves:-"It is an undisputed 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 10 such an
important factor in the cause Of COM
those affected with or having
A pretiisposition to lung disease should
seek the proper climate tay-
orablc to their condition.
The climate of Colorado has been re-
for its beneficial effects for
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
have a beneficial effect on
subjects. but cannot re-
Colorado during the fall and
winter, as the changes are often severe.
becoming raw and cold within few
hours. and as these are atmosphere con-
iitions to be avoided, it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having a peculiar type of consti-
tuition with hereditary tendency to
would do we'll to avail
themselves of an opportunity and CONG
here and remain exempt from disease.
1t is a fact that those born here of
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 will compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
the relief of pulmonary affections"
Or. J. v. Gaf, ex-Surgeon of the S. P.
Railroad. says:-"Men like Sampson,
Davis and Met huselah owed much OF
their strength, vigor and longevity to
the climate which permitted them to