Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-17

ricd on. The water supply IS excellent.
The summers are long, the thermometer
ranges high, but the l"W dc@rc, Gtiumd.
ity makes the clCu warmth tDicrahlc.
and the most leatliul pant oi the year.
SunStroEcs and heat rfostratluns arc
unknown. 7 lac climate OF Tucson has
been found by experience 90 be parttcul,
arly beneficial to most CHAcS al Iuiiuun.
AIRY phthisis, especially thusc OF the
earlier or pre- tubCrrlllal Periods.
Or Mark \. Rogers. ot Tucson, saws
My experience has Impressed upon
me the necessity ipt .'t Il pur hlc ~ the
treatment of prmnunN rubcrcuicsis. Ia
order that the patient may hNc contin-
uonsly IN the open ali i"i period ot seq
cral months, or, for that matter. for a
year, or several years. climate j. rr
quircd which is continuously warm and
dry. Such climate IA, nltcd States
does not possess, hui the nearest mp
proach t. il IS Arizona.
"physcians rar"', send thor pa 'ntS
10 the aid -ec.ar' ,ui1a MT; I'd
this consider a r,tat .-.staSc, .hc
patients should be sent to the aria II
gions SO soon rs there - evidence oi IN
lection from the 1ubduc bacillus, aud
should he made e. remain there until
they are well, or until il is apparent that
7 the case is hopeless.
Many physicians in the east order
patients to California for the winter, d,
/ apparently with view OF sending them
! to dry climate The relative humidity
! in southern California Is rs great, and
/ iii some instanc greater. than that uf
/ the Atlantic cortst, and many oi the best
| hysicians in California regularly sand
; their tub rculaF and aSt hinat't patients
/ to Tucson. California IL a beautiful
country, but lhe togs " hioh come III
I rom the sea, and the cmanations from
: the vast irrigated regions, make 1t Tar
] inferior to the inland desert regions iOr
| phthisicai patients. tUnk u may be
assumed as a general Tulc that wber-
+ ever there Is irrigation there - a high
| degree OF relative humidity. and patients
I suffering from pumuLary phthisIs
| should never be sent to an irrigated dis
| trict. Indeed. some oi the California
/ physicians have declared that irrigation
and malaria 20 together
The city at Tucson has in my opiu-
| ion. advantages as a health resort
which can not be equalled anywhere IN
! North America. know ot no locality
+ where such a moderate winter climate
/ and such a low dcgrcs oi relative humid
/ ity are combined witt the same latitude
and altitude ii ls no lUngcr considered
imperative Ia send tul,cfruiaI patients
! Ia an altitude ot i 600 feet. ar over. In
I tact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently pauenis required to bt
sent to an altitude OF less. rather than
more than 9 600 feet. The altitude al
J Tucson is 2 800 icct. and that seems to
! be amply high toT AL but the most ex-
ceptionai cases The city IS situated IN
basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. II ~ completely walled IN
bY massive mountain ranges. Ia the
north Is the Santa Catalina range, 10
the east, the klncon, t. the south, the
Santa Rita. aud ou the west, the TIC
son. Each ot these ranges has an hiu.
Jude of 5 900 feet at lcas;. Mount lie
mon. III, highest peak al thc Cataiiras,
has au elevation Of 10000 icct aud
Mount NrIgiltsou III the Santa kItas,
reaches an aliitadr al nearly ,"O6
feet
The scc@rry Il TW.nu is Is imprcS
sivc as an1 wlrre ii the Rocky inouu,
tains. ard the gorgeous SunfiSt and sun
set bcPear description
During the uiut months. October to
iune, inclusive. 1894 i, there were hut
TWENTY-FIVE cloudy days. and ntHc ut
these were in one mouth. Some i,!ca Ui
The transparency ot bt atmosphere u}aY
be had ~ hen state that III midday
and with the uuaide'l eye, have s,cn
Venus when ii WAS bat tcn degree cast
of the sun.
Dr. n, II. Matas. Physician OF l.
years practice IA lhlS City, says
Since consumptlves must depend cn thu
resisting forces Of natuTc for thc cure o
their disease. ii is evident that an earl,
selection OF good winter climate H. the
most important factor tor their cure and
future welfare.
They need a warm, dry climate m
winter, free from fogs. heavy froSts,
storms. chilling wiuds and sudden at
mosphcric changes. climate where
there is n constant sunshine and plenty
Of pure air, and where they can have
outdoor exercise daily. Treatment as
well as climate must be nndcrt AIKEN
early To do good when there is yet a
good foundati ton upon which to build
the system. We must remember that
nature alone cures. and where there is
no nature there Is no hope. Physicians
and climate can only help nature, and
they can do no good when nature is
| destroyed.
"The official weather reports and sur
yevors OF the United States, as we'll ns
the scientific climatologists, admit that
Tucson is the center Of the most favor
able zone in the southwest for the i'm
provcment and maintenance Of life ot
consumptives i'll the United States, ii
not in the world
DR.. W. Il. Purcell, County Physician,
Observes - II is an undisputcd fact that
proper climatic conditions give the
greatest relief 10 those affected with @,
having tendency to phthisis.
when phthisical tendency exists
great care should be exercised to prevent
it's development. As humidity is such an
important factor i'll the cause of com
sumption. those affected with or having
n predisposition to lung disease should
Immediately seek the proper climate tav
orahlc to their condition.
THE climate OF Colorado has been re
Commended for its beneficial effects toI
consumption; my long residence there
/ gave me ample and sufficient opport-
unity OF Judging climatic conditions
/ there existing during the summer mouths
/ The mountainous portions Of Colorado
undoubtedly have a beneficial effect ON