The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-06
Mbere the Climate is pure
And the Hir is Balmy.&

-. ~ Wv Nh"uRes are often severe
pR ppeeonlinR raw and cold within n few
nours' n,e' and as these are atmosphere cow ~ "
utions TO be avoided, it would M, ha
az, auViSabie to spend these seasons tbere
nose having peculiar type of const;'
luton with hereditary Tendency ~
consumption would do well to ovall
themselves ot an opportunity and come
mere ana remain exempt from disease
IS Il tact that those born hereof
tuberculosis parents seldom ever hova
the disease develop, so long as thcv re.
mann Ill this climate. 1t is nv on;,;n,,
that there is no other section of the
tn'tcu states which will compare favor.
ape with that in and about Tucson Gor
the rehet of pulmonary affections"
pt. A. /. Jones, of Tucson. said.-"Thc
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study of the climatic treatment of n,,l.
monary tuberculosis. Within that Tine
nave visited the resorts of Flor,da
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado. CaI;for-
ma and Arizona Five Years of that I
nave devoted to active practice in twoof
'he most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear in this city.
ucson, IN my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts Of o,y ac.
qnaintanee, else should not he here I
came IN quest of the best possible eli.
matte advantages for an aouravated
case OF bronchitis and for prlmouary
tnpercn'oeis IN the second stage, For
Sax months ! had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties for n sin.
gle day The former three months OF
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and half.a-doxen doctors, HIVE
l been disappointed No. Lam in bet.
ter condition than when came and
have had a years 8 respite from tbe ter.
rors oi bronchial cough. have been
aoie TO resume practice and have. the
pas, 'ew months, reinvaded the irving
he'u OF tieavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on nv ar.
rival aud engaged in some more active
hne oil business physically should now
DC tar along the road to recovery of nv
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, In his journal. the
New York Tribune OF Arizona in Win.
ter, among othet .,ss says:--"During
hive months rcstd ~ southern Ar;z.
ona IN winter the, xas but one day
when the weather made il actually un.
pleasant tor me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
The day. Ofeourxe there were good
many days which a weather observer
would describe as cloudy, ana some
that were 'showcry;' but during the five
months ttrom November. 1895 TO May,
lS96l there were only four DAYS whes,
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 rircs
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but it
~ never prudent for a stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singulariy clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen it
clearer anywhere in the world. IL seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
The desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
Patraea. II is much dricr than any 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 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 u, ntei 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 ahund.
ant in their season. and sometimes the
season is a long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived III 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 10 anv 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
as in towns otcorresponding size in Penn
sylvana or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he will find plenty
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 a community OF ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupation for him
DR.. A. W. Olcott, health officer of Tue
son, says:--"The climate of Tucson is
by pure, dry, invigorating
air; small amount of rainfall, and an
cver-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
which cut off the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives il 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
in the open air. This treatment, iii spite
of numbcrless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first IN the con
iidence of the people and OF the medical
as the best single means
known of combating the dread disease,
The out-of-door life. with
proper medical treatment. has afforded
relief to numbers OF sufferers who are be-
vond hope of cure, and cured many IN