The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-16

'N~'hS raw anu COlu WITHIN Il few
hours, and as these are atmospheric con
ditions to be avoided, ii would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there
hose having peculiar type of consti
tuition with a hereditary tendency tC
consumption would do well TO avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
1t IS tact that those born here. OF
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, so long as they re.
nam in this climate. 1t is my opinion
that there is no other section of the
mted States which will compare favor
able with that III and about Tucson for
the relici OF pulmonary affections"
DR.. A. c. Jones. of Tucson, said-"The
past seven years have afforded me laree
opportunities in the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of mi.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
J nave visited the resorts OF FLORIDA
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado. Califor-
ma and Arizona Five wears of that I
nave devoted to active practice in two OF
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear IN this CITY.
ucson, III my Judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ,,,v nc.
quhlntance, else | should NOT be here
came IN quest Of the best possible cli-
matte advantages for an aggravated
case ol bronchitis and for pulmonary
lhheFculo'ls III the second stage. For
slN months ! had been unable TO dis
ChaTge my professional duties Tor "A SIN.
glt daN. nc former three months of
inns time was attended by two trained
nurses and halt-a-dozen doctors. Have
been disappointed? No. am in bet
ter condition than when came and
nave had a Years respite from the ter
rors oi II bronchial cough. have been
abie To resume practice and have. the
pas. lew months, reinyaded 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
tie tar along the road TO recovery OF NV
former weight and strength"
Hon Whiteiaw Reid, in his journal the
New York Tribune oi Arizona in Win.
ter, among othc, - ssays-"Dur;ne
a flye months resid southern Ariz.
ona in winter the, Xas but one day
when the weather made il actually nm.
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the dav. OF course there were a good
many days which a weat her observer
would describe as cloudy ana some
that were 'showery; but during the FIVE
months (trom November, 1895 to Nav,
1866 there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine al
some time during the dav. Even more
| than Egypt. anywhere north of Luxor
| Ari@ona is the land of the sunshine.
nc nights throughout the winter are
| apt to be cool enough for wood nres
| and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but il
| is never prudent for stranger TO b,
| without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear
tonic and dry. have never seen i
clearer anywhere IN the world. 1t seem,
10 have about the same bracing and ex
hilaratIng qualities as the air of tn,
great Sahara in northern Africa or o
the desert about Mount Sinai, in Arabia
Patraea. 1t is much dricr than anv part
OF the valley of the Nile north of Gatar,
act. 1t seems to me about the same in
quality as the air on the Nile bet ween
Assouan and Wady Halfa, but some.
what cooler.
As 10 food, there is plenty, and it is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles, and even of D, nvci are largely
supplied. Good beet, 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 III 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
year. ! have had them on nv 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-
tihed. He will find as many churches
as in towns sofcorresponding 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 vet 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 iii the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc.
cupation for him"
DIR. 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
shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
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, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
i'll the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numbcrless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first in the CON
hdence OF the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known OF combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-ofdoor life, with
proper medical treatment. has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-
yond hope of cure, and cured many in
the earlier stages of consumption.
Dir. Harrison +. Stroud says of the