The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-16

| advisable to spend these seasons there
Those having peculiar type OF consti
tuition with hereditary tendency "a
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
at is fact that those born here'oI
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, so long as they re-
main III 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"
DR.. A. c. Jones. of Tucson, said-"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study of the climatic treatment OF pull
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
! have visited the resorts OF Florida,
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Caiifor-
mia aud Arizona Five wears of that ]
have devoted to active practice in two OF
the most frequent resorts OF Colorado
and one wear in this city.
Tucson, in my Judgment, possesses
advantages over nll the resorts OF nv ac-
quaintance, else should not be here.
came in quest OF the best possible eli.
matte advantages for an aggravated
case of bronchitis and for pulmonary
Tuberculosis in the second stage. For
six months ! had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties Tor a sim
gle day The former three months Of
| this time was attended by two trained
nurses and half-a-doz<n doctors. Have
/ been disappointed? No. am in bet
ter condition than when ] came and
have had a years respite from the ter
rors of bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
pas. few months, reinvaded the trying
field of heavy surgery. Had given mp
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged in some more active
line of business physically should now
be far along the road to recovery Of my
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in hisjournal, the
New York Tribune of. Arizona in Win
ter" among othet -.af says During
Eve months rcsid southern Arix.
ona in winter the xas but one day
when the weather made il actually un-
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the day. Ofcourse there were a good
many days which weather observer
would describe 40 cloudy and some
that were 'showery;' but during the Ave
months from November, 1895 to May.
1so61 there were opiy four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine at
some time during the dav. Even more
than Egypt, anywhere north Of Luxor,
Arizona 10 the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout thewinter are
apt to be cool enough for wood fires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but IT
10 never prudent for o stranger TO be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. have never seen II
clearer anywhere in the world. IL seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hilarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
Patraea. 1t is much drier than any part
of the valley of the Nile north OF Gatar-
act. 1t seems TO me about the same in
quality as the air on the Nile bctweru
Assouau and Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler.
"As to food. there is pieuty, and IL 10
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles. and even OF d. nse, are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poui-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and yenison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season is a long one. 1t IL the ono coun-
try have lived In where Strawberries
ripen in the open air ten months In the
year. have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens. at
Christmas.
The man who goes to anv consider
able Arizona town with the idea of the
southwest derived from novels, or from
The Arizona Kicker will be greatly nys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns corresponding size in k'enn-
sylvania or Ohio. and probably more
school houses. and yet he will find plenty
Of liquor shops, too, and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it, and
he will find a community OF ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupation for him"
DIR. A. w. Olcott, health officer of Tue.
son, says:--"Thc climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure. dry. invigorating
air; small amount of rainfall. and an
ever-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds oil winter. and the dreaded sand
storms OF most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives il {. mild winter eli.
mate, These conditions render pleasant
an out-ot-door life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numbcrless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first IN the con-
tidence of the people and Of the medical
profession as the best single means
known Of combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life. with
proper medical treatment. has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-
yond hope Of cure, and cured many in
the earlier stages of consumption.
DIR. Harrison +. Stroud says of the
Climate of Arizona. a.-"The summers are
hot. There are some warm days ia Nav,
gradually increasing into June, and from
then on until the end OF August the ther-
mometer ranges high, but with Septem
Der comes cooler days and nights.
"The heat is peculiar; it ia never close
and oppressive: there is never q sense OF
suffocation. The summers are the most
heaithfui period of the year. The dry
heat oxidizes and desiceates refuse mat
ter and prevents fermentation that is