Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-20

OF HEALTH.
The Special Climatic Ad.
Vantages Of Tucson,
Arizona.

the Hnc OF Tue SOUTHERN racine X. X. IN
the Southern part Of the Territory oi
| arizona. and on the edge of the Santa
Cruz Valley, lies the City of Tucson.
That it was FIRST settled several centur.
les ago has little to do with what we
have to say here. but yet it's story full
of adventure and romance lends an in
describable charm to the old town.
/ Evidences of Thrift.-Its antiquities
are, however, fass disappearing before
the march of progress. The adobe walls
| that formed the battlements of the old
Mexican PuebIo 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-
ful gardens, flowers and shrubbery sur.
| rounding many of the latter. Old streets
| have been graded, new ones laid out, and
other improvements made which give q
thrifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Element .--Of It's population,
however. consisting of about ten thou
sand people, large Mexican eIesncnt re-
| mains, and its presence gives foreign
air to the community as also do The
adobe buildings 10 which they mainly
| dwell.
Topography.-The location of the city
+ in a vast amphitheatre as il were, Sur
| rounded by beautiful mountains. and
resting under the canopy Of the Ioycl,est
OF blue skies, 10 beautiful. The splendid
roads in the vicinity make driving and
bicycling an especial pleasure. In every
DIRECTION charming fnoantain views
greet the eve, and AT the saDsef hour
gorgeous and rrspleadeni eoiors cover
fhe wexseTn sky. The departing OF the
aun casting shadows npon the tops ot
tiax rnountainx which fairly enchant Que
pntlsc Library .-~ Tmeaon hiss a well
selected library.
Hotei Accommodations hotel
recommendation arc ampss. and foE
those prs3erring them there arc cottages
and roouas for rens NJ rrasoaabie rates.
Tuc&on as Health Resort Iii i how
eser of fuesoa as health rrsprs OF
which ws wish TO speak especially here.
and FIRST @f all lei ns say that il IN Estnat-
cd aimuws 10 TIE Sgutys a the climatic
iseit rxcou,suruded by the United States
Mrdicaa CoHa,mssssan. as she nsoss favor
asS3c sxssiots vi the asnssed States Tor thoAe
aslisrsea wisa puimamary stanrnss.
Aisssnssr Above The Sea The alsitpsss
III Tnrsoa is aisnws 2 40 sewt above the
SEA, and this by tho way sresas q sssediam
aisaiade isassseniHFss sasstea TO those Kus
kfing from nsssh dessasss-
The knisy Seasuss. iasy. August aad
| Seystesnlss cousfitsse she so-caiied
'.rainy sSasasu.~ but TIC rassss dufiag
slacse nsamshx. mhem sheTe arc sny. Misie
they are asSscn xssieat are aoa hang saGEe
sa.mn showers. II soaw eacMrs oA and
sase ssn sussses sus ~ isssght as ewcr. IE
July al sAss year thexx was seaspesy astg
rain. In ne saansry ATs tasesx 80 xnany
days III suaKhiae rs IN Arsaona.
Esrresiiassy small RsiHsafi.--At Tnc.
son tho rnimsaH for she whoae ysar 10 only
aasssua esrsrn saeizes. tnsne pears IL w
aess esra a. mach - that. Dussng als
sing nsanfhs, nrtnaseT TO Jnsae snSiHsiTs,
iSgx-S thr3e Krse but swesasy shsreloody
days and usne Of slsose wesx In unc
ssouxh.
Tenpevatmsv. .--nsrisag the usunshs tpf
Iune, suly and AuNsa#s the average tern
scrasuyw ID abnms aso dewswes. but there
u 10 hstse husnaassy In the atmosphere
that no ssaxunssnsessce as experienced
There tsesng bus hnssted irrigation IN the
nrswhhovhuod al Tme@na theyr n no
hnssiidity prudasxd Sn thas way. ~ is
nofabay The case ia thc arighborhood Of
phcerix. wicsx agrscui,ural develop
! usrns has throngai tfsx aid af srsiga tsos
rcaca,ed q great staxr. The fall, winter
and spring usonshs can be compared
| with the Italian ciine Flowers hieoES
slussnr the entire winter snoafhs.
wonaerfni Dryness oI cissnais. There
| ia nuthing more resnasRahse aaasrt the
climate sI Tursoa than It's dryness- IL
| ii s,ssenoss;wai. These ssno such thing a.
what II called suifrs weather as in tho
east. rScent visitor to Tacson joking
| In remarked that .'not even the aains
| SEEMED Damp II ID "a fart that tho ef
! tsxt OF q heavy slspsxr n observable for
/ bet a Sew hours. 10 this dry climate
sunssrokes arc anknown. The dry air
| induces exccedinxiy rapid evaporation of
| the abunda1t pesspsratinn. As a mat
ter Of course the sapriy of fuid must be
maintained. hruce one drinks great
deal OF water here.
| Good Water at Tucsous- Everyone is
aware of the importance OF good water.
and this Tncsnn certainly has. More
over, there are two ice factorirs which
supply any quantity Of beautiful iee.
Effect OF dry Climate on Temperature.
E--Anofhcr ei5sct Of the extremely dry CHI
mate Il that the sensible temperature is
| Gar less than that recorded by the thcr-
maanrter would indicate. Some claim
that there ID a difference Of as mach as
fifteen degrees betwcen the sensible tenn
perature and that recorded BY the ther-
mometcr.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
Disease. 1t is admitted that no medical
treatment has yet been discovered that
/ will cure pulmonary consumption. The
| only cure is that of climate, and in Tue
/ son the warm dry atmosphere seems to
be especially cfheacious. As to the special
| advantage which It's climate offers for
the relief and restoration of those suffer.
ing from pulmonary complaints, note
what different prominent physicians oi
the city say:
DIR. II. w. Fenner, Of Tucson, Surgeon
of the Southern Pacific X. R., says
/ Tucson is city of 10, 600 inhabitants
on the main line of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 2.400 feet above the
sea level. Tucson Is one of the Oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con
uuerors. 1t is now the commercial and
railroad center of Southern Arizona. The
climate is exceedingly dry and bracing
the humidity being exceedingly low; the
yearly minimum and maximum being
26o and $50 spe.tively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
r;ed on. The water supply is excellent
The summers are long, the Thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree OF humid