The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-05

| Lo,. " anu Solu within 4 few
d io".s' ana as these are atmospheric con
ad'': " DC avoided, it would not be
T ~, to spend these seasons there
nose having a peculiar type of consti.
luton with hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to ovaIl
themselves Of an opportunity and come,
mere ana remain exempt from disease.
II Is tact that those born hereof
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
inc disease develop, SO long as they re-.
/ man III this climate. II is my oninior
that there is no other section of tho
United States which will COMPARE favor
aoie with that i'll and about Tucson fnr
the relief of pulmonary affections"
br' A. I. Jones, of Tucson. said.-"The
past seven years have afforded me LARGO
opportunities i'll the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of mi.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
! nave visited the resorts of Florida
texas, New Mexico, Colorado. Califor-
ma and Arizona Five years of thai
nave devoted to active practice in twoof
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear in this city.
ucson, IN my judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ,nvac-
quaintanoe, else should not be here. |
came III quest of the best possible cli-
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 sir.
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
nave had years respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have. the
pas. few months, rcinvadcd the 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 ol. Arizona in Win
ter, among othe, 4. says:-"Durinp
five months rcsid southern Ariz.
ona IN winter the Xas but one day
when the weather made il actually I'M
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the day. Ofcourse there were a good
many days which weather observer
would describe as cloudy, ana some
that were 'showery;' but during the FIVE
months from November, 1895 to May,
1866 there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine at
some time durng the day. 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 rres
and blankets. Half the TING an over
coat is not needed during the day. but ii
is never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. have never seen il
clearer anywhere in the world. IL seems
to have about the same bracing and cx
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. It 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 ID, ntci are largely
supplied. Good beef. 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 long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripen in the open air ten months in the
wear. 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 mys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns corresponding size in Penn
sylvania 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 a community of ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman. and very little oc-
for him"
DR.. A. w. Olcott. health officer of Tue
son, says:--"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigorating
air: small amount of rainfall, and an
ever-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut of the chilling
winds of winter and the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives it Il mild winter eli
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-ofdoor life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
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
fidence of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known of combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life, with
nroper medical treatment. has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-
vond hope of cure, and cured many IN
the earlier stages of consumption.