Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-24
TREASURES
OF HEALTH.
The Special Climatic
Advantages of Tue
son, Arizona.

the line of the Southern Pacific X. X j,
the Southern part of the Territory O
Arizona. and on the edge of the Santa
cruz Valley, lies the City of Tucson
That 1t was FIRST settled several ceutur.
les ago has little to do with what We
nave to say here, but yet its story full
OF adventure and romance lends an in
/ describahle charm to the old town.
| Evidences of Thrift.-Its antiquities
| are, however, fast disappearing before
the march OF progress. The adobe walls
that formed the battlements of the old
Mexican Pueblo have crumbled away
ana the mission ruins are falling to
pieces. Prominent public buildings.
cnurches, stores and handsome modern
residences have been erected with beauti-
fui gardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
rounding many OF the latter. Old streets
nave been graded, new ones laid out, and
other improvements made which give a
thrifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Element.--Of it's population,
however, consisting of about ten thou-
sand people, large Mexican element re-
mains, and its presence gives foreign
AR to the community az also do The
adobe buildings in which they mainly
Topography.-The location of the CITY
IN a vast amphitbeatre as it were, sur
rounded by beautiful mountains, and
resting uncer the canopy Of the ioyeliest
OF blue skies, is beautiful. The spleadid
roads IN the vicinity make driving and
bicycling an especial pleasure In every
direction charming mountain views
greet the eye. and at the sunset hour
gorgeous and respIendeuf colors cover
the western sky. the departing of the
sun casting shadows upon the tops of
the mountains which fairly erchant one.
PUBLIC Library Tucson has a we'll
s.Iected library.
Hotel Accommodations.--The hotel
accommodation are enplc, and for
those prcfcrring them there are cottages
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates.
Tucson as Health Resort. 1T is how
ever OF Tucson as a health resort Of
which we wish to speak especially here.
and FIRST of all let ns say that il issituat-
ed almost IN TIE centre of the climatic
belt recommended by the United States
Medical Commission, as the most favor.
able region IN the United States for those
afflicted with pulmonary ailments.
Altitude Above the Sea. The altitude
OF Tucson is about z, 400 feet above the
sea, and this By the way seems medium
attitude particularly suited to those sui
tering from snch Diseases.
The Rainy Season. on.-July. August and
September constitute the so-caIicd
rainy season." but the rains during
these months, when there are any. white
they arc often yioient are soothing more
than showers. II soon clears of aad
- L.
July of this year there was scarcely any
RAIN. la no country arc there NO MANY
days of sunshine as in Arizona.
Exceedingly Small Rainfaii.-4.At Tue.
son the rainfall for the wIsoIe year Is only
about elcvcn inches. Soszs years II Is
not even as much ns that. During the
nine months. October to June inclusive,
iS9&-5 there were but twenty FIVE cIotssiy |
days and nine Of those were in one
fnonth-
Tcmperature.-Durin the months OF |
June, July and August the average tenn |
pcratnre 10 shout 20 degrees, but there
Ia so little husmislisy id tho atmosphere /
that no incoasenience ID experienced /
There being but limited irrigation in the
ncighborhood Of Tucson there is no /
humidity prodncrd II. that way. as is
notably the case IN the ae;ghborhood of
Phoenix. where agricultural degeiop- |
nacnt has throngh the aid ofirrigation I
reached great stage. The fall. winter /
and spring rnonths can be compared /
with the Italian ciinse Flowers bloom
during the eutire winter months. /
Wonderful Dryness of Climate. .-- There T
10 nothing more remarkable about the /
climate OF Tucson than It's dryness. III /
is phenominai. There isno such thing az /
what Is called suitry weather as in the
east. A recent visitor to Tucson Joking
ly remarked that mot even the rains
seemed damp" II is a fact that the eE
frct OF heavy shower 10 observable for /
bat frw honrs. In this dry climate
sunstrokes arc unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporaticn oi
the abundant pcrspiration. As mat /
ter of course the supply of luid must be
maintained, hence one drinks great
deal of water here.
Good Water at Tucson. on.-Everyone is
aware OF the importance of good water.
and this Tucson certainly has. More
over, there are two zee factories which
supply any quantity Of beautiful ice.
Eject Of dry Climate on Temperature.
Another efaect Of the extremely dry cii-
mate is that the sensible Temperature il
far less than that recorded by the ther-
mometcr would Indicate. Some claim
that there il difference of as mach as I
fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn
perature and that recorded by the ther-
momcter.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
Disease 1t is admitted that no medical
treatment has yet been discovered that
will cure pulmonary consumption. The
only cure 10 that OF climate, and In Tue.
son the warm dry atmosphere seems to
be especially efficacious. As to thespecial
advantage which it's climate offers for
the relief and restoration OF those suffer
ing from pulmonary complaints, note
what different prominent physicians of
the city say;
DR.. II. w. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeon
of the Southern Pacific r. R., says
Tucson is city of 10, 600 inhabitants,
on the main line of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 2,40O feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one of the oldest
settlements male by the Spanish con-
querors. 1t is now the commercial and
railroad center Of Southern Arizona. The
climate is exceedingly dry and braciug,
the humidity being exceedingly low; the
yearly minimum and maximum being
26o and SO respectively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
ried on. The water supply is excellent.
The summers are long, the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree ofhuniid-
ity makes the clear warmth tolerable,