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The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-26
Wbere the Climate IS pure
Hnd the Hlr is Balmy.@

Exceedingly Small Rainfall.-At Tue
son the rainfall for the whole year is only
about eleven inches Some years it is
not even as much as that. During the
nine months, October TO June inclusive,
1S94-5 there were but ttwenty-hvecl cloudy
days and nine of those were in one
mouth
Ten. r.perature.-During the months OF
une, July and August tse average tenn
Derature is about 80 degrees, but there
so little humidity in the atmosphere
that no inconvenience is experienced.
There being but limited irrigation in the
,eighborhood of Tucson there is no
humidity produced in that way, as is
notably the case in the neighborhood of
Phoenix, where agricultural develop
ment has through the aid of irrigation
reached a great stage, The fall, winter
and spring months can be compared
with the Italian CLINE Flowers bloom
during the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness of Climate.-There
is nothing more remarkable about the
climate of Tucson than it's dryness. It
is phenominal. There is no such thing as
what is called su1trv weather as In the
east. A recent visitor to Tucson joking
lv remarked that mot even the rains
seemed damp" 1t is fact that the ct
| feet of a heavy shower is observable for
but a few hours. In this dry climate
sunstrokes are unknown. The dry ar
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
| the abundant persplrat1on. AS mat
ter of course the supply OF tiu1d must De
| maintained, hence one drinks great
deal of water here
Good Water at Tucson.-Everyone is
aware of the Importance OF good water,
/ and this Tucson certainly has. More
over there are two ice factories which
sunnEy any quantity of beautiful ice.
Effect of dry Climate on Temperature.
Another effect of the extremely dry CHI
nate is that the sensible temperature is
tor less than that recorded by the ther-
mometer would indicate. Some claim
that there is a difference of as mach as
fifteen degrees between the sensible tenn
oerat,,re and that recorded by the ther-
fmometer.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
disease 1t is admitted that no medical
treatment has vet been discovered that
will c11re pulmonary consumption The
ay1v cure is that of climate, and IN Tue
. son fine warm dry atmosphere seems tc
he he especially efficacious. AS to thespecia
! advantage which it's climate offers foi
the relief and restoration of those suffer
inc from pulmonary complaints, mote
| what different prominent physicians 0
the city say:
DR.. w. r. Purcell, County Physician
1bserves:-"It is an undisputed fact thai
!, nroper climatic conditions give tn,
greatest relief to those affected with o.
, aaving a tendency to phthisis.
y "When a phthisical tendency exists
yreat care should be exercised to preven
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-26
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Location of Tucson. Immediately on
the line of the Southern Pacific r. r. IN
the Southern part of the Territory OF
Arizona, and on the edge of the Santa
Cruz Valley, lies the City OF Tucson.
That it was first settled several centur-
les ago has little to do with what we
have to say here, but yet its story full
of adventure and romance lends an In
describable charm to the old town.
Evidences of Thrlft.-Its antiquities
are, however, fast disappearing before
the march of progress. The adobe walls
that formed the battlements of the old
Mexican Pueblo have crumbled away
and the mission ruins are falling to
pieces. Prominent public buildings,
churches, stores and handsome modern
residences have been erected with beauti-
full gardens, flowers and shrubbery sur
rounding many of the latter. Old streets
nave been graded, new ones laid out, and
other improvements made which give a
thrifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Element.-Of its population,
however, consisting of about ten thou
sand people, a large Mexican element re-
mains, and it's presence gives foreign
AIT to the community as also do the
adobe buildings in which they mainly
dwell.
lopographv.-The location of the city
n vast amphitheatre as it were, sur
aunled by beautiful mountains, and
e.stlng under the canopy of the lovehest
OF blue skies, is beautiful. The splendid
roads in the vicinity make driving and
n1cycling AN especial pleasure. In every
direction charming mountain views
greet the eye, and at the sunset hour
Gorgeous and resplendent colors cover
the western sky, the departing of the
sun casting shadows upon the tops oi
fhe mountains which fairly enchant one.
Public Library.-Tucson has a well
selected library.
Hotel Accommodations hotel
accommodations are ample, and for
those preferring them there are cottages
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates
Tucson as a Health Resort-Itjr how
ever of Tucson as a health tesort o.
which we wish to speak especially here
and first of all let us say tho it is situat
pd almost in the centre If the climati
belt recommended by tbs United State:
Medical Commission, as the most favor
able region in the Ur.ited States for those
afflicted with puln. onarv ailments.
Altitude Abov the Sea The altitud,
OF Tucson is about 2,400 feet above tn,
sea, and this by the way seems a medium
altitude particularly suited to those sui
fering from such Diseases.
The Rainy Searon.-July, August ant
SeDtember cons itute the so-callet
srainv season." nut the rains during
these months, VIII there are any, Will
'hey are often violent are nothing NOR
than showers. 1t soon clears off an
the sun comes out as bright as ever. Il
tnlv of this year there was scarcely an
rain. In no country are there SO man
davs of sunshine as in Arizona.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-26

