Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-02

order hat the patient may live contir
uously in the open air for period ofsev
eral months, or, for that matter, for
year, Or several years, climate is re
CURED which is continuously warm an,
dry. Such a climate the United State
docs not possess, but the nearest ap
proach to it is Arizona.
Physicians rarely send their patient
to the avid regions during summer, ant
tins l consider a great mistake. Th
patients should be sent to the arid re
g1ons so soon as there is evidence of in
lection from the tubercle bacillus, anC
should be made to remain there unit
they are well, or until it is apparent thai
the case is hopeless.
Many physicians in the east ordel
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 y
the Atlantic coast, and many of the best
/ physicians in California regularly senG
their tubtrcular and asthmatic patients
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country, but the fogs which come In
from the sea, and the cmanations from
/ the vast irrigated regions, make it far
inferior to the inland desert regions for
/ phthisical patients. think it NAV 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 as a health resort
which can not be cqualled 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 to send tubercuiar patients
to an altitude of 5000 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 1000 feet. The altitude of
Tucson is 2 400 feet, and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most ex-
eept1onal cases. The city is situated in
basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. 1t is completely walled III
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 OF 5000 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 ,009
feet.
The scenery at Tucson is as impres-
slve as anywhere in the Rocky noun
talns, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months, October to
June, inclusive, 1S94-5, 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 unaided eye, have seen
Venus when it was but ten degrees east
OF the sun"
/ DIR. n, IL. Matas, Physician of II
years practice in this City. says
Since consumptives must depend on the
resisting forces of nature for the cure OF
j th"ir 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 il
winter, free from fogs, heavy frosts
storms, chilling winds and sudden at
4 mosphcric changes, a climate whcr.
/ there is constant sunshine and plent,
I of pure air, en- Serc they can hav,
: FaxssA -f. .r...s. a.
well - .''mate muS e undertaken
carly "a do good W hen re is yet a
good foundation uInu WE @ builc
the system. Wt mnst Iraar 3d.. that
nature alone Cures. and Sy' rc tn-r is
no nature there lS 40 hope f'hy@,c'.
and climate can Only hglp nature, ap4
they can do no gU od Hhca uatarl Is
destroyed.
"The official weather reports st.6 SUI
veyors of the United States. as well q:
the scientific limaiologists, admit that
Tucson is the center of the most favor
able zone in the southwest for the in.
proycment and maintenance of life oi
eonsumptives IN the United States, il
not in the world"
DIR. W. b. Purcell, County Physician,
Observes:-"It is an undisputed fact that
proper climatic conditions give the
greatest relief to those affected with OF
having tendency TO phthisis.
When phthisical tendency exists
great care should be exercised to prevent
its 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 fas.
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.
unitv of Judging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer months
The mountainous portions of Colorado
undoubtedly have beneficial effect or
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 10
consumption would do we'll to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.