The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-26

middle )f May until September. ana
many las the writer) sleep out during
the whole yesr. There are not FIVE 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
iuries 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 anotl er;
the nights are cool and exhilarating; he
whole country green with the richest
yerdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is a JOY to live.
AT present have never known a per-
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocating
in the altitude suited to their particular
case that did not get well; nor have ]
known of one in the second stage that
did not improve. But cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage of sending advanced cases to this
or other sections to die among strang-
ers."
DIR. H. W. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeon
of the Southern Pacific X. R., says
Tucson is city of 10000 inhabitants,
on the main line of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 2, 400 feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one of the Oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con.
querors. 1t 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
26o and $50 respectively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
ried on. The water supply is excellent.
The summers are long, the ther1n ometer
ranges high, but the low degree ofhumid-
ity makes the clear warmth tolerable,
and the most healthful part of the year.
Sunstrokes and heat prostrations are |
unknown. The climate of Tucson has |
been found by experience to be particul |
arly beneficial to most cases of pulmon- |
ary phthisis. especially those of the |
earlier or pre-tubercular periods.
DR.. Mark A. Rogers, of Tucson, says:
My experience has impressed upon |
4 me the necessity for outdoor life in the |
treatment Of pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live contin-
uously in the open air for period OF sew
eral months, or, for that matter, for
year, or several years. a climate 10 re
quired which 10 continuously warm and
dry. Such a climate the United States
does not possess, but the nearest ap-
prosch to it ID Arizona
"Physicians rarely send their patents
to the arid -esicns curing sssnzner nd
patients should be sent TO the arid re
gions 90 soon as there is evidence of in
. lection from the tubcrcle bacillus, and
should be made to remain there until
. they are well, or until it 10 apparent that
the case 10 hopeless.
/ 'eMany physicians in the east order
patients to California for the winter,
: apparently with view of sending them
, to q dry climate. The relative humidity
in southern California 10 as great, and
G lin some instances greater. than that o.
the Atlantic coast. and many of the best
physicians in California regularly send
I their tubercuiar and asthmatic patients
e to Tucson. California 10 a beautiful
country, bat the fogs which come in
rom the sea, and the emanations from
: the vast irrigated regions, make IL far
: inferior to the inland desert regions for
phthisicai patients. think it may be
assumed 40 a general rule that wher-
! ever there 10 irrigation there 10 high
: degree of relative humidity. andpatients
: suffering from pulmonary phthisis
;. should never be sent to an irrigated dis
:. trict, Indeed, some of the California
!. physicians have declared that irrigation
: and malaria 60 together
"The city'ot Tucson has. in my opin-
ion, advantages as a health resort
| a. H. I~A s11arA Ssa
% North America. know Of no locality
where such a moderate winter climate
i- and such low degree of relative humid
% ity are combined with the same latitude
o and altitude. It is no longer considered
l. imperative to send tubercular patients
le to an altitude of S. 900 feet, or over. In
l. fact. clinical experience has proven that
y more frequently patients required to be
'e sent to an altitude or less. rather than
{, more than 1000 feet. The altitude OF
It Tucson is 2, 400 feet. and that seems TO
be amply high for all but the most ex-
ceptionai cases. The city is situated in
!. a basin near the underground Santa
:. Cruz river. 1t is completely walled iu
" by massive mountain ranges. To the
]. north is the Santa Catalina range; to
= the east, the Rincon; to the south, the
= Santa Rita; and on the west, the Tue
:. son. Each of these ranges has an alti'
> tude of 900 feet at least. Mount Le'
e mon. the highest peak OF the Catainas
= has IN elevation of 10000 feet, and
~ Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas
reaches an altitude of nearly 1,0OG
g feet.
"The scenery at Tucson is as impres
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
&C. tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
is set beggar description.
'g During the nine months, October te
IN Iune, inclusive. 1s94-5, there were bu
~ twenty-five cloudy days, ana nine
lg these we're in one month. Some idea o
,d the transparency OF the atmosphere ma,
h be had when state that, at midd ay
IL and with the unaided eye, have seer
MT Venus when it was hut ten degrees east
40 of the SUM-"
lie DR.. n, II. Matas, Physician OF l.
te years practice in this City, says