its development. AS humidity is such an
important factor III the cause of COM
sumption, those affected with or having
a predisposition to lung disease should
Immediately seek the proper climate +av-
orable to their condition.
The climate of Colorado has been re-
commended for its beneficial ELECTS for
consumption; my long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient opport-
unity of Judging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer months
The mountainous portions Of Colorado
undoubtedly have a beneficial effect on
hercu1c sis subjects. but cannot re
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 to be avoided, it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having a peculiar type OF constr
tuition with a hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity aud come
here and remain exempt from disease.
''It is a fact that those born here OF
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop So long as they re-
main in this climate. It. 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, aid:--"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
l have visited the resorts of Florida,
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Calitor-
MIA and Arizona Five years of that I
have devoted to active practice in two OF
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and Que wear in this CITY.
Tucson, in my judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of rnv ac-
quaintance else should not be here.
came in quest 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 a sim
| gle day. The former three months o1
this time | was attended by two trained
nurses and halfa-dozen doctors. Have
I been disappointed? No. | am in bet.
ter condition than when | came and
have mad a years respite from the ter.
rors of "a bronchial cough. have beer
able to resume practice and have The
past few months, reinvaded the trying
field Of heavy surgery. Had | given III
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival aud engaged in some more active
line of business physically should noS,
be far along the road to recovery of my
former weight aud strength
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in hisiournaI, thu
New York Tribune. OIL Arizona III Win
ter. " among Other -.4es Says During
a five 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 TIN
open ait at some time or other durinj
the day. @ 1course there were q goo'
many days which a weather observe
would describe as cloudy, ana som
that were 'showery;' but during the fly
} months from November, 1895 to May
1866 there were only four days wheI
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-26

"The heat is peculiar: it = never close
and oppressive; there is never sense OF
snffocation. The sum';v,,S ere the most
healthful period Of -4e year. Ane dry
heat oxidizes and desiccates refuse mat
ter and prevents fermentation That is
the great cause of disease, especially
among children, IN most countries during
the summer. To my knowledge there
has never been a case OF Chez. =" 'nfan-
tum in the territory, nor has there been
caes of sunstroke. except druukards
inebriated at the time. It is Uncommon
custom to sleep out of doors from the
middle Of May until September, and
many las the writer) sleep out during
the whole wear. 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
1uries 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 exhilarating; the
whole country green with the richest
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is a JOY to live.
"At present have never known 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 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.. H. w. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeon
of the Southern Pacific r. R., says
Tucson is a city of 10000 inhabitants,
on the main line of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 2,4OO feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one of the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con-
/ auerors. It 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 So respe~ lively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
ried on. The water supply is excellent.
The summers are long, the THERMOMETERS
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
me the necessity for outdoor life in the
treatment OF pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live contin-
uouslv in the open air for period ofsev'
eral months, or for that matter, for a
wear, or several years, climate is re
uuired which is continuously warm and
dry. Such a climate the United States
does not possess, but the nearest ap
proach to it is Arizona.
"Physicians rare'v send their pa+'~nt:
to the arid -egions ;etri1g :,xn@.er 1c
this / consider great -~istake. Ah'
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-26

