The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-10

hours, and as these are atmosDher;c con-
ditions to be avoided, it would NOT he
ADVISABLE to spend these seasons there
Ihose having peculiar type of consti.
tutfon with a hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
mere and remain exempt from disease.
II IS 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 oDin;ou
that there is no other section Of the
| united States which will compare favor
aDie with that in and about Tucson for
the relief OF pulmonary affections"
Dr. A. {. Jones. of Tucson, said:--"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study OF thc climatic treatment of pul.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
| ! have visited the resorts of FLORIDA.
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Caiifor-
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.
Tucson, in my judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of nv ac-
quaintance, else should not be here. Il
came IN quest Of the best possible eli.
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis ia the second stage For
SIX mouths l had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties Tor a sin.
gle day. The former three months of
tnis 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 a years respite from the ter.
rors Of bronchial cough. have been
aDie 20 resume practice and have, the
pas few months. reinvaded the trying
ncid OF heavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival aud engaged In some more active
liuc OF business physically should now
DC far along the road to recovery Of NV
former weight and strength"
Hon. WhitcIaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune vi. Arizona in Win.
ter. among othci ...es says:--"D During
tivc months resid southern Arix.
ona in winter the. xas bat one day
when the weather made il actually an.
pleasant for me to take exercise In the
open air at some time or other durine
the day. Ofcourse there were q good
many days which a weather observer
would describe AZ cloudy and some
that were 'showery;' but during the Eve
months from November, 1896 to May,
Isa6) there were only four DAYS when
we did not have brilliant sunshine al
some time during the day. Even more
than Egypt, anywhere north OF Luxor,
Arizona u The land OF the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter arr
apt to be cool enough for wood iires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but il
is never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singuiariy clear,
tonic and dry. have never seen ii
clearer anywhere in the world. Is seems
to have about the same bracing and CT
hilaratiug qualities as the air OF the
great Sahara in northern Africa or ot
the desert about Mount Sinai. In Arabia
Patraea. 1t is much dricr than any part
of the valley of the Nile north of Gatar.
act. II seems to me about the same in
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Haifa, but some
what cooler.
AS to food, there is plenty. and il is
good. From here the markets OF Los
Angeles. and even of D nsei are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poul-
and vcnison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund.
ant in their season. and sometimes the
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try have lived in 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 to any consider
able Arizona town with the idea of the
southwest derived from novels, or from
The Arizona KICKER win be greatly n1ys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns ofcorresponding size in Penn
sylvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and vet 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 il. and
he will find a community OF ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oe-
cupation for him.
Or. A. W. Olcott. health officer of Tue
son, says:--"Thc climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, inyigorating
air: a small amount of rainfall. and an
ever.shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter and the dreaded sand
storms Of most arid regions. Its south
crn position gives il a mild winter cli-
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 numbcrless 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-ofdoor life. with
proper medical treatment. has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-
yond hope of cure, and cured many in
the earlier stages of consumption.
DR.. Harrison E. Stroud says of the
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