The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-07

| nouts, anu us these are atm mOSpheric con-
ditions to be avoided, it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having a peculiar type Of consti-
tuition with "A hereditary tendency TO
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
1T is fact that those born here. of
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re-
main IN this climate. 1t is my opinion
that there is no other section of the
United States which will compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
the relief OF pulmonary affections
DIR. A. c. Jones. of Tucson, said:--"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study of the climatic treatment of puf-
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
! have visited the resorts of Florida.
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Califor-
mia and Arizona Five years of that
have devoted to active practice in two of
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear in this city.
| Tucson, IN my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of c,v ac-
quaintanee, else should not be here.
came m 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 sin.
gle day. The former three months of
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and halfa-dozen doctors. Have
| been disappointed? No. am in bet.
ter condition than when came and
have had a years respite from the ter
rors of bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
pas few months, reinvaded the irving
| tiefd OF heavy surgery HAds1 given tip
my professional work entirely ON my ar
rival and engaged In some more active
line Of business physically should now
DC far along the road to recovery OF my
former weight and strength
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal the
New York Tribunc "a Arizona in Win
ter. among othe, =. says:-"During
| FIVE months rysid southern Aris.
| ona in winter the. xas but one day
when the weather made /, actually usa-
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the dav. Ofcourse there were good
many days which wea,her observer
would describe as cloudy and some
that were 'showery:' but during the FIVE
months from November, 1895 to May.
lSs6l there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine at
sonic time during the dav. Even more
| than Egypt, anywhere north of Luxor
Arizona 10 the land of the sunshine.
THE nights throughout the winter are
apt to be cool enough for wood fires
| and blankets. Half the time an over
coat IS not needed during the day, but it
| is never prudent for n stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singulariy clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen il
clearer anywhere in the world. Ii seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hilarating qualities as the air Of the
! great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
| Patraea. II is much drier than any part
OF the valley OF the Nile north OF Catar-
act. II seems to- me about the same in
quaiity as the air on the Nile between
Assonan and Wady Halia, but somc-
what cooler.
"As to food. there is plenty. and il is
good. From here the markets OF Los
Angeles, and even of u nSei are largely
supplied. Good beef, mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and venison from the vicinity can also
bc had. Vegetables and fruits are abnnd.
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season ~ long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
| ripcn 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. will be greatly mys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
az in towns corresponding size in Penn
sylvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he will find dplenty
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 community OF ten thou-
sand people requiring in 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
evcr-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 il a mild winter eli.
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out -of.door 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-
fdencc of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known sfcombating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-of-door 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.
nr Harrison r Stroud saws of the