The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-17

winter, as the changes are often severe
becoming raw and cold within n few
hours, and as these are atmospheric con
ditions to be avoided, it would not IA,
advisable to spend these seasons there
lhose having peculiar type of const;.
tuition with a hereditary tendency n
consumption would do we'll to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
mere and remain exempt from disease
1T is a fact that those born hereof
taperculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, so long as they re-
man IN tins climate. 1t is my opinion
that there is no other section of the
United States which will compare favor
abie with that in and about Tucson for
the reliet OF pulmonary affections"
Dr. A. (. Jones, of Tucson. said:-"The
past seven years have afforded me LARGE
opportunities IN the observation and
STUDY OF the climatic treatment of pul.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
l nave visited the resorts of Florida.
lexas, New Mexico, Colorado. Califor-
MIA and Arizona Five years of that 7
nave devoted to active practice in two OF
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and One year i'll this city,
tucson, IN my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ,nv ac.
! quaintance, else should not be here.
came IN quest OF the best possible eli.
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 sin.
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
have had wears respite from the Ter
rors OF bronchial cough. have been
| aoie TO resume practice and have, the
/ pas. lew months, reinvaded the irving
| held OF heavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged III 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, he
New York Tribune Oi. Arizona in Vim
ter. among othei -. says:-"During
| i1ye months resin r southern Ariz-
ona in winter the, xas but one day
when the weather made il actually ufl-
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 a weather observer
would describe as cloudy ana some
that were showery,;' but during the FIVE
months from November, 1895 to Nav,
he n,,f.-
we did not have brilliant sunshi.ae a.
some time during the day. Even more
than Egypt. anywhere north Of Luxor,
AriAona IS the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
| apt TO be cool enough for wood iires
and blankets. Hall the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but it
Is never prudent for a stranger to be
/ without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. ! have never seen it
clearer any where in the world. 1t 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. II 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 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 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
year. 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, viii be greatly mys-
| tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns ofcorrcsponding size in Penn
| sylvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he viii find plenty
of liuuor shops. too. and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it, and
he will find u community OF ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupation for him.
DR.. A. ". Olcott. health officer OF Tue
son, savs:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry. insigorating
air; a small amount of rainfall. and an
ever-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 ii a mild winter CHI
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out.ofdoor life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and lite
in the open air. This treatment, IN spite
of numberless cures for consumption, ex
ploited monthly, stands first in the con.
fidence of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
| known sfcombating the dread disease
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life, witt
nroper medical treatment, has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be
| - tooo rs cure and cured many IN