Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-11

uously III the open air for period OF scv-
eral months, or, for that matter, for a
year, or several years, Il climate is re-
quired which is continuously warm and
dry. Such a climate the United States
docs not possess, but the nearest APP
proaCh to it is Arizona.
physicians rarely send their patients
to the aid regions during summer, and
this | consider a great mistake. The
patients should be sent to the arid re-
gions so soon as there is evidence of in
lection from the tubercle bacillus, and
should be made to remain there until
they are well, or until it is apparent that
the case is hopeless.
Many physicians III the east order
patients to California for the winter
apparently with a view of sending them
to dry climate The relative humidity
i'll southern California is as great, and
IN some instances greater, than that of
the Atlantic coast, and many of the best
physicians III California regularly send
their tubeIcular and aSthmatic patients
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country, but the fogs which come in
from the sea, and the carnations from
the vast irrigated regions, make it far
inferior to the inland desert regions for
phthisical patients. think it may be
assumed as a general rule that wher
ever there is irrigation there is high
degree OF relative humidity, and patients
suffering from pulmonary phthisis
should never be sent TO an irrigated dis
trict. Indeed, some of the California
physicians have declared that irrigation
and malaria go together
The city OF Tucson has, in my opi1-
ion, advantages as health resort
which can not be equalled anywhere in
North America. ] know OF no locality
where such moderate winter climate
and such low degree of relative humid
ity are combined with the same latitude
and altitude. 1t is no longer considered
imperative 10 send tubercuiar patients
to an altitude of 5000 feet, or over. In
fact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to b.
sent to an altitude or less. rather than
more than 3 900 feet. The altitude of
I Tucson Is 2, 400 feet. and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most ex-
ceptIonal cases. The city is situated III
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. 1t is completely walled in
by massive mountain ranges. To the
north is the Santa Catalina range; to
! the east, the Rincon To the south, the
Santa Rita; and on the west, the TUG
son. Each OF these ranges has an alti-
tude of 5000 feet at least. Mount Lee
mon, tht highest peak of the Catalinas,
has an elevation of 10000 feet, and
Mount Nrightson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly II COG
feet.
The scenery Mt Tucson is as impress
siye as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months, October to
| June, inclusive, lS9+-5. there were but
I twenty-five Cloudy DAYS, and nine OF
! these were in one month. Some idea OF
the transparency of the atmosphere may
| he had when state that. at midday,
and with the unaided eye, have seen
Venus when it was but ten degrees east
of the sun.'
/ DIR. \, IL. Matas, a Physician of IT
years practice in this City, says
Since consuuptives must depend on the
resisting forces OF nature for the cure oi
their disease, it is evident that an earis
selection OF good winter climate is tils
most important factor for their care anC
future welfare.
They need a warm, dry climate il
winter, free from fogs, heavy frosts
storms, chilling winds and sudden at
moepi1efic changes, Il climate wher'
there is constant sunshine and pieft,
ut pure air, and where they can hag,
outdoor exercise daily, Treatment a.
well as climate must he undertaken
early to do good when there is yet d
good foundation upon whit h to butit
the system, We must remember that
nature alone cures. aud where there i:
no nature there is no hope. Physician,
and climate can only help nature, ar0
they can do no good when nat are ii
! destroyed.
The official weather reports and sur.
veyors of the United States. as well as
the scientific ciimat oiogisis, admit that
Tucson is the center oi the most favor
able zone in tine southwest for the i'm
proycment and maintenance Of life o.
! consun,ptives in the United States, il
! not in the world"
DIR. ". b. Purcell, County Physician
I Observes 1t is an uadisputed fact tha!
proper climatic conditions give tbs
greatest reiict TO those affected with OF
having tendency to riithisiS
[ When a p1thisieai tendency exists
great care should be exercised to prevent
I its development. As humidity is such an
+ important factor in the cause of COM
/ sumption. those affected with or having
predisposition to lung disease should
Immediately seek the proper climate tas-
orabie to their condition.
! The climate OF Colorado has been re.
commended for its beneficial effects for
consumption; my long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient opport.
unity of Judging climatic conditions
/ there existing during the summer u,onth his
/ The mountainous portions of Colorado
undoubtedly have beneficial effect on
! tuberculosis subjects, but cannot re
commend Colorado during the fail and
winter, as the changes are often severe,
\ becoming raw and cold within few
/! hours, and as these ARE atmospheric con.
| ditions TO be avoided, it would not bs
! advisable to spend these seasons there.
/ Those having peculiar type of consti,
/ tuition with n hereditary tendency 10
consumption would do well to avail
! themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
! st is fact that those born here o.
1 tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re
main in 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 TO,
the relief of pulmonary affections.
Dr.J. V. Gah. ex-Surgeon of the S P
| Railroad, says:-"Men like Sampson
Davis and Me' huselah owed much O