The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-04
Wbere the Climate is purs
lind the Hir is Balmy.%

commend Colorado during the fall and
WINTER as the changes are often severe
nccoming raw and cold within Eew
,ours' ana as these are atmospheric con-
unions 10 be avoided, it would NOT he
muVlsaDlc to spend these seasons there
nose having peculiar type of const;.
'ution with hereditary Tendency tn
consumption would do well to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
mere ana remain exempt from disease.
IL IS tact that those born here of
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re.
man Ill this climate. 1t is my onin;on
mat 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"
DIR. A. {. Jones. of Tucson, said:-"The
| past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of pul.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
nave visited the resorts of FLORIDA,
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Calitor-
ma and Arizona Five years of that |
nave devoted to active practice in twoof
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear in this CITY,
Tucson, in my judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ,rvac-
/ quaintaIice, else should not be here.
came III quest OF the best possible eli
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis i'll 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-dozen doctors. Have
been disappointed? No. am in bet
| ter condition than when | came and
have had a years respite from the ter.
rors of bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
pas: few months, reinvaded si1e 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
be far along the road to recovery of nv
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal. the
| New York Tribune Oh ARIZONA in Win.
| ter, among othet aes says:-"During
| nve months resid No. southern Ariz.
ona IN winter the' xas but one day
| when the weather made il actually un-
| pleasant tor fnc TO take exercise in the
open air mt some time or other during
the day. OF coursc there were a good
many days which "a wea, her observer
would describe as Cloudy and some
that were 'showery;;' but during the FIVE
months from November, 1895 to May
| 1s96l 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 the land Of the sunshine.
THE nights throughout the winter ar,
apt to be cool enough for wood hres
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but i
IL never prudent for stranger TO b'
| without ono at hand.
The atmosphere is singuiarly clear
tonic and dry. have never seen il
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 oi
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. 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 il plenty, and it is
| good. From here the markets of Los
| Angeles, and even OF Dsn are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and vcnison from the vicinity can also
be had Vegetables and fruits are abund
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season is long one. /. is the one coun'
try have lived in where Strawberries
ripen in the open air ten months in the
wear. have had them on my table
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
1.-The man who goes TO any consider
able Arizona town with the idea of the
southwest aerived from novels, or from
The Arizona Kicker will be greatly mys'
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns otcorresponding size in Penn
svlvania 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 Mt night for it, ant
he will find a community of ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc
cupation for him"
i DR.. A. w. Olcott, health officer of Tue
son, says:-"The climate of Tucson il
characterized by pure, dry, invigoratini
air; small amount of rainfall, and M
ever-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sane
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, ant
permit those suffering from lung ant
: bronchial diseases daily exercise and lt'
|, in the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first IN the con
fidence of the people and of the medica
!. profession as the best single means
known of combating the dread disease