Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-13
WHERE
TO
GET
HEALTH
TUCSON'S
MANY
CLIMATIC
ADVANTAGES
The Finest Winter Re-
sort in the WOrld---
Some of the Many
Inducements.

| Location of Tucson.-lmmediatciy on
4 the line of the Southern Pdcifc X. k. m
I the Southern part OF the Territory OF
/ Arizona. and on the edge OF the Santa
/ Cruz Valley, lies the City of Tucson.
| That il was frst settled several ccntnr
/ les ago has little to do with what we
/ have TO say here, but yet its story full
of adventure and romance lends an IN
describablc charm to the old town.
I Evidences OF Thrift. Its antiquities
! are, however, fast disappearing before
I the march Of progress. The adobe walls
that formed the baalcmcnts OF the old
| Mexican Pueblo have crumbled away
and the mission ruins are falling to
pieces. Prominent public buildings,
( churches, stores and handsome modern
residences have been erected with beauti
| iul gardens, flowers and shrubbcry sur
rounding many Of the latter, old streets
have been graded. new ones laid out, and
other improvements made which give n
thrifty appearance 10 the Citr.
I Foreign Element OF IFS population,
however, consisting OF about ten thou
/ sand people, large Mexican element re
mains, and It's prcsence gives a foreign
/ ilt to liN Ah3iDiuiAiA - tAi~' wv h'tN
adobe buildings IN which they mainly
dwell
/ Topography. II he location nf the city
in - vast amphlthcntrC as II were. sur
rounded by beautiful mountains. and
resting under the CANOPY ot the lovelicst
/ al blue skies. is beautiful. The splendid
, roads ip the vicinity make driving and
/ bicycling an especial pleasure. In every
y
I greet the eve, and at the sunset hour
( gorgeous and respondent colors cover
/ the western sky. the departing OF the
sun casting shadows upon the tops OF
the mountains which fairly cnchant one
( Public Lihrarv.-Tu has well
( selected library.
/ Hotel Accommoda tons The hotel
accommodations are ample, and fof
( those prcicrrng them there are cottages
! and rooms for rent at reasonable rates
Tucson as a Health Resort lit is how
ever of Tucson aS health resort ot
winch we wish TO speak especially here,
and FIRST of all lei US say that IT is situat-
cd almost in tic 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 Sen The altitude
OF Tucson is about . 400 feet above the
sea. aud this by the way seems n medium
altitude particularly suited to those suf
iering from such diseases.
/ The Rainy Season. July, August and
( September constitute the so-cnIled
rainy season" but the rains during
these months, when there are any, while
.
than showers. 1t soon clears off and
the sun comes out as bright ne ever. In
tuiy of this wear there was scarcely any
rain. In no country are there so mauy
/ DAYS ot sunshine as in Arizona
Exceedingly Small Rainfall.-At Tue.
son he rainfall for the whole year is only
! about eleven inches. Some years it is
not even as much as that. During the
nine months, October to June inclusive,
lS94-;, there were but twenty FIVE cloudy
dayS and nine of those were in one
month.
mpcrature.-During the months OF
June, Iuly and August the average tenn
pcraturc is about so degrees, but there
is so little humidity in the atmosphere
that no Inconvenience is experienced.
There being but limited irrigation in the
.
humidity produced in that way, MS is
notably the case in the neighborhood oi
Phoenix, where agricultural develop
mcnt has through the aid of irrigation
reached n great stage, The fall, winter
aud spring months can bc compared
! with the Italian cline Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryncss OF Climate. There
is nothing more remarkable about The
climate of Tucson than its drvIese. II
is phcnominal. There isno such thing ~
what IS called sultry weather as in the
east. recent visitor to Tucson Joking
ly remarked that mot even the rain.
seemed damp II is n fact that the ef
feet of a heavy shower is observable fol
but a few hours. In this dry climat,
sunstrokcs are unknown. The dry ali
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation o
the abundant .pcispiration. As a mat
ter of course the supply of fluid must b,
maintained, hence one drinks a great
deal OF water here.
Good Water at Tucson. n.--Everyonc il
aware OF the Importance OF good water
and this Tucson certainly has. More
over, there ore two ice factories whicl
supply any quantity of beautiful ice.
Effect Of dry Climate on Temperature
Another effect of the extremely dry eli
, mate is that the sensible temperature i
far less than that recorded by the thcr
mometer would indicate. Some CLAIM
that there is n difference OF as MACH a
+; fifteen degrees between the sensible ten
peraturc and that recorded by the thei
l mometcr.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonar
Disease. 1t is admitted that no mcdica
treatment has yet been discovered tina
will cure pulmonary consumption Th
only cure is that of climate, aud in Tu,
4 son the warm dry atmosphere seems t
8 bc especially efhcacious. As to the specie
: advantage which its climate offers "a
= the relief and restoration of those suffel
d ing from pulmonary complaints, not
}, what different prominent physicians {
!. the city sav:
}. Dir. W. Is. Purcell, County Physician
Obscrves;-"It is an undisputcd fact tha
. proper climatic conditions give tt
|" greatest relief to those affected with G
having tendency to phthisis,