The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-05

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the whole yer. 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 in the world. One
bright sunshiny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and exhilarating; the
whole country green with the richest
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is Joy to live.
''At present have never known a per
son coming TO this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andiocating
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. But cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage Of sending advanced cases to this
or other sections TO die among strang-
ers."
DR.. H. W. Fenner, or Tucson, Surgeon
of the Southern Pacific X. r., says
Tucson is city of 10 900 inhabitants.
on the main line Of the Southern Pacific
Railway, attitude 2 400 feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one of the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con.
querors. II In now the commercial and
railroad center of Southern Arizona. The
climate Is exceedingly dry and brae1ng.
the humidity being exceedingly low the
26' and 56S respe. lively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
Rcd ON. The water supply ID excellent.
The summers are long, the thernscmstsr
ranges high. but the low degree ofaunsd'
ity makes the clear warmth tolsr able,
and the most healthfui part OF the year.
SGnstrckes and heat prostrations are
unknown. The climate of Tucson has
been found by experience to be partseul
afly beneficial To most cases Of psalsssosa
ary phthisis. especially those ot the
earlier or pre- tnbcrcalar periods.
Or. Mark A. Rogers. of Tncson. says;
My experience has impressed upon
ne the necessity for outdoor life in the
tTeatmens of pulmonary subefSuaesss. La
order that the patient may hse. cont'sp
aousiy tn the open air for period Of sev-
eraf months. or for that matter. for
year. or several years. a climate ss re-
qnired which 10 continuously warm and
dry. Such "a climate the tfusted States
does not possess. but the nearest ap
proach tn II ~ Arizona.
Physicians rarrs~ asnd shcir paints
10 the arid "sg:crs ,ufi1g s-sn:=er Nd
this ] consider n great .-sstaGe. ahs
patients should be scat to the arid re
giuns 50 soon as there is evidence of ~
iectson from the tasseFess hawsiIus ama
shouid be made to remats there aatA
they are wvIl. or uatil II as apparent that
the case 10 hopeless.
"Many physicians in the cast order
patients To California hsr the wiuteI
apparently with s,ew of sendsng ;ssrsn
to dry climate. The relative humidity
IN southern California - ~ great, and
ia sorsae nstsncss greater. thar that %.
the Atlantic coast, and snany of the best
pisvsiesans In CahfprTSa regularly ssnd
their fuiescuias and asthsnata pataenu
~ TneSon. California 10 q beautsfma
country, but the fogs wasseh cozws ~
sosn tbe sca, @md ths esaanat ttous ssosa
the vast irrigated regions, make IL lar
snserios 10 the inland draers reRaons tO'
phfhssacal patents. thtHk i; snmy ise
assumed as Eenerai rule thar ~fses
ever there is tvSgatiou there ~ hsgh
degree al relative humidity. and patisnts
xufering from psamonary phshssss
si1ouid never be eefst to an irrigated dss-
srsct. Indeed. sosne OF thr California
plsvsieians have DECLARED that .irTagatson
and malaria go together.
The city ~ Tucson has. Ia my opia-
ion. advantages az q health rxsoTs
which cau not he equaiief anywhere in
North America. know of 40 LEGALITY
where such moderate winter climate
and snch low degree Of relative humid.
ify are combined with the same iatitude
and attitude. II ia no ioageg eonxsdevvd
imperative 20 seed tnheTcusas % tsenss
fs, nm altitude Of 3. 600 feet, or over. In
fact, clinical experience has proven that
msore frwuu<ntsy patients required TO be
seus to An altitude or less. rather than
more than 3. 900 fe~t. The altItude of
Tucson IN z, 400 fces. ard that se~ms 20
be amply high for all bot the most CT
ceptional cases. The city 10 situated is
q basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. II 10 completely " allied in
by massive mountain ranges. To the
north In the Santa Catalina range: 10
the east. the Rincon; to the south, the
Santa Rita; and oa the west, the Tue.
son. Each of these ranges has an alti'
tude of 5000 feet at lcast. Mount lie.
mon. the highest peak of the Ca;alinas,
has an elevation OF 10000 feet, and
Mount wrightson In the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude Of nearly / ,oOe
feet.
"The scenery al Tucson is as impres-
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains. and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months, October to
tune. inclusive, 1s94-5. there were but
twenty-five cloudy days, and nine OF
these were in one month. Some idea OF
the Transparency Of the atmosphere may
be had when state that, at midd ay
and with the unaided eye, have seen
Venus when 1t was hut ten degrees east
oftbe sun"
DIR. n, II. Matas. "A Physician OF II
years practice in this City. says
''Sincc consumptives must depend on the
resisting forces of nature tor the cure oi
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