The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-04

uitions TO De avoided, il would not he
advisable TO spend these seasons there
Those having peculiar type of consti-
tuition with hereditary tendency to
consumption would do web to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
1T ~ a tact that those born hereof
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"
DR.. A. c. Jones. of Tucson said,-"The
past seven years have afforded me taroe
opportunities i'll the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of nnl-
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
| have visited the resorts of Flor,da
Texas, New Mexico. Colorado. Calilor-
MIA and Arizona Five wears of that
have devoted to active practice in twoof
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear in this city.
| ucson, III my judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ,,,v no.
| quaintante, else should not he here
came III quest Of the best possible ri.
matte advantages for an aggravated
case ot bronchitis and for pulmonary
/ tuberculofis 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
TINS time was attended by two trained
nurscA and hali.a-dozen doctors. Have
been disappointed? No. am in bet
ter condition than when | came and
nave had years respite from the ter
rors ot bronchial cough. have been
aoie to resume practice and have the
pas few months, reinvaded the irving
| iieid OF heavy surgery. Had given un
my professional work entirely on NV ar
rival and engaged in some more active
line OF business physically should now
be tar along the road to recovery of INV
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal. the
new YORK Tribune Oh Arizona in Win
IeI, among othei ssays:-"Durine
flve months resid isouthern Ar;z.
ona i'll winter the Nas but one day
when the weather made ii actually un.
peasant tor me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the DAY, Of course there were a good
many days which weather observer
would describe as cloudy ana some
that were 'showery;' but during the five
months from November, 1895 TO Nav.
1s96l 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 fires
and blankets. Halt the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but it
IS never prudent for 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. 1t much drier than anv 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 d. n*ci are largely
supplied. Good beet. mutton and poui-
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 a long one. 1t is the one coun-
try Ehave lived in where Strawberries
. Jlsa<
year. ! have had them on nv table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
The man who goes to auy 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 corresponding size in Penn.
sylvania 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."
DIR. A. w. Olcott, health officer of Tue
son, says:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigorating
air; a small amount of rainfall, and an
ever-shining sun. 1t is surrounded bv |
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. Its south |
ern position gives it a 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, in spite
of numberless cures for consumption, ex |
plotted monthly, stands first in the CON
fidence of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known of combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out -of-door life. with |
proper medical treatment. has afforded |
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-