The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-18
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%

I commend Colorado during the fall and
winter as the changes are often severe
becoming raw and cold within Co.,
hours ana as these arc atmospheric con.
u'.iohs to he avoided, it would not bc
ADVISABLE to spend these seasons there
nose having a peculiar type of consti.
tuition with hereditary tendency -
consumption would do well TO avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from d;seose
II Is tact that those born here of
l.pe,culosiS parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, so long as they re-
man IN TINS climate. II is my opinion
tnat thefe is no other section of the
United States which will compare favor
itnie with that III and about Tucson for
Ihe rciiei OF pulmonary affections"
M A. {, Jones, OF Tucson, said:--"The
past seven years have afforded me larpe
opportunities IN the observation and
STUDY OF the climatic treatment of mi.
inonary tuberculosis. Within that time
nave visited the resorts OF FLORIDA
Texas, New Mexico. Colorado. Cslitor-
ma and Arizona Five years of thar /
nave devoted to active practice in tvoot
the most frequent resorts of { colorado
ana one year III this CITY,
ucson. in my judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts OF ,,var.
quaintance, else should not lie here |
canie IN quest ot the best possible eli
matte advantages tor an aggravated
ease OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis ia the second stage For
six months had been unable to dis.
charge my professional duties tor sin.
gle day. The former three months of
TINS time ! Was attended by two trained
nurseA aud half.a-dozen doctors. Have
been disappointed No. am in bet d.
ter condition than when came and
nave had years respite from the ter
rors al bronchial cough. have been
able 10 resume practice and have, the
pas. few months, rcinvaded the irving
field Of heavy surgery. Had | given uu
my professional work entirely on my mr..
rival and engaged in some more active
line of business physically should now
he far along the road To recovery OF NV
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitclaw Reid, in his journal. the
New York Tribune oi. Arizona IN Win.
ter. among othet ~ says During
flve months rcaWi southern ARR.
ona in winter the sas bnt one day
when the weather made tt actually un-
pleasant for u1c 70 take exercise in the
open air NJ some time or other during
the dav. OF cour@ therc were a good
many days which a her observes
nsRtH ii a
that we're 'ssowery..' but during the five
months from November. 1896 to May
1886 there we've ONLY four DAYS wher
VIC did not have brilliant sunshine 81
some time during the day. Even mors
than Egypt. anywhere north of Luxor
Ariaona is tho land OF the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter ar,
apt To he cool enough Tor wood iiscs
and blankets. Hall the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. hu, !;
- never prudent for q stranger to b
without one "a, hand.
The atmosphere is singuiariy clear
tonic and dry. | have never sern II
elcarer anvw h~rc IN the world. II secmi
TO have about tho same bracing and cx
hilarating qualities as the air OF tbs
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
Patraea II ~ much drier than any part
OF the valley OF the Nile north nj GatAr.
act. Il seems 10 me about the same In
quality as the air on the Nile bet weeu
Assouan and Wady Halta. but some
what cooler.
AS 10 food. there is plenty. and il is
- -
Angeles, and even of Iknsci arc largely
supplied. Good bcet. 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. 1t is the one coun'
try have lived in where straw berries
vipcn in the open air ten months in tht
year. have had them on my table
fresh picked from the open gardens, AT
Christmas.
"The man who goes 10 auy consider
able Arizona town with the idea OF the
southwest derived from novels, or from
The Arizona Kicker. will BIZ greatly mys'
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns corresponding sire in Penn
syiyania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses. and yet he will find plenty
of liquor shops, too, and gambling
houses, and yet he will sec little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it, and
he will find community OF ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytins
only one policeman, and very little oc'
cupation for him
DR.. A. w. OIcott. health officer of Tue
son. says.-"The climate of Tucson il
characterized by pure, dry, invigoratine
air. q small amount of rainfall. and ar
eyer-shiring sun. II is surrounded b,
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds oil winter, and the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives it mild winter CHI
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-ofdoor life the entire year, and
hermit those suffering from lung anc
bronchial diseases daily exercise and lifs
in 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 medica
profession as the best single mean: