The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-06

"The heat is peculiar; it IS never close
and oppressive; there is never sense OF
snffocation. The Sun1t:.,,.S are the most
healthful period of Ie 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 countTiesdur1ng
the summer. To my knowledge there
has never been a case of chc.e-a 'afar-
tum in the territory, nor has there been
caes of sunstroke. except drunkards
inebriated at the time. It is Uncommon
custom to sleep out of doors from the
middle Of May until September. and
manv las the writer) sleep out during
the whole yeer. There are not fve 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 richesr
verdpe and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is a JOY to live.
"At present have never known per
son coming to this Territory IN the carry
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 tnat
did not improve. But | cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage of sending advanced cases TO TINS
or other sections to die among strang'
ers.''
Dr.H.W w. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeon
. of the Southern Pacific R. R., says
Tucson is a city of O,O0O inhabitants
on the main line of the Southern Paclhs
Railway. altitude 2,4OO feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one of the oldest
: settlements made by the Spanish con
: ouerors. It is now the commercial anc
= railroad center of Southern Arizona. Th'
climate is exceedingly dry and bracing
: the humidity being exceedingly low; th'
; yearly minimum and maximum being
, 26o and $50 respe. lively. The rainfall
! is small and but little irrigation is car
? ried on. The water supply is excellent
, The summers are long, the thermonete
i ranges high, but the low degree OF humio
: itv makes the clear warmth toierapie
: and the most healthful part of the year
t Sunstrokes and heat prostrations ar
1 unknown. The climate OF Tucson ma
been found by experience to be partlcuI
e arlv beneficial to most cases of pulmor
c arv phthisis. especially those OF tn
earlier or pre-tubercular periods.
|, DR.. Mark A. Rogers, of Tucson, says;
Il my experience has impressed upo
IS me the necessity for outdoor lite in tn
: treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis !
u !, order that the patient may live conti1
q uously in the open air for a period OF se'
E eral months, or, for that matter, for
u year, or several years, a climate is r
ouired which is continuously warm an
&c dry. Such climate the United Stat'
&c does not possess, but the nearest a.
J, proach to it is Arizona.
r. physicians rare'v send their pa+'~n
N to the arid -egions curing 7-xnzer :
this l consider great -=istake. a