The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-09
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%

commend Colorado during the fall and
winter. as the changes are often severe,
becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are atmospheric con-
ditions u be avoided. it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
ihose having peculiar type of consti-
tution with hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
1T IS a fact that those born here.o
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, So long as they re-
main IN this climate. H. is my opinion
that there as no other section OF the
United States which will compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
the relief ot pulmonary Affections
DR.. A. c. Jones. of Tucson, said 1.-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 visited the resorts of Florida.
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Califor-
ma and Arizona Five wears of that
nave 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 mva
quaintance, else should not be here. |
came IN quest of the best possible cii-
matte 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 for a sin.
gle day. The former three months of
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and half.a-dozen doctors. Have
| been disappointed? No. am in bet
ter condition than when / came and
have had years respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
past few months, reinvaded the irving
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 my
former weight aud strength"
Hon. WhiteIaw Reid, 10 his journal. the
New York Tribune vi, Arizona ia VIM
ter" among othc, .4as says:--"During
a Ave months resid ,southern Ariz.
ona in winter the. xas but one day
when the weather made ii actually un-
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the day. & tcourse there were a good
many days which a weather observer
would describe as cloudy, and some
that were 'showery:' but during the Eve
swsS< he
1S96l there were only four days when
we did NOT have brilliant sunshine nj
some time during the dav. Even more
than Egypt. anywhere north of Luxor,
AriAona 10 the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt to be cool enough for wood rires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat II not needed during the day. bat it
is never prudent for a stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singuiarly clear,
tonic and dry. have never seen it
clearer any whrrc 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. 1t b much drier than any part
OF the valley of the Nile north of GataT-
act. Ii seems to me about the same in
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Haifa, but some
what cooler.
"As to food, there 10 plenty. and IT Ia
good. From here the markets OF Los
Angeles, and even of d nset are largely
supplied. Good becf. nlutton and poui-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and venison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are aband.
ant in their season, and somctimes the
season 10 long one. 1t 10 the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripen in the open air ten months in the
year. 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 greatIv mys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
an in towns ofcorrcsponding sire 10 Penn
syivania 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 teu thou-
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman. and very little oc-
cupation for him."
DR.. A. w. Oicott. health officer of Tue
son, says--"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigorating
air; q 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 arid regions. Its south
ern position gives it mild winter cli-
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-ofdoor 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
hdence of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known Of sfcombating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life, with
proper medical treatment. has afforded