The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-07

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many (as the writer) sleep out during
the whole year. There are not Eve days
IN the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part of the day, at
least, out of 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 sunshiny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and celebrating; the
whole country green with the richest
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is a JOY to live.
4 AT present have never known per-
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocating
III the altitude suited to their particular
lease that did not get well; nor have
known OF one in the second stage that
did not improve. But l cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage of sending advanced cases to this
or other sections to die among strang'
ers."
Dr. II. W. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeon
OF the Southern Pacific X. K, says
Tucson is a city Of 10000 inhabitants,
on the main line Of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 2, 400 feet above the
sea level. Tucson In one OF the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con-
querors. IL is now the commercial and
railroad center of Southern Arizona. The
climate is exceedingly dry and bracing,
the humidity being exceedingly low, the
yearly minimum and maximum being
260 and Sc rcspeA lively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
RED on. The water supply is excellent.
The summers arc long. the therm oulctef
ranges high, but the low degree ofhun1id
iiy makes the clear warmth toierahse.
and the most healthful part of the year.
Sunstrokes and heat prostratioas are
unknown. The climate of Tucson has
been found by experience to be partscal
arly beneficial to mos; cases OF pulmon
ary phthisIs. especially those OF the
CARRIER or prc.tubercular periods.
Dr. Mark A. Rogers. OF Tucson. says:
-"M v experience has impressed upon
me the necessity for outdoor life IN the
trca tment Of pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live contfn
uousiy in the open air for period Of sev.
eral months, or. for that matter. for
year. or. several years. climate 10 re-
CURED which il continuously warm and
drv. Such a climate tho liaitcd States
does not possess. but the aearrst ap
proach 20 II ~ AEaxofa.
Physicians rarw'~ send their paint
TO ihs ard -sg.uGs :sE-lag s-rn=ss I'D
thss eouSsdeE a great .=-42tAke. = D.
pa aiien,x should ise sent 10 tho ard re
gtuns 10 koon 81 there il evidence of an
, fiction from the tulerris baci'laA. aud
|, should be made 20 reTnafu there gnsil
. they are weil. OF untii il ss apparent that
the eAac il heseaess.
! "Many phys,esArs in the east order
patients TO California tor The wintcs
t apparently with vseVs ~ scndtng them
. tn dry climate Use yriatsve huasadssy
10 southern California 10 ~ great. ard
| In sonse .nwtsnees greater than that Is.
the Atlantis coast, and rn@ay os the best
ysAwsscsara 4n 4 1aksfnFu&a regularly sewa
. sh~ss taiseTcua@s ard amshaasas patients
to Tucsoa. California IN "a leanssfus
country bat the ssegs whseh coTnx in
rom the sea. and the esnaaa ttors sToru
! the vast irrigated TrgaUns. make II Sat
. saswvsos TO the tnlmSa desert Frgsons fos
pazahsxseaI ga atixuta. thtmk IL may tx
. amauusrd as q gwn~~Al rule that W tsxx.
. ever thsrr 10 irVagatsan sberr 10 a high
, siexrre OF relatiy hwmsesty. and pa tsenss
|, suffering from pnlmoaasy phthssas
should never be scns 90 Rn irrigated dss-
, srscs. indewd. some OF ,he California
! physacsans have dexiarxSi that irrigation
and malaria 60 togsthes.
The city ~, Tucson has ia my opsa-
ion. advantages as beaatA resort
which can rot he csqaalsed anvwheve sa
, Nossh Amxgsea. | know OF no locality
! where suSh d moderate wiutev climate
and sueh low degree of relative hunsd
, ity are connhtEed with the same iasis eds
aaE altitude. Ii 10 no iongeT considered
smywratsyv to send tuherxalas patGnts
TO an altitude of 6. 900 scet. or over. In
TACT, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required 10 he
cent TO an altitude or less, rather than
!. more than 8. 600 tcct. The altitude oi
Tucson 10 2, 400 fcet, and that seems to
| be amply high for all bu; the most en-
. eeptionai cases, The city 10 situated IN
J a basin near the underground Santa
. Crux river. II 10 completely walled 10
bv massive mountain ranges. To the
. north ia the Santa Catalina range. TO
. the east, the Rincon: to the south. the
; Santa Rita. and on the west, the Tue
tude of {, 900 feet at least. Mount lie.
mon. tn. highest peak OF the Cat alinas,
, has m elevation of 10000 feet, and
: Mount Wrighssou IN the Santa Ritas.
> reaches an altitude of nearly IL zoe
feet.
The scenery at Tucson is as impres-
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
: tains. and the gorgeous sunrise and sun.
set bcggar description.
During the nine months. October 20
June. inclusive, 1s9+.5. there were but
TWENTY-FIVE cloudy days. and nine of
! these were in one month. Some idea OF
the transparency OF the atmosphere may
! be had when state that, at ufidd ay
: and with the unaided eye, have secn
Venus whcn il was hnt ten degrees east
|, of the SUM-"
e DR.. N, H. Matas, a Physician OF Il
e years practice in this City. says
'Siuce consumptiyes must depcnd on the