The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-15

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| hours, and as these are atmospheric con
ditions to be avoided it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having a peculiar type of consti.
tuition with a hereditary tendency to
consumption swould do we'll to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and rea1i1n exempt from disease.
| at is a fact that those born here. OF
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re-
main in this climate. II is my opinion
that there IS no other section OF the
United 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 IN the observation and
study of the climatic treatment of pull
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
have gElsited the resorts of Florida,
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Califor-
MIA and Arizona Five>Eears of that
have devoted to active practice in two OF
the most frequent resorts OF Colorado
and one wear in this city.
Tucson, in my judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of nv ac-
quaintance, else I should not be here |
came IN quest of the best possible eli
natlc advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis in the second stage. For
six months | had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties Tor a sim
gle day. The former three months of
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and half-a-dozen doctors. Have
been disappointed? No. I am in bet
ter condition than when / came and
have mad years respite from the ter
rors of a bronchial cough. have been
able to resume ne practice and have, the
past few months, reinvaded the trying
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 my
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune OF. Arizona in Win
ter, among othe, =. says During
five months resid southern Ariz-
ona in winter the, xas but one day
when the weather made it actually ln-
pleasant for me to take exercise IN the
open air at some time or other during
the day. @ 1course there were a good
many days which a weather observer
would describe as cloudy, ana some
that were 'showery;' but during the FIVE
months (fron November, 1895 to May,
1896) there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine at
some time during the dav. Even more
than Egypt, anywhere north of Luxor,
Arizona is the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt to be cool enough for wood fires
and blankets. Halt the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but it
is never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularlv clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen it
clearer anywhere in the world. II seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hilarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Sinai, in Arabia
Patraea. It is much drier than any part
of the valley of the Nile north Of Gatar-
act. 1t seems to me about the same in
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler.
''As to food, there is plenty, and it is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles, and even of D. nvel are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and venison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund.
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season is long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripen in the open air ten months in the
year. l have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
"The man who goes to any consider
able Arizona town with the idea of the
southwest derived from novels, or from
'The Arizona Kicker, will be greatly mys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns ofcorrcsponding size in Penn
sylvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he will find plenty
of liquor shops, too, and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it, and
he will find community of ter thou
SduQ people requiring III Cn> UayC1Tne
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupation for him"
DR.. A. w. Olcott, health officer of Tue
son, says:-'The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigorating
air; a small amount of rainfall, and an
ever-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms of most ard regions It's south
ern position gives it mild winter cli-
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-of-door life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first in the con-
fidence of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known Of combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life, with
proper medical treatment, has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-
yond hope of cure, and cured many in
the earlier stages of consumption.