The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-08

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hours, and as these are atmospheric con.
ditions to be avoided, it would NOT he
advisable to spend these seasons there.
lhose having peculiar type of consti.
tuition with hereditary tendency 10
consumption would do well to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
mere ana remain exempt from disease.
1T is fact that those born here of
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop. so long as they re-
man 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"
DIR. 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 uul-
nonafy tuberculosis. Within that time
/ nave VISITED the resorts OF Florida.
lexas, New Mexico, Colorado. Calitor-
ma and Arizona Five wears of thar
nave devoted to active practice in twoot
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
ana one wear IN this city,
ncson, in my Judgment, possesses
/ advantages over all the resorts of ,,,vac-
/ quaintanee, else should not be here /
came IN quest OF the best possible eli.
matte advantages for an aggravated
I case ot bronchitis and for pulmonary
tubcroulo.is iii the second stage For
sax months / had been unable To dis
charge my professional duties Tor sin.
gle day. The former three months of
/ tins time MAS attended by two trained
nurses and hali.a dozen doctors. HAY,
I | been disappointed No. am IN br,
/ ter condition. than when | came and
have had years respite from, the ter.
rors of IA bronchial cough have been
/ able 10 resume practice and have the
pas few months, reiuvaded the irving
field OF heavy surgery. Had given an
my professional work entirely on my ar.
/ rival and engaged IN some more active
| line OF business physically should now
be far along the road to recovery of nv
former weight aud strength"
| Hon, Whitclaw Reid, in his journal The
/ New York Tribune oi. Arizona in Win.
ter among othe During
flve months reStd southern Ariz.
ona IN winter the Aas bat one day
when the Weather made il actually un.
pleasant tor Ine to take exercise in the
open AR at some time or other during
the dav. Ot course there were a good
many Gays which weather observer
would describe as cloudy. ana some
tha, were 'sho~ery;' but during the sIys
months from November. 1895 to Nav,
1885, there were only four DAYS when
we did not have brilliant sunshine a,
some time dur,ng the day. Even more
than Egvpe, anywhere north Of Luxor
| Arizona is the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter arr
| apt to be cool enough for wood rires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat - not needed during the day. but il
~ revrr prudent for a stranger to b,
without ono at hand.
The atmosphere is singuiarlv clear
tome and dry. have never seen i
csearcr ANYWHERE in tho world. In seesni
| TO have about the same bracing and ex
siiaaTating qualities as the air OF th.
great Sahara IN northern Afrlca or o
| the desert abou, Mount Ssuai, in Arai,is
PatTaea- Ii is mach dricr than any par
OF the valley of the Nile north OF Gatar
| act. IL seems to me about the same ir
quality as the air ON tho Nile betw,err
Assouan and wady Haifa, bu; some.
what cooler
As to food, there is plenty. and il is
good. Prom here the markets OF LoS
Angeles. and even of II nrrt arc 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 IL "A long one. II ~ the one couu-
try ] have lived in where straw berries
rIpcn IN the open air ten months in the
year. ] have had them on nv table.
fresh picked from the open gardens. at
Christmas
The man who goes to anv consider
able Arizona town with the idea OF the
southwest derived from novels, or from
The Arizona Kicker will be greatly rnys.
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns oicorrcsponding 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 community OF ten thou-
sand people requiring IN the daytime
ONLY cHS pCfAANiBaH. aHu NCEN uk(le O(-
cupation for him.
DR.. A. ". 0lcott. health officer of Tue
son. savs:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure. dry, invigorating
air. a small amount of rainfall, and an
evcr-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut of the chilling
winds OF winter and the dreaded sand
storms OF most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives II mild winter CHI
mate These conditions render pleasant
an out-oi-door life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
i'll the open air. This treatment in spite
of numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first IN the con-
tidence 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-
vond hope of cure. and cured many in
the earlier stages of consumption.
DR. Harrison E. Stroud saws of the