The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-12

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NN"'i'ihR raw and cold within n te,,'
nouurs' ana as these arc atmosnher;c co,
u',iohs to be avoided, it wo,,Id ma H.,
~, auVisabie 70 spend these seasone ,bara
nose having a peculiar type of const;'
tuition with a hereditary teudenc,, =,
consumption would do well to ovoII
s'''Seites hn,.n OF an opportunity and come
~. 'H" remain exempt from disease.
II Is tact that those born hereof
."peiCn'oSis parents seldom ever have
ene disease develop so long as thcy rc.
mann III TINS climate. 1t is NV onin;or
,i'"t there rs no other section of tbe
oIi'eu states which will compare favor.
"''e win That IN and about Tucson for
'"' '''ie' Oh pulmonary affections"
bf' A. I. Jones, of Tucson, said.-"The
P'S' seven years have afforded me large
opportunities IN the observation and
study oi the climatic treatment of mi.
ihonafy tuberculosis. Within that time
!, ! nave visited the resorts of FLORIDA
leNas' New Mexico. Colorado. Califor-
ma and Arizona Five years of that |
nave devoted to active practice in twoof
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
ana one year i'll this city.
Tucson, in my Judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ,nv ac.
qnaintanoe, else | should not be here
came IN quest OF the best possible eli.
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tnbercuoeis in the second stage For
SIX months | had been unable to dis.
charge my professional duties for a SIN.
gle day. The former three months NJ
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
anie TO resume practice and have. the
pas lew months, reinyaded the irving
i'eid OF heavy surgery. Had ! given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged III some more active
line oi business physically should now
be tar along the road To recovery OF NV
former weight and strength" a
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune u Arizona in Win
ter. among othe ssays.-..Tpurinq
n five months resid southern Ariz.
ona in winter the, Nas bnt one dav
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. ot course there were "A good
many days which wcalh her observer
would describe as cloudy ana some
that were 'showery;' but during the five
months from November, 1895 to MAY,
lS96l there we're oniv 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 tires
and blankets. Halt the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but it
is never prudent for "a stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. ! have never seen il
clearer anywhere in the world Ii seems
to have about the same bracing and cx
hilarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Sinai. IN Arabia
Patraea. Ii is much drier than anv 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 Halta, but some
what cooler.
AS to food, there is plenty. and it is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles, and even of n nrei are largely
supplied. Good beet. mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and vcnison 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 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, will be greatly mys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns otcorrcsponding size in Penn
svlvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses. and yet he will find plenty
of LIQUOR shops, too, and gambling
houses, anu FEL iiH VIII SGC MT dt~tll htt
unless he hunts late at night for IT, and
he will find community OF ten thou-
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupation for hum.
DR.. A. w. OIcott. health officer of TUG
son, savs.-"The climate OF Tucson IS
characterized by pure. dry, iuvigorating
air, n 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
ern position gives il q mild winter CHI
mate These conditions render pleasant
nm out-of-door life the entire year, and
pernlit those suffering from lung and
brorchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatment, in spite
~ uurnberless cures for consumption, ex
plo,ted monthly, stands first IN the con
tdence of the people and OF the medical
nrotrssion as the best single means
known ot combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-ot-door life, with
proper medical treatment, has afforded
rel;ef to numbers of sufferers who are be-
yond hope of cure. and cured many III
H. a rI;er stages of consumption.