Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-16

settlements made by the Spanish con
uucrors II is now the commercial aud
railroad center Of Southern Arizona The
climate is exceedingly dry and braciug,
the humidity being exceedingly low, the
yearly minimum and mHxjmum hrIng
267 and 5G' rcspc, lively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation Is ear.
ricd on The water supply is excellent.
The summers are long the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree oihumid.
ity makes the clear warmth tulci able.
and the most healthful part al the year.
Sunstrokes and heat prostrotions arc
unknown. The climate oi Tucson has
been found by experience to be particul.
/ nTly beneficial to most cases oi pulnon-
airy phthisis. especially those Of the
earlier or prc-tubcrcnlar periods
( Dr. Mark A. Rogers, of Tucson, says.
My experience has impressed upon
me the necessity for "ut-d IOr lilc III the
treatment Of pulmonar, tubetcnl, sis. In
order that the patient may 1--we contin-
( uously in the open air for q period ot sey-
eral months, or, for that matter, for a
! year, or several years, a climate is re-
/ qurrd which is continuously warm and
dry. Such climate the United States
docs not possess but the nearest ap
/ proach to il Is Arizona.
! physicians rare'" send their pa nts
+ TO the Add -tx.ons n,i.2 -n!s:s' ld
this ! consider Il G.,oi @.staRc. be
patients should be sen, To the aria re
! gions so soon as there is evidence of m
fiction from the tubcrolc bacillus, and
should be made to remain there until
they are well. or until it is apparent that
the case is hopeless.
Many physicians III the east order
patients 10 California for the winter
apparently with view Of sending them
to dry climate The relative humidity
in southern California is as great. and
in some instances greater, than that of
the Atlantic coast, and many Of the best
physicians in California regularly send
their tubrtcular and nsthmati, patients
To Tucson. California is beautiful
country, but the iogs ~ hloh come IN
rom the sea, and the emanatIons from
he vast irrigated regions, make II fat
inferior to the inland desert regions inr
phthisical patients. think II may he
assumed az IA general rule that whcr
ever there rs irrigation there Is Il hugh
degree Of relative humidity, and patients
suffering from pulmonary phthisis
should never bc sent Ia an irrigated dis
trict. Indeed. some OF the California
physicians have declared that irrigation
aud malaria ro together
The city ~ Tucson has. in nay opin-
ion. advantages as Il health resort
Which can not he equallcd anywhere ~
North America. know ot no locality
where such Il moderate winter climate
and such a low degree Of relative humid I
ify are combiucd with ,hc same l1tu udc
and altitude. ii is no longer considered /
imperative io send tubcTcutni patients
to an aitit ude OF r n0b feet or over. In (
fact, clinical expci ,cffr, has proven that
more frequently patients required To b, /
sent to an altitudc or less. rather than
more than 5000 feet. The altitude al
Tucson is 2 400 icct, and that seems 10
be amply high for all but the most eX-
ceptional cases, The city IS situated ~
a basin near ihc underground Santa
Cruz river. 1t Is completely walled III
bv massive mountain ranges, 10 the
north il the Santa Catalina range. TO
the east, the Rincon, 20 the south, the
Santa Rita. and ON the west. the Tue
son. Each oi these ranges has an hlti
tude ol r 900 feet at least. Mount Le
mon. the highest peak of the Catahnas.
haN an elevation q. 10, 900 fret, and
Mount Wrightson III the Santa Ritas,
rrnche'. an altitude of nearly 1 ,oo0
feet.
THE scenery nj Tucson is ms imprcs
siyc as anywhere IN the Rocky morn
taiuu. and the gorgeous sunrise aud SIM
set btggar description.
During the nine months. October 80
June. inclusive. 1N9+-5. there were hut
twenty-five cloudy DAYS, and nine oi
these were ia one month. Some idea oi
the transparency of the atmosphere may
bc had when state thar, nt midday, /
and with the unalded eye. have seen
Venus when it WAS ha, ten degrees east
of the sun.
DR.. n, II. Matas. a Physician Of ! :
years practice ia this City, says /
"Since cousumptives must depend on the I
resisting forces ot nature for the cure /
their disease IT IS evident that an carly /
sclection al Il good winter climate IS the /
most important factor for their cure and /
future welfare.
"They need warm, dry climate in
winter, free from fogs. heavy iroSts. /
storms, chilling winds aud sudden AT
mosphcric changes, climate where !
there is constant sunshine aud plenty !
Of pure air, and where they can have
outdoor exercise daily Treatment as
well as climate must be undertaken /
early 10 do good when there is yet a
good foundation upon which To build
the system. We must remember that /
nature alone cures, aud where there is
no nature there is no hope. Physicians |
and climate can only help NJ turc, and !
they can do no good when nature is |
destroyed.
"The official weather reports and sur
veyors Of the United States. as we'll AS
the scientific climat ologists, admit that +.
Tucson is the center of the most favor
able zone in the southwest for the i'm
provemcnt and maintenance of life ot
consuiuptiyes in the United States, ii /
not in the world"
Dr. W. Il. Purcell County Physician, |
Obscrves--"It is an undisputed fact that |
proper climatic conditions give the
greatest relief to those affected with oI |
having tendency To phthisis.
When a phthisical tendency exists |
great care should be exercised to prevent I
it's development. As humidity Is such AN
important factor III the cause ot com /
sumption. those affected with ar having /
a prcdisposition To lung disease should
Immediately seek the proper climate iav
orablc 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- |