Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-14

| oIoeI that the patient may 1--we contIn
uously IN the open air for period ofsev
erai months, or, for that matter, for
year, or several years, climate is re
quired which is continuously warm ant
| dry. Such a Climate the United State
does not possess. but the nearest ap
proach % it is Arizona.
Physicians rars'v send their pa mt,
to Inc ar.i -sg;ons ;>,-i1g ;:1m=-e- IL
j TINS ! consider GIt.sl .sstake. : HI
patients should be sent to the arid re
gions So soon as there is evidence of in
lection from the tubcrcle bacillus, anC
should DC made to remain there unit
they are well, or until it is apparent that
the case is hopeless.
Many physicians in the east order
patients to California for the winter
apparently with a view of sending then
to dry climate The relative humidit,
IN southern California is as great, ant
IN Some instances greater, than that u
the Atlantic coast, and many of the best
/ physicians in California regularly send
their tub,rcuar and asthmatic patients
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country, but the fogs which come in
from the sea, and the carnations from
the vast irrigated regions, make it far
interior to the inland desert regions for
/ phthiSical patients. think it may be
assumed as n general rule that wher-
/ ever there is irrigation there is high
degree Of relative humidity. and patients
suffering from pulmonary phthisis
should never be sent to an irrigated dis
! trict. Indeed, some of the California
physicians have declared that irrigation
1 and malaria go together
The city of Tucson has. in my opin-
ion. advantages as a health resort
which can not be equalled anywhere in
North America. know of no locality
where such a moderate winter climate
and such low degree of relative humid
I ity are combined with the same la titude
and altitude. 1t is no longer considered
imperative to send tubercuiar patients
to an altitude of ). 1000 feet, or over. In
tact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to b.
sent TO an altitude or less, rather than
more than 3 1000 feet. The altitude OF
! Tucson is 2 400 feet. and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most ex-
eeptional cases. The city is situated in
basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. Ii is completely walled 10
by massive mountain ranges. To the
north is the Santa Catalina range: to
the east, the Rincon; to the south, the
Santa Rita; and on the west, the Tue
son. Each Of these ranges has an alti-
tuae of ). 900 feet at least. Mount Lee
mon, tht highest peak of the Catalinas,
has an elevation of 10000 feet, and
Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly IL 600
feet.
The scenery at Tucson is as irnprcs-
siye as anywhere IN the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise snd sun
set bcggar description.
During the nine months, October 20
june, inclusive, 1895, there were but
twenty-five cloudy days, and nine Of
these were in one month. Some idea OF
the transparency of the atmosphere may
be had when ] state that, at midday
and with the unaided eye, l have seen
Venus when it was but ten degrees east
OF the sum-"
| DR.. n. II. Matas, a Physician of II
/ years practice in this City. says
Since consnmptives must depend on ths
I resisting forces of nature for the cure q
their disease, IL is evident that an earls
selection OF "A good winter climate is th.
most important factor for their cure ana
fIature welfare.
They need a warm. dry climate il
winter, free from logs, heavy frosts
! storms, chilling winds and sudden at
/ uaosphefie changes. a climate wher
there Is a constant Sunshine and pient,
1 of pure air. and where they can hay
/ outdoor exercise daily. Treatment "a
well rs climate mast be undcrta kei
carly TO do good when there is vet
coed foundation upon whieh to bfsil.
the system. We must remember tina
nature alone cures. and where there i
no nature there is no hope. Physicians
! and climate can only help nature, ana
j they can do no good when nature ],
/ DESTROYED.
"The official wcather reports and sur
yeyors of the United States, as we'll a.
/ the scientific ciimat oiogists, admit that
| Tucson is the cruter OF the most favor
able zonc in the southwest for the i'm
provcsnent and maintenance of life o
consumptives in the United States, i
NOT in the world"
nr. W, b. Purcell, County Physician
0bserves.-''lt is an undisputed fact thai
proper climatic conditions give tb,
greatest relief TO those affected with OF
having tendency to phthisis.
when a phthisicni tendency exist,
great care should be exercised to prevent
/ its development. As humidity Is such al
! important factor in the cause of com
sumption. those affected with or havin,
predisposition to lung disease should
immediately seek the proper climate iav
orahie to their condition.
THE climate of Colorado has been re
commended for it's beneficial effects fo
consumption; my long residence Their
gave me ample and sufficient opport
unity OF Judging climatic conditions
/ there existing during the summer months
| The mountainous portions of Colorado
undoubtedly have beneficial effect OF
tuberculosis subjects, but cannot re
| commend Colorado during the fall ant
winter, as the changes are often severe
becoming raw and cold within few
| hours, and as these are atmospheric con
ditions to be avoided, it would not b
advisable to spend these seasons there
Those having peculiar type OF consti
I tuition with hereditary tendency t,
| consumption would do we'll to avail
themselves of an opportunity and com
here and remain exempt from disease.
''It is a fact that those born here O
tuberculosis parents seldom ever hav
the disease develop, SO long as they re
main in this climate. 1t is my opinion
that there is no other section of tn
United States which will compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson 70
the relief of pulmonary affections"
DIR. ]. v. Calf. cx-Surgeon of the S
Railroad. says:--"Men like Sampson
Davis and Mei huselah owed much q