The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11

the whole year. 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 i'll the world. One
bright sunshiny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and eXhllaratiug; the
whole country green with the richest
verduc and the brightest flowers. Truly .
it is iov 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. Bu: cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage of sending advanced cases TO this .
or other sections TO die among strang- /
ers."
Or. II. ". Fenner of Tucson, Surgeon
OF the Southern Pacific K. r.. says
on the main line of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude > 400 feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one OF the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con
querors. X is now the commercial and
railroad center of Southern Arizona. The
climate is exceedingly dry and bracing,
the humidity beng exceedingly low; the
yearly minimum and maximum being
26o and 56' respe, e,tively. The rainfall
is small and but httlc irrigation rs car
ried on. The water supply is excellent.
The summers are long. the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree othumid-
itv makes the clear warmth toierabie,
and the most healthful part OF the year.
Suustrokes and heat prostrations are
unknown The climate OF Tucson has
been found by experience TO be Particui-
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 lite III the
treatment Of pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may hive eontln-
uously in the open air for period OF sew
cral months, or. for that matter, for
year oF &fSl1A NNAi9 D a NAfAA&N ~ - -
uuircd which is continuously warm and
dry. Such climate the nited States
does not possess. hut ihe nearest ap-
proach TO II ~ Arizona.
"Physicians rsre'v send their paints
to the ard -ex.ors cavr"g -e1-ser M
this | consider a great STAKE. h
patients should Toe sen; ,o the and Il
gtuus So soon as there IS evidence oi IN
lection from the tubercig bacillus, and
should be made To rcnHalu ibcrc uafH
they are well. or Until II - il5tsgent that
the casc Is hotc'css.
"Mauv physicians IL the east order
patients TO California tor the .Intrf
apparently wi;h IS v1cV oi sending them
10 a dry climate The relative humidity
in sout hrIu California rs as great. and
IN some instances greater, ;han that o.
the Atlantic coast. and many oi tae best
phv~iciaus IN California regularly send
their tulscrcuiar and asshnattN pastenis
10 Tucson. California rs "A heautifu.
country. but the togs which c,}sTae ~
rom thc sea, and the cnanationS 'Trotu
tho vast irrigated regions, make II tar
inferior TO the inland dcscrt regions fa'
t,hth,sscal patients. | thIuk II raY et
assumed AS a general rule that " hef
ever there is irrigation there rs a hsgh
degree Of relative humidity. andpattents
suffering from pulmonary phthis,f
should never bc sent 10 an irrigated dis
trict. Indeed, some OF the Nabtoraia
,, physcians have declared that irr1ga atiou
and malaria 60 together
The city o' Tucson has IN my opiu-
ion. advantages as health resort
which can not hc equailed anywhere N
North America. know al no locality
where such moderate winter climate
and such n low degree Of relative humid
.ty are combined with the same latitude
} and altitude, Il - no longer considered
: imperative 10 send tubercuiaF patients
, 10 an altitude OF s. 900 icct. or over. In
: fact. clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required 10 oe
: sent to an altitude or less, rather than
more than Z. 900 feet. The altitude os
Tucson Is ., 400 feet. and %hat seems TO
be amply. high for all but the most ex-
. ceDtional cases. The city Is situated In
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. Ii is completely walled IN
bv 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 mas an stNs'
tude OF {, 900 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon. the highest peak OF the Catalinas.
has an elevation OF 10000 feet. End
Mount Wrightsou in the Santa Ritas
reaches an altitude OF nearly l1,OOG
feet.
"The scenery at Tucson is az impress
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
,, During the nine months, October to
, June, inclusive 1s9+-5, there were but
, twenty-five cloudy days, and nine OF
these were in one month. Some idea OF
the transparency of the atmosphere may
he rad when state that, at midd ay
and with the unaided eye, have seen
! Venus wher, it was hut ten degrees east
| Of the SUM-"
E Or. n, H. Matas, a Physician of II
e wears practice in this City. says
'Since consumptives must depend on the
resisting forces of nature tor the cure OF
/ their disease, it is evident that an early