The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-05

| midule u May until Septem her. ana
many (as the writer) sleep out during
the whole yePr. There are not five days
IN the whole year but themost delicate
invalid can spend part Of the day, at
least, out ot doors. In this climate in
luries and wounds heal very rapidly
contagious diseases are usually very
mild. There has been no epidemic, ex
cept in whooping cough, for years.
The winter months, from the middle
OF September to the first OF May, are in
this locality the finest in the world. One
bright suushuy DAY succeeds another;
the nights are cool aud exhlarating the
whole country green with the richest
verflur and the brightest flowers. Truly
It Is a lov to live,
! AT present have never known "A per
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andloCating
III the altitude suited to their particular
case that did not.Kct wel; nor have
known OF one i'll the second stage that
did not improve. But cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage OF seudug advanced cases to this
OF othcr sections 10 die among straHg
crS.
Ir, r. W. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeon
oi the Southern Pacific r. r., Says.-
Tucson is city OF 10000 inhabitants
on the main line OF the southern Pacint
Railway, altitude 400 feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one Of the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con
querofs. K is noW the commercial aud
railroad center of Southern Arizona. I he
climate is exceedingly dry and brac,nR
the humidity being exceedingly tow; The
yearly minimum and maximum beng
26~ and 56 respectively. The rainfall
IS SMALL and but lttle irrigation is car
rcd on. The water supply is excellent
he summers are long the thermometer
ranges high, but ;he low degree ofhumld
ity makes the clear warmth tolerahle.
aud the most healthful part OF the year.
SunstroSes and heat prostrations are
unknown The climate OF Tucson has
been found bv experience to be particul-
arly beneficial to most cases OF pulmon.
AIRY phthisis. especially those of the
earlier or pre-tubercular periods.
Dr. Mark A. Rogers. OF Tucson, says:
My experience has impressed upon
me the necessity for outdoor liic IN the
treatment OF pulmonary tuberculosis. in
order that the patient may hive contln"
uously III the open air for a period OF sew
cral months, or, for that matter. for a
wear, or several years, climate Is re
quired which IS continuously warm and
dry. Such climate the nited States
does not possess. but the nearest ap
proacb ~ IT Is Arizona.
Physicians rarr'v sand their pa''~nts
10 the aid .g.cas tr13g -rn--ter NJ
thls | CONSIDER great =.staae. HI
L.
giuns no soon az there Is evidence ot in
lection from the tubetclc bacillus and
should he made 10 remain there Until
they are well. or until II Is apparcht that
/ The case IL hopcless.
MANY phs sicians II IA, cast order
patients 10 California ior ttc winter
apparently with a vtg0 ~ sending them
To a dry climate I he relative humidity
Ia southeTu California Is as great, and
IN some Instances greater. than that II.
the Atlantis coaSt. and many of the hest
phY>fci4;lS IN California reg llaFly send
then ls''Ercuar and asshmatRs patient
to Tucson. California IL u bcauiltu,
country. but tho iugS which corue su
rom the sea, and the einaua tsons from
tht vast irrigated regions. make Il Tar
interior To tax inland desert regions fo'
phthtslcni patients. think II maY 6t
assumed as a general reie tha1 " her
ever there is irrigation there a iagh
eegrcc at relative humidity. and patients
suffering from pulmonary phihisis
should never be Scnt 10 an irrigated dis
tr,ct. Indeed. some ot tho California
physicians have declared that irrigation
aud malaria go together
The city az Tucson has in nv opsu.
ion. advantages IS health resort
which can not be eaualicd anywb here IN
North America know ~ no locality
where such a moderate winter climate
and such low degree of relative humid
,sy are combined with the same la tItude
and altitude. 1t W no longer considered
imperative 20 send tuberCuiar patients
10 an altitude OF ; 600 icci. or over. In
fact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required 90 be
sent to an altitude or less rather than
more than 5000 feet. The attitude OF
Tucson u :, 400 feet and that seems to
be amply high for all bnt the most ex
/ ceptionai cases. The city Is situated 10
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. /; IN completely walled in
! bv massive mountain ranges. To the
north ~ the Santa Catalina range, to
! the east, the Rincon. to the south, the
Santa Rita: aud on the west, the Tnc
son. Each of these ranges has an slti-
] ,ude of 5000 feet at least. Mount lie.
! mon. III. highest peak OF the Catalinas,
has an elevation OF 10000 feet, and
Mount Wughtson IN the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly li,00e
teet
The scenery al Tucson is as impres-
xive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains. and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set bcggar description.
During the nine months, October to
lune, inclusive, tS94-5, there were but
twenty-five cloudy days, and nine OF
these were in one month. Some idea OF
the transparency ot the atmosphere may
be had when state that at nidd ay
and with the unaided eye, have seen
Venus when it was hut ten degrees east
/ of the SUM-"
DR.. n, Fl. Matas, n Physician of II
wears practice in this City, says
! ;,c,,o. c.,uSu,nntiyes must deDerd on the |