The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-08

t,E raw ana cold within few
nours' ana as these are atmospheric CON.
o','ohs to be avoided, it would NOT bo
auVisabIe az, to spend these seasons tbcre
nose having pccul9f type of coneti'
tuition with a hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to ovoII
themselves OF an opportunity and come
mere ana remain exempt from disease
II ~ tact that those born herc.ol
.upc,cu'osIs parents seldom ever have
elic u'ScaSc develop, so long as they re-
liiaiii III inns climate. 1t is nv oniu;on
,t'at thcre rs no other section of he
Chited States which will COMPARE favor
aoIe with that i'll and about Tucson for
the rellct OF pulmonary affections"
pf' A. I. Jones, of Tucson, said.--"Thc
past seven years have afforded me laroe
opportunities IN the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment or ,,,t.
ihohary tuberculosis. Within tha. +;,nr
! have visited the resorts Of Flor,da
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado. Califor-
ma and Arizona Five years of that 7
nave devoted to active practice in two of
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
anu one wear i'll this city.
Tucson, in my judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts of mvac.
quaintanoe, else should not be here I
came IN quest of the best possible cli-
hlatic advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis III the second stage. For
six months | had been unable to dis.
charge my professional duties Tor a sin.
gle day. The former three months of
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and half.a-dozcn doctors. Have
| been disappointed? No. am in bet.
ter condition than when | came and
nave had years respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough. have been
anie to resume practice and have, the
pas few months, reinvaded the irving
held OF heavy surgery. Had / given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged i'll some more active
iine OF business physically should now
be far along the road to recovery of nv
former weight aud strength
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune Oh ARIZONA in Win
ter, among othcl .ies says:-"Durinp
hive months resid NJ, southern Ariz.
ona in winter the, xas but one dav
Whcn the weather made il actually un-
pleasant Tor me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the day. Ofcoursc there were a good
many days which n wea, her observer
would describe as cloudy and some
that were 'showery;' but during the FIVE
months from November, 1896 to NAV.
L there mi
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 rires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, bat il
IS never prudent for n stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singuIarly clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen it
clearer anywhere in the world IL seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hiiarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or ot
I he desert about Mount Sinai in Arabia
Patraca. 1t 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 ID, nvri are largely
supplied. Good beef, mutton and poui-
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 a long one. II is the one coun-
try have lived in where Strawberries
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
as in towns otcorrcsponding 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 a community OF ten thou-
sand people requiring i'll the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupation for him.
Dr. A. w. Olcott, health officer of Tue
son. savs:--"The climate OF Tucson is
by pure, dry, invigorating
air; a small amount OF rainfall, and an
cver-shining sun. 1t rs surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. Its south
crn position gives il mild winter eli
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an ut-of-door life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and lite
in the open air. This treatment, IN spite
of numbcrless cures for consumption, cx
plotted monthly, stands first i'll the con
fidcnce of the people and Of the medical
profession as the best single means
known of combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-ot-door lite, with
proper medical treatment, has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-
voud hone of cure and cured many III