Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-28

tubcltNlOSlS III ltC SECOND Slukc. IOf
six months had been unable 70 dis.
charge my professional duties Tor n sin
gle day The former three months oi
this time | was ATTENDED by two trained
nurses and half.a-dozCn doctors. Have
! been disappointed? No. am i'll bet
ter condition than when ] came and
have had years respite from the ter
rors pl II bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
pas. few months, rcinvadcd the trying
held Ot 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
DC far along the road to recovery of my
former weight and strength.
Hon, WhitcIaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune Ui. Arizona i'll Win
ter, among othc sayS>~~"D During
JiiVC months resi- southern Ariz-
Qua in winter the Aas but one day
when the weather made il actually un-
I pleasant for me to take exercise III the
open air at some time or other during
the day. Ofcoursc there were Il good
many days which weather observer
would describe as cloudy, ana some
that were showery;' but during the five
months from November, 1895 to May,
I lSJ6l there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine at
some time daring 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 he cool enough for wood nres
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but ii
* never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
TOME and dry. ! have never seen il
clearer anywhere III 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. 1t is much drier than any part
of the valley Of the Nile north of Gatar-
act. II seems TO me about the same III
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Halla. but some
what cooler.
"As TO food, there is plenty, and it is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles. and even OF D,nreI are largely
supplied Good beef, mutton and poul
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks |
and vcnIson from the vicinity can also !
be had. Vegetables aud fruits arc abund
ant III their season, and sometimes the !
season is n long one. II is the one coun-
try have lived in where Strawberries /
rpcn IN the open air ten months III the !
wear. have had them on my table, |
fresh picked from the open gardens, al !
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, viii be greatly mys-
tined. lie will find as many churches
as IN towns oicorresponding size in Penn
sylvanin or Ohio, and probably more
sahool houses, and yet he will find plenty
oi liquor shops, too, and gambling
honscs. and yet he will see lit tie disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it, and
hc viii find community OF ten thou
sand peop!c requiring i'll the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupation for him. !"
Ur. A. w. Olcott, health officer of Tue
son, says--"Thc climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure. dry, invigorating
air; small amount of rainfall, and an
cver-shining 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
crn position gives il mild winter eli.
mate These conditions render pleasant
an out-oi-ioor life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatme in spite
of numlserless cures for consumption, cx
plotted monthly. stands first IN the con
tidence OF the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known of combating the dread disease,
The out-of-door life, with
proper medical treatment. has afforded
rchcf To numbers of sufferers who are be-
yond hope of cure. and cured many iD
the earlier stages Of consumption.
DIR. Harrison f. Stroud says of the
Climate of Arizona.--"The summers are
hot. There are some warm daysin May
increasing into June. and from
then on until the end Of August the ther
ranges high bnt with Scptem
bcr c0lncs cooler days and nights.
The heat is peculiar: il is never close
md oppressive; there is never n sense OF
The summers are the most
HtattHiUi IRIlou OI Tue year. NC uIN
heat oxidizes and desiccatcs refuse mat
ter and prevents fermentation that is
the great cause of disease, especial,
among children, i'll most countries during
he summer. To my knowledge there
has never been case OF cholera infan-
tum in the territory. nor has there been
n case of sunstrokc, except drunkardg
at the time, 1t is thecommon
custom to sleep ont of doors from the
middle of May until September, and
many las the writer sleep out during
the whole yePr. There are not FIVE days
III the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part Of the day, at
least out of doors. In this climate in.
juries and wounds heal very rapidly;
diseases are usually very
mild. Tnerc 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
vcrduc and the brightest flowers. Truly
il is Joy to live.
AT present have never known per
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocating
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