The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-20


nours' ana as these are atinosnher;cc,,,,
u'.ions to he avoided, it would not h,
~ T,VlSapie to spend these seasons tber,,
nose having peculiar tvpe of cnnst;
tuition with hereditary trrd,r,.'' ;,
ttII"s"'ii't'"h tInr' would do well to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and conr
MY anu remain exempt from disease.
1t Is tact that those born hereof
t""oiCuioSiS parents seldom ever have
Wv u'se"Se develop, so long as they re-
, mum III inns climate. 1t is my opinion
, ,""t lnefc is no other section of the
uni'ed states which will compare favor.
uo'e WIN that III and about Tucson fnr
Tue fe''ei OF pulmonary Affections
DR.. A. {. Jones. of Tucson, said .."The
past seven years have afforded me larur
/ opportunities III the observation and
study ot the climatic treatment of mi.
ihohary tuberculosis. Within that t;nc
| ! nave visited the resorts of IIor,J,
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado. Col;tor-
! ma ana Arizona Five wears Of tbat /
/ nave devoted to active practice in twoot
'he most frequent resorts OF Colorado
and one wear in this city.
ucSon' III my judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ,nvnc.
qualntante, else should not be here I
came IN quest of the best possible eli
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculotis in the second stage For
SIX months ! had been unable tn dis.
| charge my professional duties for SIN.
gle day, The former three months az
TINS time was attended by two trained
nurses 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
aDie 10 resume practice and have, the
pas. few months, reinvaded the irving
held OF heavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged in some more active
iine ot business physically should now
be far along the road to recovery of nv
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune VI Arizona in Win
Ter among othe, =. ssays:-"Durinp
ahve months resid southern Ariz.
ona in winter the xas but one day
when the weather made il actually un-
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the dav. Ofcourse there were a good
many days which wea, her observer
would describe as cloudy, ana some
that were 'showery;;' but during the FIVE
months tirom November, 1896 to NAV.
1S96) there were only four DAYS when
we did not have brilliant sunshine al
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 rres
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but it
Is never prudent for stranger to he
without one mt hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen il
clearer anywhere in the world IL seems
to have about the same bracng and cx
hilarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Sinai, in Arabia
Patraea. 1t is mitch dricr 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
Assouau 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 Dt nvri are largely
supplied. Good beef mutton and poul-
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 long one. It is the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripen in the open air ten months in she
wear. 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
as in towns ofcorresponding size i'll Penn
svlvania 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 community OF ten thou
sand people requiring i'll the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupation for HIM.
Dir. W. Olcott. health officer of Tue
son. savs.--"Thc he climate OF Tucson Is
characterized by pure, dry, invigoratlng
mir a small amount of rainfall, and an
ryer-shiuing sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut Oft the chilling
winds OF winter, aud the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. Its south
crn position gives ii & mild winter CHI
mate, These conditions render pleasant
~, out-ofdoor life the entire year, and
uermi, those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and iite
in the open air. This treatment. IN spite
nf numherIess cures for consumption ex
nlo;ted monthly, stands first IN the con
t;dence OF the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
Euown of combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-oi-door life, with
oroner medical treatment, has afforded
relief to numbers OF sufferers who are be-
vond hope of cure, and cured many ID
The earlier stages of consumption.
nr Harrison + Stroud says OF the