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 fires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but it
is never prudent for a stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. I have never seen it
clearer anywhere in the world. 1t 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 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 d. n~cl are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poul-
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. 1t is the one coun-
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 nys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns corresponding sizein 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 u community of ten thou
sand people requiring i'll the daytime
I only one policeman, and very little oc.
. cupation for him
: DR.. A. w. Olcott, health officer of Tue
son, says:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigorating
air; a 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 ard regions. Its south
ern position gives it a mild winter eli
mate These conditions render pleasant
an out-ofdoor life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung anc
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
idence of the people and of the medica
profession as the best single mean:
known Of combating the dread disease
tuberculosis. The out-of-door 1ife with
proper medical treatment, has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be
yond hope of cure, and cured many ii
the earlier stages of consumption.
DR.. Harrison E. Stroud says of th
Climate of fArizona.-"Thes summers an
hot. There are some warm daysin May
gradually increasing into June, and from
!, then on until the end OF Angus he ther
;, mometer ranges high bat vii Septe1r
her comes cooler days and nights.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-01

the church Of Rome on that subject is
determined already and is irreversible;
but in Professionalism, though it has
no other foundation than belief in the
Bible as absolute and Divine truth, as
''the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scrip
ture," to use the words of the West
minister Confession, there has been of
recent years. very complete rejection
of that belief A school of criticism
has arisen which practically reduces
the Bible to human authorship no
more inspired than We're Shakespeare
Dante and Goethe, and it's seat is in
the foremost theological seminaries
That is, it is inside of the church, and
thus yields the profoundest influence
in undermining Christian faith.
At this time Presbyterian commits
sion is engaged in an attempt to lt-
wise the Westminster Confession in
response to demand which had it's
origin in the scepticism induced by
the scholarly criticism of the Bible
called the ''higher." OF course, the
effort will be vain, for the General
Assembly in appointing the commits
sion timidly avoided the essence of the
question in controversy, or the author
ity of the Bible, whether it is Divine Or
human. But that pivotal question
will yet have to be met by Protestant
ism as squarely as it has been met
by the Pope. Mere verbal changes
in creeds built wholly on the theory
of the inspired and inerrant authority
of the Bible, are child's play at time
when religious thought has been rev.
olutionized by destructive criticism Of
the validity of that authority by Prot
estant theologians and scholars of world
wide repute. men whose teachings are
not repudiated and mathematical by
their churches, but who are suffered
to remain in the ministry without re-
proach.
1t is not the Pope, then, but the
great churches of Professionalism, which
need to appoint a commission, or COM
missions, "for the consideration uf all
questions connected with Biblical
studies" The time is coming, if, in
deed, it has not come already, when
these churches must take their stand
definitely and decidedly on the ques-
ton of whether the Bible is of God Or
only Of man. AS it is now, the Pope
is the sole bold, positive and uncom-
promising champion of the Bible as
the Word of God.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-01

to be considered from a theological
basis? OF Scripture? OF all the things
that go to make professional knowl-
edge? Have they more training il
Catholic doctrine than a preparatory
course in the Baltimore catechism?
And yet these men sit in the chairs of
the prophets! Divinity is most diff
cult branch of knowledge-of which lay
editors Of Catholic papers know noth-
ing. Yet the practical Catholic is
bound to buy their papers or be
damned"
The lay editor possessing liberal
education who is an expert in journal
ism knows more of theology AMI
church history than the average Prot
estant minister. He knows more Of
Catholic doctrine than is contained in
the Baltimore catechism. He has read
works of controversy, such as Pope and
Mcguire, Hughes and Breckenridge,
Purcell and Campbell, Yorke and the
Californian bigots, and can put the or
binary Methodist or Baptist preacher
to rout. He may know little or nothing
of divinity, but he can get along with
out it. He is sensible enough not to
go beyond his depth in religious discus
sions, and if he needs any assistance
he can consult some good theologian to
help him out.
He usually has a Bible with notes
and comments for ready reference, and
he has not been listening to explana-
lions of the epistles and gospels every
Sunday since his boyhood without bav-
ing pretty sound knowledge Of Sa-
cred Scripture. In fact, the Catholic
lay editor knows considerably more
than he gets credit for from self-con-
ceited critics who may be utterly in
competent, with all their superior edu.
cation, to fill his place to the satisfac-
ton Of his readers, many Of whom mag
be theologians and doctors of divinity.
The trained Catholic lay journalist is
no ordinary man, and the San Fran
cisco censor surely undertakes his lite
rary requirements. Let us see what
he can do with his new venture. He
may run dry before the year is out,
and discover that it is much easier to
find fault than to conduct a successful
publication that will merit the endorse
ment of the reading public. AS he has
made no attempt to back up his state
ment concerning the ignorance of edi-
tors of Irish papers in the United
States, we assume that he finds himself
unequal to the task.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-01

