The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
Wbere the Climate is Pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%

becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are atmospheric con
ditions to he avoided, il would not h,
advisable TO spend these seasons there
Those having peculiar type Of consti
tntion with hereditary tendency I,
consumption would do well TO avail
themselves OF AN opportunity and com,
here and remain exempt from disease.
ut is fact that those born hcrc.o
tuberculosis parents seldom ever hay,
the disease develop, 40 long as they re-
main i'll this climate. II is my opinior
that there Is no other section of thu
United States which will compare favor
able with that III and about Tucson f,t
the relief of pulmonary affections"
Or. A. {. Jones, of Tucson. said,-"Th,
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment Of puI.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
have visited the resorts OF Florida.
Texas, New Mexico. Colorado, Cnlitor-
mia and Arizona Five wears of that
have devoted to active prActice in two OF
the most frequent resorts of colorado
and one year in this city.
Tucson, in my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ,,,v ac-
quaintance, else should not he here.
came i'll quest of the best possible eli
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis in the second stage. For
SIX months | had been unable to dis.
charge my professional duties Tor a sin.
gle day. The former three months OF
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and haIt.a-dozcn doctors. Have
been disappointed No. am in bet
ter condition than when | came and
have had II year respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough. have been
able To resume practice and have, the
pas. few months, rcinyaded the irving
held OF heavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged in some more active
line OF business physically should now
be far along the road to recovery of nv
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitclaw Reid. in his journal. the
New York Tribune Oi. ARIZONA in Win.
ter, among otiIei -, $ says --" During
Il hve months TesId southern Ariz-
ona IN winter tho Has 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 good
many days which a weather observer
would describe as cloudy, ana some
that were showery;' but during the five
months from November. 1895 TO Nav,
1knGl tns.va s.,.f.r
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 tires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but it
is never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen il
clearer anywhere in the world IL seems
to have about the same braciug and cx
hilarating qualities as the air Of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
Patraea. L. - much dricr than any part
OF the valley of the Nile nerth OF Gatar.
act. 1t seems to me about the same in
quality as the air on the Nile bet wcen
Assouan and WHdy Hnlia, bur some.
what cooler.
"As to food, there is plenty, and it is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles. and even of D,nVe 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.
ant IN their season, and sometimes the
season is long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripen in the open air ten months in the
year, have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens. at
Christmas.
The man who goes to any consider
able Arizona town with the idea Of the
southwest derived from novels. or from
The Arizona Kicker, will be greatly mys.
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns oicorresponding size i'll Penn.
svlvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he will hnd plenty
of liquor shops. too, and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it. and
he will find IA community of ten thou-
sand people requiring i'll the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc'
cupatIon for him.
DR.. A. ". Olcott, health officer of Tue
son, Says:--'The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure. dry, invigorating
air: small amount OF rainfall, and an
ever shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut of the chilling
winds OF winter, and the dreaded SAND
storms OF most ard regions. Its south
crn position gives ii Il mild winter eli
mate These conditions render pleasant
an ont -of.door life the entire wear, nnt
permit those suffering from lung ant
bronchial diseases daily exercise and litt
in the open air. This treatment, III spit,
of numberless cures for consumption. ex
plotted monthly, stands first in the con
tidcnce OF the people and of the mcdica
profession as the best single mean.
known of combating the dread disease
tuberculosis. The out -of-door life. will
proper medical treatment. has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who arc he
vond hope of cure. and cured many il
the earlier stages of consumption.
Dr. Harrison +. Stroud saws of tn,
Climate of Arizona. .--"Thc summers ar,
hot. There are some warm days in Nav
gradually increasing into June, and from
then on until the end ot August the thcr
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