The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-14

| ditions to be avoided il would not he
auVisable to spend these seasons there
ihoSe having peculiar type of consti-
/ tut'oh with a hereditary tendency to
consumption would do we'll to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
mere ana remain exempt from disease,
IL is tact that those born hereof
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
United States which will compare favor.
able with that i'll 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 ot the climatic treatment of pul-
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
1 ! have visited the resorts OF Florida.
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Califor-
mia 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 tins city.
Tucson. in my Judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ,,,vac
| quantance, else should not he here. |
came IN 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 n sin.
/ gte day The former three months Of
| tins time | was attended bv two trained
nursea aud half-a-dozen doctors. Have
| ! been disappointed, No. am in bet
ter condition than when came and
/ have nad a years respite from the ter
/ rors ot Il bronchial cough. | have been
able to resume practice and have, the
! pas; few months. feinvaded the irving
field OF heavy surgery. Had | given up
| my professional work entirely ON my ar
/ rival and engaged in some more active
line ot business physically should now
he tar along the road to recovery Of my
former weight and strength
Hon. Whiteiaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune Oh Arizona in Win
ter" among othel - says During
a five months resid southern Ariz-
ona in winter the Xas bnt one day
when the weather made il actually un-
J
open air at some time or other during
the day. Ofcoursc there were Il good
many days which a weather observer
would describe as cloudy. and some
/ that were 'showery' but during the five
months from November, 1895 to May,
/ iS961 there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine at
some time during the dav. Even more
/ than Egypt, anywhere north of Luxor
| Arizona IS the land OF the sunshine.
THE nights throughout the winter are
| apt to be cool enough for wood fres
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but il
/ is never prudent for a stranger to he
without one mt hand.
The atmosphere is singuiarly clear
tonic and dry. have never seen i,
clearer any where in the world. II seems
TO have about the same bracing and cx
hiiarating qualities as the air of thu
great Sahara in northern Africa or o.
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
Patraea Ii is much drer than any part
of the valley of the Nile north of Catar
act. 1t 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 il II
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles and even OF d, uvei are largely
supplied. Good beef mutton and poul
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund
season is a long one. 1t Is the one coun
try have lived in where straw berrie
ripen in the open air ten months III tn
wear. have had them on my table
fresh picked from the open gardens.
Christmas.
"The man who goes TO any consider
,hlr Arizona town with the idea OF tn
southwest derived from novels, or iron
( The Arizona Kicker, will begreatly mys
: tilted. He will find as many churche
as IN towns otcorresponding size III Penn
t svlvania or Ohio, and probably NOR
school houses, and yet he viii Ind pient
of liquor shops, too, ana gamo'in
houses, and yet he will see little disorde
: unless he hunts late at night tor 1t, an
he will find Il community OF ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytin
only one policeman, and very little o'
cupation for him.
Or. A, W. Oicott, health officer OF Iu'
: con. savs:-"The climate of Tucson
i, characterized by pure, dry, inyigorat'n
9 mir. small amount of rainfall, and a
shining sun. 1t is surrounded b
mountains which cut off the chiiiin
w;nds of winter, and the dreaded san
storms of most arid regions. Its souti
Y ern position gives it mild winter cl
Il mate. These conditions render pleasar
t nm out-ofdoor life the entire year an
c hermit those suffering from lung an
: bronchial diseases daily exercise and II
o IN the open air. This treatment, IN sp''
Il of uumberless cures for consumption e
n nloited monthly. stands first in the C. co
r 6dence of the people and OF the medic
c nrofcssion as the best single Ineai
'f known Of combating the dread discas
tuberculosis. The out-ot-door he, WI
,,roner medical treatment. has aiford'
:, rel;cf TO numbers of sufferers who are %
~ yond hope of cure, and cured many
le he earlier stages of consumption. ~,
u II nr Harrison E. Stroud says OF t
c,;.rote of Arizona. The summers