The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-05

- 10 NA' NhaHgtS are often severe,
necohing raw and cold within few
hours and as these are atmospheric con.
u'tlons to he avoided il would not he
auVlSaDie TO spend these seasons there.
nose having peculiar type of consti.
tuition with a hereditary tendency to
consumption would do we'll to avail
themselves ot an opportunity and come
uetc ana remain exempt from disease.
II Is tact that those born here, of
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, so long as they re-
man III tins climate. II is my opinion
that there is no other section of Il he
on'ted states which will compare favor
ape 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 large
opportunities IN the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of pul.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
! have visited the resorts of Florida.
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado. CaHfor-
ma and Arizona Five years of that |
nave devoted to active practice in two OF
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one year in this city.
ncSon, IN my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of c,y ac-
quaintanee, 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
tuberculosis in the second stage For
six months | had been unable to dis.
charge my professional duties Tor a sin.
gle day. The former three months OF
tins time was attended by two trained
nurses and half-a-dozen doctors. Have
been disappointed? No. am in bet
ter condition than when came and
nave had year $ respite from the ter
rors OF a bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have. the
pas. few months, reinvadcd the irving
held OF heavy surgery. Had / given up
my professional work entirely on my ar.
rival and engaged i'll some more active
line Of business physically should now
he tar along the road to recovery of nv
former weight aud strength.
Hon Whitclaw Reid, in his journal, he
New York Tribune or Arizona in Win.
ter. among othel .,. says During
a tlvc months reSid southern Ariz.
ona in winter the Xas but one day
when the weather made II actually un-
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the day Ofcourse there were a good
many days which a weather observer
would describe as cloudy, and some
an szhC k,,S
months (from November, 1895 to May,
1866 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 nres
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but il
is never prudent for stranger to bs
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear
tonic and dry. have never seen il
clearer any where in the world. II Seems
to have about the same bracing and cx
hilaratiug qualities as the air of tht
great Sahara in northern Africa or o
the desert about Mount Sinai, in Arabis
Patraea II is much drier than any par
of the valley of the Nile north OF Gatar
act. 1t seems to me about the same il
quality as the air on the Nile betweei
Assouan and Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler.
"As to food. there is plenty. and it il
good, From here the markets Of Lo
Angeles. and even of d, nvci are largel,
supplied. Good beef, mutton and poul
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, duck
and venison from the vicinity can alst
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund
ant in their season, and sometimes tn
season is long one. 1t IS the one coun
try have lived in where straw berrie
ripcn in the open air ten months IN tn
wear. have had them on my table
fresh picked from the open gardens, a
Christmas.
"The man who goes to any consider
able Arizona town with the idea OF tn
southwest derived from novels, or iron
The Arizona Kicker, will be greatly mys
tilted. He will find as many churche
as in towns ofcorresponding size in Penn
syIvania or Ohio. and probably NOR
school houses, and yet he will findplent
of liquor shops, too, and gamblin
houses. and yet he viii see little disorde
unless he hunts late at night for 1t, an
he will find community OF ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytim
only one policeman. and very little o'
cupatiou for him
Or. W. Olcott, health officer OF TUT
son. savs:-"The climate of Tucson
characterized by pure, dry. invigoratin
| air small amount of rainfall. and
shining sun. 1t is surrounded b
mountains which cut OIL the chiiiin
winds of winter, and the dreaded san
storms of most ard regions. Its souti
ern position gives it mild winter ci
mate These conditions render pleasau
an out-of-door life the entire year, an
hermit those suffering from lung an
| bronchial diseases daily exercise and u
in the open air. This treatment, IN spit
of numberless cures for consumption, el
nloitcd monthly, stands first III the cor
6dence of the people and of the medici
profession as the best single NEAR
known of sfcombating the dread diseas
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life, wit
nroper medical treatment, has aftorde
relief TO numbers of sufferers who are D.
vond hope of cure, and cured many
the earlier stages of fconsumption' !,