Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-11

| 2HN'N''. u 10 INV lIlG CbtHlnCfClHl am
railroad center Of Southern Arizona. Til
climate IS exceedingly dry aud bracinp
the humidity being exceedingly low, til
yearly minimum and maximum bcin,
~ aud 80 respe, lively. The rainfall
IS small and but little irrigation is car
red on. The water supply is excellent
lhe summers are long, the thcrm omete
ranges high, but the low degree ofhumitl
ity makes the clear warmth tolerable
and the most healthful part of the wear
Sunstrokes and heat prostrations ar,
unknown. The climate of Tucson ha.
been found by experience to be particul
arly beneficial to most cases of pnlmon
ary phthlsis, especially those Of thu
earlier or pre-tnbercular periods.
Dr. Mark A. Rogers, Of Tucson, SAYS:
My experience has impressed upor
me the necessity 70; outdoor life in tht
treatment OF pulmonary tuberculosis. IN
order that the patient may live contin
uously IN the open air for period of sew.
cral months, or, for that matter, for a
year, or several years, a climate is re.
quircd which is continuously warm and
dry. Such a climate The United States
does not possess, but the nearest ap-
| proach to IT is Arizona
| "Physicians rare'r send their pat' rnts
to the arid -tg.ors airing .-mEet Id
/ tins consider a great -.tstakc. hc
patients should be sent to the arid re
gions so soon as there is evidence of in.
fiction from the tubcrcle bacillus and
| should be made to remain there until
| 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 view Of sending them
to dry climate. The relative humidity
III southern California is as great, and
in some instances greater. than that u
the Atlantic coast. and many of the best
physicians in California regularly send
their tubercular and asthmatic patients
to Tucson. California is beautiful
country. but the fogs which come in
rom the sea, and the emanations from
the vast irrigated regions, make it far
inferior to the inland desert regions for
phthisical patients. think it may be
assumed as a general rule that wher-
ever there is irrigation there is high
degree of relative humidity. and patients
suffering from pulmonary phthisis
HSRNt bG ENNk III Htlk1AEh
trict. Indeed, some OF the California
physicians have declared that irrigation
and malaria go together.
The city of Tucson has, in my opiu-
ion. advantages as health resort
which can not be equalled anywhere in
North America. know OF no locality
where such moderate winter climate
and such n low degree OF relative humid
ity are combined with the same latitude
and altitude. II is no longer considered
imperative to send tubcIcuiaI patients
To an altitude OF 8, 900 feet, or over. In
fact. clinical ex perIence has proven that
more FREQ urntly patients enuired to Ia
sent to an altitude or less, rather than
more than s 900 feet. The altitude oi
Tucson is z, 400 feet. and that seems to
he amply high for all but the most ex
ceptionai cases The city is situated in
basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. Ii Is completely walled IN
bv massive mountain ranges. 10 the
north is the Santa Catalina range. to
the east, the RIncon ~ the south, the
Santa Rita, and ON the west, the Tue
son. Each OF these ranges has an slti
tude of S. 900 feet ~ least. Mount lie
mon. tht high prak Of the Cataliuas,
has an elevation ut 10, 700 feet, and
Mount Wrightson III the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude OF nearly IL ,Ooe
feet.
THE scenery at Tucson is as impres-
size as anywhere IN The Rocky moun-
taius, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set bcggar description.
During the nine months, October To
h.. l..,f
twenty-five cloudy days, and nlue Oh
these were IN one month. Some idea oi
the transparency of The atmosphere may
he had when state that. at midday,
and with the unaided eye have seer
Venus when it was but ten degrees east
of the SUM-
DIR. N. II. Matas, a Physician Of II
years practice in this City, says
Since consumptivcs must depend on the
resisting forces OF nature for the cure
their disease. it il evident that an early
selection of good winter climate " the
most important factor for their cure and
future welfare,
They need warm, dry climate in
winter, free from foes, heavy irosts,
storms, chilling winds and sudden at.
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there is a constant sunshine and plenty
of pure air, and where they can have
outdoor exercise daily. Treatment as
we'll as climate must be undertaken
early to do good when there is yet
good foundation upon which to bnid
the system. We must remember that
nature alone cures. and where there Is
no nature there is no hope. Physicians
and climate can only help nature, and
they can do no good when nature is
destroyed.
"The official weather reports and sur
veyors of the United States, as well as
the scientific cliInatologists, admit TINT
Tucson 10 the center of the most favor
able gone in the southwest for the i'm
provcment and maintenance of life OF
cousumptives in the United States, il
not in the world.'
DIR. W. b. Purcell, County Physician,
Observes:-"It is an undisputed fact that
proper climatic conditions give the
greatest relief to those affected with or
having tendency to phthisis.
when phthisical tendency exists
great care should be exercised to prevent
it's development. As humidity is such an
important factor in the cause ol COM
sumption, those affected with or having
a predisposition to lung disease should
immediately seek the proper climate tav-
orable to their condition.
"The climate of Colorado has been re
commended for its beneficial effects for
consumption; my long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient opport-
unity of judging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer months
The mountainous portions of Colorado