The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-23

advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having peculiar type of consti.
tuition with n hereditary tendency 10
consumption would do well to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
1T Is fact that those born here OF
| tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re-
main III this climate. It IL my opinion
that there ~ no other section of the
mted States Which will compare favor
able with that III and about Tucson for
the relief OF pulmonary affections"
DR.. A. c. Jones. Of Tucson, said-"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities III the observation and
study Of the climatic treatment of pull
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
have visited The resorts OF Florida,
Texas, New Mexico. Colorado, Califor-
MA and Arizona Five years of that /
have devoted TO active practice in two of
tie most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear i'll this city.
Tucson, in my Judgment, Possesses
advantages over all the resorts Of ,,,y nc.
quatrtanoe, else | should not he here. |
came III quest OF the best possible eli.
matte advantages for an aggravated
case of bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuhercuioels in the second stage. For
SIX months ! had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties ior SIN.
gle day. The former three months OF
this time | was attended by two trained
nurscs and halt.a-dozcn doctors. Have
been disappointed No. am in bet
ter condition than when | came and
have had year respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough, have been
able to resume practice and have the
pas; few months, reinyaded the trying
field of 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
be far along the road to recovery Of INV
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune "a. ARIZONA in Vim.
ter, among othe - During
"A hyc months rekid southern Ariz-
ona in winter the Xas but one DAY
when the weather made i actually ur.
pleasant for me to take exercise IN the
open air at some time or other during
the day. OF course there were a good
many days which "a weather observer
would describe as cloudy, ana some
that were showery, but during the FIVE
months from November, 1895 to Nav,
, fs96) there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine al
some time during the dav. Even more
than Egypt, any where north of Luxor,
Arizona IL the land Of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt to be cool enough for wood tres
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but il
ls never prudent for a stranger to bt
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singuiarly clear
tonic and dry. ] have never seen il
i, clearer anywhere in the world. IL seem,
To have about the same bracing and cx
hiiaratinR qualities as the air Of Tin
great Sahara in northern Africa or o
4 the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabs
+ Patraea. IL is much drier than any par
e Of the valley of the Nile north OF Gatar
{ act. II seerps to me about the same II
. quality as the air on the Nile between
{ Assouan and Wady Halia, but some
, what cooler.
: AS to food. there is plenty, and it !:
good. From here the markets OF Los
Angeles. and even of D nsci are largely
, supplied. Good beef, mutton and poul
, try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
, and venixon from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits arc abund
ant in their season. and sometimes th,
{ season is a long one. Ii is the one eoun
: try have lived in where strawberrIei
ripeu in the open air ten months in tht
) year. 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 th'
southwest derived from novels. or from
The Arizona Kicker, will DC greatly mys
tilted. He will find as many churchei
y as in towns otcorresponding size in Penn
sylvania or Ohio, and probably NOR
{ school houses. and yet he will find pient,
l of liquor shops, too, and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorde
: | unless he hunts late at night for it, ant
;. he will find "a community ot ten thou'
: sand people requiring in the daytim
h only one policeman, and very little oc
cupation for him.
!. DIR, w. Oicott, health officer of Tue
= son. saws" he climate of Tucson i
S characterized by pure, dry, invigoratlnt
= air; small amount Of rainfall, and al
II ever shining sun. 1t is surrounded b.
= mountains which cut of the chillini
i winds ol winter and the dreaded san'
r storms Of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives II mid winter Oh
v mate. These conditions render pleasan
Il an out-oi.door htr the entire year, am
I permit those suffering from lung am
" bronchial diseases daily exercise and lit
2. in the open air. This treatment in spit
n Of numlieriess cures for consumption, cH
Il ploited monthly, stands first IN the con
n fdcnee OF the people and of the mcdica
r. profession as the best single mean
- known OF combating the dread discnst
al tuberculosis. The out-of-door life, wit
proper medical treatment, has afforde
relief To numbers of sufferers who are I've
- voud hope of cure, and cured many /
" the earlier stages OF consumption,
II Dr. Harrison L. Stroud says OF tn
u Climate of Arizona. The summers ar
hot. There are some warm daysin in MAY
Is gradually increasing into June, and trof
II then on until he end OF August the thci
n momctcr ranges high, but with Scpteu
n bct. comes cooler DAYS and nights.
q The heat is peculiar; it is never clos
"a md oppressive; there is never sense {
" sutfocation. The summers are the mos