Arizona daily citizen., 1901-11-08

tuhCrculOs is IN the second stage. For
six months ! had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties Tor SIN
gle day. The former three months oi
this time WAS attended by two trained
nuiscS and halia- dozen doctors. Have
| been disappointed No. | am III bet
ter condition than when | came and
have had wears respite from the ter
rors oi bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
pas few months, rcfvadcd the trying
field Of heavy surgery. Had ! given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival md engaged III some more active
line OF business physically should now
be far along the road to recovery OF my
former weight and strength.
Hon. Whitclaw Reid, IN his journal, the
New York Tribune O, ARIZONA i'll Win
ter, among othc says during
q tivc months rcsil southern Ariz-
Qua N winter the Sas but one day
when The weather made ii actually un-
pleasant for me to take exercise III the
open ar at some time or other during
the dav, Ofcoursc there were good
many days which n weather observer
would describe as 'cloudy,' anl some
that were showcry, but during the five
months (lron November, 1895 to May,
1890 there were only four days when
We did not have brilliant sunshine al
some time during the dav. Even more
than Egypt. anywhere north OF Luxor,
Arizona is the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt to be cool enough for wood fres
and blankets. Halt the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but IT
Is never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen il
clearer anywhere in the world. il seems
10 have about the same bracing and OK
hiaratlng qualities as the air OF the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
he desert about Mount Sinai. III Arabia
Patraea. 1t is much drIer than any part
OF he valley of the Nile north of Gatar
lct. II seems to me about the same IN
quality as the mir on the Nile between
assouan and Wady Halfa, but some
" hat cooler.
"AS to iood, there is plenty, and it is
good. From here the markets oi Los
Angeles. and even of p,ntcI are largely
supplied. Good beef mutton and poul-
try nrc plenty aud cheap. Quail, ducks
and veulson from the vicinity can also
hc had. Vegetables and fruits are abund
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season is u long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripcu III the open att ten months III the
year have had them on my table
fresh picked from the open gardens, al
{ (hriStmas.
Tine man who goes 10 any consider
able Arizona town with the idea of the
southwest derived from moves, or from
The Arizona Kicker, will be greatly mys-
tihcd. He Will find AS many churches
as IN towns otCotrespondings sue III Penn
svlyania or Ohio and probably more
:. hool houses. and vet he will find plenty
oi liquor shops, too. and gambling
hunscs. and vet hc w,ll ste littlr disorder
unless he hunts late al night tnr ii. and
he viii ind community 81 ten tlon-
sand pc"pc requiring ~ the day tinlc
only puc Policeman. aud very httie DC.
CupaiIon tor HIM
Dr. \. ". Oicott, health officer OF Tue
son, SAWS. The climate oi Tucson is
characterized by pure dry, mviguratinG
air; n small amount of rainfall, and an
eycr-shining sun. II is surrounded by
mountains which cut on the chilling
winds of winter. aud the dreaded sand
storms ot most ard regions. Its south
rrn position gives II mild winter Oh
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an ont of door iiie the entire wear, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatment, III spite
OF numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first In the con
hdence OF the people and Of the medical
profession as the best single means
known of combating the dread disease
tuberculosis. The out .of-dnoT life, with
proper medical treatment. has afforded
relie to numbers oi sufferers who are be
yord hope OF cure. and cured many in
the earlier stages OF consumption.
Dr. Harrison L Stroud says of the
Climate of Arizona The summers are
hot. There are some warm days in Nav,
gradually increasing INTO June, and from
then on until the end oi August the ther
moncter ranges high, but with Scptrm
her comes cooler dnVs and nights.
The beat is peculiar; II ~ never close
and oppressive there IS never sense oi
snffocation. The summers arc the most
healthful period OF the year. The dry
heat oxidizcs aud dcsicCates refuse mat
ter and pre- vents fermentation that is
the great cause of disease, especially
among children. in most countries during
the summer. To my knowledge there
has never been case Of cholera intan-
tum in the territory, nor has there been
a case of sunStrokc, except druukards
incbriated at the time. II is the common
custom to sleep ont OF doors from the
middle of May until September, and
many las the writer sleep out during
the whole yepr. Thete are not FIVE days
IN the wholt year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part of the day, at
least, out OF doors. In this climate i'll
iurieS and wounds heal very rapidly;
contagious diseases are usually very
mild. There has been no epidemic, ex
ccpt in whooping cough, for years.
The winter months, from the middle
of September to the first Of May, are III
this locality the finest in the world. One
bright sunshiny day succeeds another,
the nights are cool and cxhlarating: the
whole country green with the richest
vcrduc and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is II Joy to live.
"At present have never known per
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages of pulmonary disease andlocating
in the altitude suited to their particular
cnsc that did not get well; nor have
known of one in & he second stage that
did not improve. But cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage OF Scndipg advanced cases to this
ur other sections to die among stTang-
crs."