The recent proclamation of Gen.
Bell anent the Filipino friars has
prompted the New York Freemans
Journal to ask "Can it be that priest.
hunting is to be one of the methods
Of civilization in the Philippines un-
der the Stars and Stripes?" The
military officers in the Philippines are
employing British methods, and
priest-hunting is time-honored An.
glo-Saxon pastime. In the days of
religious persecution in Ireland priest
hunting was so profitable that Jews
came all the way from Portugal to
capture them for the same bounty
offered for wolves. One of the char.
acters in Carleton's leading novel is
Captain Smellpriest. Gen. Bell ought
to read it for valuable suggestions.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-01

A dispatch from Hartford, Conn.,,
says that prominent lawyer named
James ]. Quinn, brother Of well
known priest of the diocese, has been
forced to retire from membership in
the Knights of Columbus for having
Joined the knights of Pythias, which
is under ecclesiastical ban. Bishop
Tierney is reported to- have said that
no Catholic can remain member Of q
secret order and at the same time con-
tinue a member of the church. That
being so, the lawyer referred to is
practically accommodated.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-01

At banquet in New York the
other day, Andrew Carnegie, the
philanthropist, condemned the wars
in South Africa and the Philippines
and said: I'VE are today engaged in
shooting down Christian Filipinos
whose only crime is THAT they believe
in the Declaration of Independence.
Sad that both branches of the So
called most highly civilized race
should be guilty of the most uncivil-
lied crimes"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-01

Commenting on the appointment OF
Outlaw Reid and others as ENJOYS ex-
traordinary to the coronation of the
English king, VIM. J. Bryan says in
the Commoner: 'King Edward ought
to make the most of this evidence Of
the decadence of the American spirit,
for the demonstration may not be re-
peated. He should announce that the
proud heir Of George III. accepts with
pleasure the respectful alteration of tho
repentant descendants of George Wash
ington.''
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-01

Henry Labouchere, M. p, and edi-
tor of London Truth, refers to Kipling's
recent poem, '"The Islanders" as fol.
lows: The islanders are apparently the
people Of Great Britain and Ireland.
The poet abuses them in the most true
ulent fashion. Had used such Ian
guage about my countrymeq, should
have been met on all sides with shouts
of "Yah, yah, pro-Boerw But it has
always been the privilege Of true patri.
OTIS to call their countrymen the ugliest
names, and "fannelled fools'' and
''muddled OATS" are only examples Of
poetic license in this direction.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-01

At Boer meeting in Chicago John
T. Heating said: "Let us agree that
we will buy nothing that is made in
England; that we will patronize no
store, great or small, that carries Eng
lish goods. If we cannot intervene d.
rectly let us begin at once commercial
war upon England" That is practi-
cal way Of boycotting British imported
goods in this country. Why does not
the national president of the A. o. H.
urge the members Of that powerful
organization to wage a commercial war
against their hereditary enemy? The
only effective way for Irishmen to
strike England at present is in the
pocket. Why not do it?
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-01

The Catholic Observer, Of Pitts
burg, Pa, defends President Schwab
of the United States Steel Corpora
ton from attacks made upon him in
consequence Of his gambling at Monte
Carlo. 1t vigorously denies that he
committed any moral wrong in win
ming and losing money at the gam
bling halls. The Observer thinks that
there is nothing sinful in chance,
since the eleven Apostles chose a
successor to Judas by lot. Has the
editor ever heard Of 9 sable theo-
Logan who can quote Scripture for
evil purposes? He is the same per-
sonage at whom Luther threw the ink
bottle.