Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-07

settlements made by the spanish con
uuerors. It is now the commercial ant
railroad center OF Southern Arizona. Th
climate is exceedingly dry and brncing
the humidity being exceedingly low; tn
yearly minimum and maximum beinj
2G' aud 6Go rcspe, lively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
ricd on, The water supply is excellent
The summers are long, the therm Ometc
ranges high, but the low degree ofhumid
ity makes the clear warmth tolerable
and the most hcalthful part OF the year
Sunstrokes and heat prostrations arr
unknown. The climate of Tucson hnt
. been found bv experience to he particul
arly beneficial to most cases of pulnon
airy phthisis. especially those of thu
earlier or pre-tubercular periods.
/ Dr. Mark A. Rogers, of Tucson, says;
My experience has impressed upor
me the necessity for outdoor life III thu
treatment Of pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live contin
uously in the open air for period of fSev'
cral months. or, for that matter, for Il
year, or several years, n climate is re.
uuircd which is continuously warm and
dry. Such n climate the United States
docs not possess, but the nearest ap-
proach to il is Arizona,
"physicians rare'v send their pat 'nts
to tac a'id -ez;ons |,tri1g '-mae: nd
this I consider n great .-.stake. .he
patients should be sent TO the arid re
gions so soon as there is evidence Of in.
lection from the tuberclc bacillus, and
should be made To remain there until
they are well, or until il is apparent that
the case is hopeless.
Many physicians III the east order
patients To California for the winter,
apparently with view of sending them
to a dry climate The relative humidity
in southern California is as great, and
IN some instances greater, than that of
the Atlantic coast. and many of the best
physicians in California regularly send
their tubtrcular and asthnlatic patients
to Tucson. California is beautiful
country, but the fogs which come in
rom the sea, and the emanatious from
the vast irrigated regions, make 1t far
inferior to the inland desert regions tor
phthisical patients. think 1t may be
assumed as n 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 nf Tucson has. in my opin-
ion. advantages as n health resort
which can not he equalled anywhere i'll
North America. | know ot no locality
where such moderate winter climate
and such low degree OF relative humid
ity are combined with the same latitude
and altitude II is no longer considered
imperative TO send tuberculaI patients
to IN altitude Of 3 900 feet, or over. In
fact. clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to be
sent to an altitude OF less. rather than
more than 3 900 feet. The altitude OF
Tucson is ., 400 feet. and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most ex-
cepiional eases. 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 Rincou; to the south, the
Santa Rita; and on the west, the Tue
son. Each of these ranges has an alti-
/ tude OF 5 900 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 i,000
/ 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 uine months, October to
f,..x = kn,a IAuf
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"
Or. n, II. Matas. Physician of II
years practice in this City, says
Since consumptives must depend on the
resisting forces of nature for the cure oi
thrir disease, il is evident that AN early
selection Of a good winter climate is the
most important factor for their cure and
future welfare.
They need warm, dry climate in
winter, free from fogs, heavy frosts,
storms, chilling winds and sudden at
mospheric changes, climate where
there is const ant sunshine and plenty
OF pure air, and where they can have
outdoor exercise daily. Treatment AS
/ well as climate must be undertaken
carly to do good when there is yet n
good foundation upon which TO build
! the system. We must remember that
nature alone cures, and where there Is
/ no nature there is no hope, Physicians
( aud climate can only help nature, and
/ they can do no good when nature IL
destroyed.
"The official weather reports and sur
vevors Of the United States, ns well as
/ the scientific climatologists, admit that
! Tucson is the center OF the most favor
able zone in the southwest for the i'm
provcmcnt and maintenance of lie OF
/ consumptives in the United States, II
not in the world
| DR.. W. Is. Purcell, County Physician,
| Observes:-"lt is an undisputed fact that
proper climatic conditions give the
greatest relief to those affected with or
| having n tendency to phthsis.
! When n phthisieal 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
predisposition to lung disease should
Immediately seek the proper climate iav-
orable TO their condition.
THE climate of Colorado has been re-
commended for it's beneficial effects for
consumption; my long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient opport'
unity of Judging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer months