Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-21

man may not only find health but a
means of Livelihood and live i'll COM
tort.
DR.. Harrison E. Stroud says of the
climate OF Arizona.-"The summers are
not. There are some warm days id 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 is never close
! and oppressive; there is never a sense OF
| shhocatlon. The summers are the most
healthiul period of the year. The dry
neat oXidlzes and desiccates refuse mat
ter ana prevents fermentation that is
the great cause OF disease, especially
among children, III most countries during
the summer. To my knowledge there
has never been case of cholera infan-
tun III the territory, nor has there been
case OF sunstroke, except drunkarls
inebriatcd at the time. 1t is Uncommon
custom to sleep out of doors from the
middle of May until September, and
many (as the writer sleep out during
the whole year. There are not five days
Ill the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part of the day, at
least, out of doors. In this climate in
turics 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
ver,ue and the brightest flowers. Truly
II is JOY to live.
At present have never known a per
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages Of pulmonary disease and locating
IN the altitude suited to their particular
case that did not get well; nor have |
known OF one IN the second stage that
did not improve But cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage @f sending advanced cases to this
or other sections to die among strang-
ers."
Dir. A. W. Olcott, health officer of Tue
son, says:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized.by pure, dry. invigorating
air; a small amount of rainfall, and an
ever-slining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of 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-ofdoor 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 numberless cures for consumption, ex-
plotted monthly, stands first in the con-
fidence 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.. A. c. Jones, of Tucson, said:-"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities i'll 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, Califor-
MIA and Arizona Five years of that ]
have devoted to active practice in two oil
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one year in this city.
Tucson, In my Judgment, possesses
| advantages over all the resorts of my &C
| auaintance, else should not be here.
came in quest of the best possible eli
matte advantages for an aggravates
case of bronchitis and for pulmonar,
tubercuIo is in the second stage. Fo
six months / had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties ior a sin
| gle day. The former three months O
| this time / was attended by two trainet
nurses aud half-a-dozen doctors. Hav
been disappointed? No. am in bet
| ter condition than when came ant
have had a years respite from the ter
rors of bronchial cough. have beer
able to resume practice and have, ths
pas few months, reinvaded the trying
| field of heavy surgery. Had given NJ
| my professional work entirely on my ar.
rival and engaged in some more activ,
| iine of business physically should now
be far along the road to recovery of my
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal, ths
| New York Tribune, on Arizona in Win
| ter" among other things During
| a five months residence in southern Ariz
ona in winter there was 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 a weather observes
would describe as cloudy. AMI some
that were 'showery;' but during the five
| months from November. 1895 to May
1S96l there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine at
some time during the day. 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 fires
and blankets. Half the time an over.
coat is not needed during the day. but il
is never prudent for stranger to be