The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-29

~o"'iAe"u Noiorauo during the fall and
winter, as the changes are often severe
becoming raw and cold within a few
nours, and as these are atmospheric con.
ditions to be avoided, it would NOT he
ADVISABLE to spend these seasons there
ihose having peculiar type of consti.
tuition with hereditary tendency tn
consumption would do well tn avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
mere ana remain exempt from disease.
1T is a fact that those born hereof
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, so long as thev re.
nam IN this climate. 1t is my opinion
that there is no other section of the
United States which will compare favor.
able with that in and about Tucson for
the relief of pulmonary affections"
DR.. A. c. Jones. of Tucson, said-"Tbe
past seven years have afforded me larpe
opportunities in the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of puI.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
! have visited the resorts OF FLORIDA
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Calitor-
mia and Arizona Five wears of that I
have devoted to active practice in two Of
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one year in this CITY.
Tucson, in my judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ,rvac.
quaintance, else should not he here I
came IN ruest of the best possible eli.
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 Tor sin.
gle day. The former three months OF
TINS time was attended by two trained
nurses and half-a-doxen 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
pas. few months, reinvadcd the irving
held 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
bc far along the road to recovery of my
former weight and strength.
Hon. Whiteiaw Reid, In his journal. the
New York Tribune oi. "Arizona in Win.
ter" among other ssays:--"D During
1--WE months resid ~ ,southeru Arig-
ona in winter the sas but one day
when the weather made il actually un.
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the day. Ofcourse there were a good
many days which a ea,hcr observer
would describe as cloudy, aui some
that were 'showery;' but during the Ave
months from November, 1895 to May,
1886 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 she land Of the sunshine.
The nights throughout tho winter are
apt TO be cool enough for wood tires
and blanket. Halt the tisuc an over
coat is not needed during the day. bat il
10 never prudent for stranger TO he
without one at hand.
The atmosphere Is singularly ciear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen it
clearer anywhere in the world. IL seems
10 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 is much drier than anv part
of the valley of the Nile north OF Catar-
act. II 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 Dt nsei are largely
supplied. Good beef, mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and vcnisou from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund.
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season is a long one. 1t is 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 greatly mys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
tiS III tOWuS ss&S sH Nhh-
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 a community OF ten 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
by pure, dry, invigorating
air; small amount of rainfall, and an
eyer-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
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 eli
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, i'll 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 formulating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life. with
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