The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-14
Wbere the Climate ie pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%


winter. as the changes are often severe
becoming raw and cold within n few
hours, aud as these are atmospheric con
ditions TO be avoided, it would not b,
advisable to spend these seasons there
Those having peculiar type of consti.
tuition with hereditary tendency ia
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here aud remain exempt from disease.
1T rs fact that those born hereof
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop SO long as they re-
main IN tins climate. Il is nay opinion
that there Is no other section OF the
United States which viii compare favor
/ able with that IN and about Tucson for
! the relief OF pulmonary atiections.'
Or. A. c. Jones, of Tucson. sain: THE
/ past seven years have afforded me large
! opportunities III the observation and
study ot the climatic treatment of pull
monary tuberculosis. W.hiu that time
I have visited the resorts OF Florida,
/ Texas, New Mexico. Colorado, Calitor-
/ MIA and Arizona Five wears OF that
have devoted 10 active practice in two OF
/ the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear IN tins City
Tucson, in my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts OF ,nv ac-
! quaintanCe, else should not bc here
came IN quest ot the best possible cit-
matte advantages fur an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
I tuberculosis in the second stage. For
SIX months I 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 IA year s respite from the ter
rors nj bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have. the
pas. few months. reiuvaded the trying
field OF heavy surgery. Had ! given up
INV professional work entirely on my ar,
rival and engaged IN some more active
linr of business physically ] should now
be tar along the road Ia recovery oi nv
former weight aud strength
Hon Whileiaw Reid. IN his journal he
New York Tribune "a Auxoua iu Win.
txF. among othr says ~~' During
a flvc months gcsui southern Ari4-
ona in winter the sas but one day
when the weather made il actually an.
pleasant Tor me 10 take escf ct@e ~ The
open air AT some time or other during
the dav e 'eourse there were good
many dnys which wea,he otssert 81
would ueser1ts as cloudy. ana sofat
that were show cry. but during tie iss
months from November 1898 20 Mag.
@9sil there wvEe ofsly i,gur DAYS WHEN
We dtd not hase brilliant sunshine a,
some t,aic during the dav. Even uafe
than Egyp;. amy where north oi Luxor.
Arizona ls ,he aad of the sunshine.
THE nights throughout tiAe winter arr
apt 30 be cool enough for wood nscs
and blankets. Half the time an ovrg
coat il NOT needed during the day. but Il
ls nrvcr prudent for "a stranger 10 ipe
without onr at hand.
The atmosphere sS aingulasiy cseag.
tonic and dry. ! have nrseg s@rss L
CLEARER anv wi iss-yr io the v~oyld ! stvrase
to hare ah,,at the ssuis tsassns ausi ex
h,iarat,ng qualities as the aIr ot sas
great Sahara in northern Ais1ea or u
the desert about Mount S1uai. ,Fa Arabia
patraea II IL mach drier than any part
u. the valley oi The Nile north of 6asaf-
act. Il seems to use about the safne Ia
quality as the air on the Mix bet w-esu
Assouan and Wady Halfa, but sotHe-
wha, cooler.
As 10 food. there is plenty. and i: is
good. Prom here thr markets of Los
Angeles. and even of ID nvri are largely
supplied. Good bccf, niuttoa and poul.
try arr pIcnty and cheap. Quail, ducks
aud ven,sou troui the vicinity can also
he bad Vegetables and fruits arc sbund.
ant in, their season, and sometimes the
SEASON il long one. II is the one conn-
try have lived ia where straw beTrees
yttyeu in the opcn air ten months IN the
wear. I have had them on ny table,
fresh picked from the open gardens. AZ
Christmas.
The mau who goes 20 any consider
able Arizona town with the idea ot the
southwest derived from novels, or from
The Arizona Kicker. will be greatly riys-
titled. He will find as many churches
as IN towns otcorrespoudine size IN Penn
syiyanta or Ohio. and probably more
school houses. and yet he will and plenty
of liquor shops. too, and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for 1t. and
he will hnd community oa tGa tupA~
sand people requiring in tn: daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupatiou for him.
Or. A. W. Oicott, health officer OF Tue
son. says:~-"The climate OF Tucson Is
characterized by pure, dry, invigorat'ng
air. n small amount OF rainfall, and an
evcr-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut of the chilling
winds of winter. and the dreaded sand
storms of most ard regions, Its south
eru position gives it a mild winter eli.
mate. These conditions render pleasant
am out-ofdoor life the entire year, and
nern,it those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatment. in spite
of oumberless cures for consumption, ex
nloited monthly, stands first in the CON
hdence of the people and of the medical
nrofessiou as the best single means
known OF combating the dread disease
tuberculosis. The out-ot-door liie, with
oroper medical treatment. has afforded
reI;cf TO numbers of sufferers who are be-
rond hone of cure, and cured many IN