Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-08


means of Livelihood and live in COM
fort.
DIR. Harrison E. Stroud says of the
Climate of Arizona.-"Thes summers are
hot. There are some warm daysiu May,
gradually increasing into June, and from
then on until the end OF August the Their
mometcr ranges high but with Septem-
Der comes cooler days and nights.
The heat is peculiar; it is never close
and oppressive: there is never sense of
sntiocation. The summers are the most
healthiu period of the year. The dry
heat oXidizes and desiccates refuse mat
ter and prevents fermentation that is
the great cause of disease, especially
among children, in most countries during
the summer. To my knowledge there
has never been case of cholera infan-
tun III the territory, nor has there been
a case of snnstroke, except drunkards
inebriated at the time. 1t is Uncommon
custom to sleep out of doors from the
middle of May until September, and
many las The writer sleep out during
the whole year. There are not five 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
iurics 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 i'll the world. One
bright sunshipy day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and celebrating; the
whole country green with the richest
verdne and the brightest flowers. Truly
ii is a JOY to live.
AT present have never known per
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages of pulmonary disease andlocating
in he attitude suited to their particular
case that did not get well; nor have
known of one iii the second stage that
did not improve. But cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage ef sending advanced cases to this
or other sections to die among strang-
ers.
DIR. A. ". O!cott, health officer of Tue
son, says:-"T The climate of Tucson is
charaetcrizedsby pure, dry. invigorating
air; a small amount of rainfall, and an
eyer-shiDiug sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut of the chilling
winds OF winter, and the dreaded sand
storms Of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives ii mild winter eli
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
iii the open air. This treatment, in spite
Of nunberiess cures for consumption, ex-
plotted monthly, stands first in the CON
iidence 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. A. {. Jones, of Tucson, said:-"The
/ past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
/ study of the climatic treatment of pull
1 ;nonary tuberculosis. Within that time
j / 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 O.
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one year in this city.
Tucson, in my Judgment, possesse
advantages over all the resorts of my &C
quaintanke, else Isshouid not be here.
came in quest of the best possible eli
matte advantages for an aggravate,
case of bronchitis and for pulmonar,
tubercuios is in the second stage. Fo
SIX months / had been unable to dis
charge nav professional duties Tor sin
gle day. The former three months o
this time | was attended by two trance
nurses and haif-a4iozen doctors. Hav,
been disappointed No. am in bet
ter condition than when / came anC
have had years respite from the ter
rors of bronchial cough. have beer
I able TO resume practice and have, the
pas. few months, reiuyaded the trying
field OF heavy surgery. Had / given uI
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged in some more activ,
line at business physically should now
be far along the road to recovery of my
j former weight and strength
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal, tn,
New York Tribune, on Arizona in Win
ter, among other things SUBSTITUTING
! "A Ave months residence in southern Ariz
ona in winter there was but one day
when the weather made it actually un.
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
. open air at some time or other during
the day. Ot course there were a good
many days which Il weather observer
/ would describe as cloudy, ami some
! that were 'showery;' but during the FIVE
months (from November, 1895 to May
! 1880 there were only four days when
| we did not have brilliant sunshine al
! some time during the day. Even uort
! than Egypt. anywhere north of Luxor
] Arizona is the land of the sunshine.
! The nights throughout the winter arr
apt to be cool enough for wood rires
/ and blankets. Half the time an over.
coat is not needed during the day, but ii
! is never prudent for a stranger to bt
! without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singuiariy clear,
/ tonic and dry. | have never seen il
! clearer anywhere i'll 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 OF
/ the desert about Mount Sinai, in Arabia
Patraea. Ii is much drier than any part
of the valley of the Nile north of Gatar.
I act. 1t seems to me about the same III
quality as the air on the Nile between
! Assonan 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 Denver, are largely
supplied. Good beef, mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and venison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund.
I ant in their season. and sometimes the
/ season is long one. 1t is the one couIi-
| try have lived in where Strawberries