The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-22

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middle ,f May until September, ano
many (as the writer) sleep out during
the whole year. There are not FIVE days
in the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part of the day, al
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 per
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocatine
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.. II. W. Fenner, OF Tucson Surgeon
OF the Southern Pacific r. H.. says
Tucson is a city of 10000 inhabitants,
on the main line of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 2, 400 feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one OF the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con
querors. 1t is now the commercial and
railroad center OF Southern Arizona. The
climate IL exceedingly dry and bracing,
the humidity being exceedingly low. the
yearly minimum and maximum being
26' and 56' rcspe, lively. The rainfall
IS small and but little irrigation il car
red on. The water supply is excellent
/ he summers are long. the thermometer
+ ranges high, but the low degree ofhum;d
ity makes the clear warmth toicrahie.
and the most healthfui part OF the year.
sunStrokes aud heat prosfratiors are
unknown. The climate of Tucson has
been found by experience 20 be particul
ariy beneficial to most cases of puimom.
afy phthisis. especially those OF the
carrier or pre~tubercular periods.
DR. Mark A. Rogers. of Tucson, says:
My experience has impressed upon
me the necessity for outdoor life in the
treatment OF pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live contin.
uously IN the open air for period of sew.
eral months. or, for that matter. for a
year. or several years, "a climate 10 re-
/ quired which ~ continuously warm and
drv. Such . climate the United States
does not possess. but the ncarest ap
/ proach to II ~ Arizona.
Physicians rarr'w send their pa.l~nta
| to the ard -sg.oCs nEi-g s-ssz=zer I'D
/ this | consider n great --assaxe. b.
/ patients should be seat "a ths arId re
gion& SO soon as there 10 evsdencr Of i'm
| fiction from the tuberSls bacillus. and
should be made to remain there until
/ they are well. OF until il 10 apparen, that
| the case Is hoteicxs.
MANY physicians in tEt east order
patients TO California sov the vvintcs
apparently with ysw q. sending them
| TO dry climate The relative humidity
| in southern California 10 a. great, and
} in soune INSTANCES greater. than that o.
I the A;lanssa coast, and many OF the best
/ physscians in California regularly send
their tubereular and asthmaxte patients
TO Tucson. California is q besutifa.
country, bat the fogs which come 30
rom the sea. and the emaraffons srusr
the vast irrigated regsoas, MAKE IL far
Inferior to tho inland desert regions for
phthssical ga sssnts. think IL msay l,s
assumed as a eeneral ruiz that wlseY
ever there is trrsgatsos there ss high
degree OF relative humidity. and patients
suffering from pulmonary phthisis
should never be sent TO an irrigated dis
trsct, inkiced, some OF the California
physicians have DECLARED that 'iyrsgation
and malaria go together,
THE CITY NJ Tucson has. in asy opin-
ion. advantages as a health resort
which can no, he equalied anywhere in
North America. | know of no locality |
wherw sach a moderate winter climate |
and such a low degree oi relative humid !
ity are combined with the sar latitude |
and altitude. II 10 40 longer considered |
imperative to send tubefcuia' patients |
to an altitude OF 5000 feet. or over. In |
fact, clinical experience has proven that |
more frequeutiv paiients required 10 be |
sent to AN altitude or less. rather than |
more than 9. 900 feet. The altitude OF
Tucson Ia 2, 400 feet. and that seems to |
be amply high for all bat the most ex
ceptional cases The city is situated IN
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. X Is completely walled IN
bv massive mountain ranges. To the
north In the Santa Catalina range; to
the east. the Rtncon: TO the south. the
Santa Rita and ON the west, the Tue
son. Each of these ranges has an alti-
tude OF s. 900 feet at least. Mount lie.
mon. sht highest peak of the Catalinas,
has an elevation OF 10000 feet, and
Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude OF nearly II ,ooo
feet.
"Tbe scenery at Tucson is as impres-
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set bcggar description.
During the nine months, October to
Iune. inclusive. is9+-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 rnidd ay
and with the unaided eye have seen
Venus when ii was hut ten degrees east
of the sun"
DR.. N, H. Matas, a Physician of Il
years practice in this City, says