Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-11

!. the most frequent resorts of Colorad
+ and one year in this city.
Tucson, in my judgment, possesSe
/ advantages over all the resorts of my at
= quaintancc, else should not be here
came iii quest OF the best possible eli
r matte advantages for an aggravate,
!, case OF bronchitis and for pulmonar
! tubcrculo is in the second stage. Fo
six months ! had been unable TO dis
charge my professional duties Tor n sin
, gle day. The former three months O
this time | was attended by two trainet
nurses and halfa-dozen doctors Hav,
| been disappointed? No. / am in bet
. ter condition than when ] came ant
have had years respite from the ter
rors OF n bronchial cough, have beer
ablc to resume practice and have, tn,
pas. few months, reinvaded the trying
field OF heavy surgery. Had | given ~
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged in some more activ,
line OF business physically | should now
be far along the road to recovery Of IN,
former weight and strength.
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune, on Arizona in Win
ter, among other things says:-"During
a five months residence i'll southern Ariz.
ona in winter there was but one day
when the weather made it actually TN
| 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 a weather observer
would describe as cloudy, AMI some
! that were 'showery; but during the five
months from November, 1895 to May,
1866 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 rires
and blankets. Halt tho time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but it
is never prudent for stranger TO he
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. have never seen il
clearer anywhere in the world. 1t seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hilarating qualities as the air Of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or oi
the desert about Mount Sinai, in Arabia
Patraea Ii 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 between
Assouan and Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler.
"As to food, there is plenty, and it is
good. From here the markets Of Los
Angeles. and even of Dt nrci are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and venison from the vicinity can also
be had. Neget ables and fruits are abund-
ant IN their season, and sometimes the
season is long one. II is the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripcn in the open air ten months in the
year. have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, al
Christ mas.
The man who goes TO any consider
able Arizona town with the idea OF the
southwest derived from novels, OF from
The Arizona Kicker will be greatly mys-
tilted He will find as many churches
as in towns ofcorresponding size in Penn
syiyania OF Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet hc will find plenty
Of liquor shops. too. and gambling
houses. and vet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it. and
sand pcap,e requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
| cupation for him
| DR.. A. w. Oicott, health officer Of Tue
| son, says:-~AThe climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigorating
air, a small amount OF rainfall, and an
ever-sl,ining sun. II is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds al winter, and the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. It's south
ern position gives il mild winter CHI
mate. These conditions render pleasant
! an out~of-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 nuu1berlcss cures for consumption, ex
| plotted monthly, stands first in the con-
| htence 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.
| DR.. Harrison E. Stroud says OF the
! Climate of Arizona THE summers are
| hot. There are some warm day in May
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; II is never close
! md oppressive: there is never sense OF
! snffocation. The summers are the most
I healthful period OF the year. The dry
! heat oxidizcs aud desiccates refuse mat
ter and prevents fermentation that is
! the great cause of disease, especially
among children. in most commissioning
| the summer. To my knowledge there
/ has never been a case of cholera infan-
/ tum in the territory, nor has there been
/ Il case of sunstroke, except drunkards
/ inebriated at the time 1t IS heconmon
! custom to sleep out OF doors from the
middle OF May until September, and
many las the writer) sleep out during
/ the whole yer. There are not i've days
IN the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part Of the day, at
! least, out OF doors. In this climate in-
juries and wounds heal very rapidly;
contagious diseases are usually very
mild. There has been no epidemic. ex-
cept in whooping cough, for years.
| THE winter months, from the middle
Of September to the first Of May, are in
this locality the finest in the world. One
| bright sunshiny day succeeds another;
! the nights are cool and exhilarating; the
whole country green with the richest
verduc and the brightest flowers. Truly
| it is Joy to live.
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