The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-21
Mbere the Climate is Pure
Hnd the Hir 10 Balmy.%

tS Ia" ana cold within "A fey
nours, ana as these are atmospheric con
u',ions to be avoided, it would nor h
ADVISABLE az to spend these seasons there
ihose having a peculiar type of const;
luton with hereditary tendency +,
consumption would do well IA oyaI
themselves of IN opportunity and com,
heie ana remain exempt from disease
~ Is a tact that those born here,o
tupeIcuiosis parents seldom ever hav,
lhe uisease develop, so long as they re-
mann IN TINS climate. 1t is my opinion
.nat tnere IS no other section of h,
on'teu states which will compare favor.
ape with that in and about Tucson fo,
the reliet of pulmonary affections"
Dr. A. I. Jones, of Tucson, said;-"Tbe
| past seven years have afforded me laroe
opportunities iii the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of mi.
| monary tuberculosis. Within that time
| have visited the resorts oT EIo,,da
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado coI;for'
ma ana 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 c,v ac.
qua'ntance, else should not be here 7
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.
cnarge my professional duties tor a sin.
gle day. The former three months OF
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and halt.a-dozen doctors. HIVE
| been disappointed No. am in bet.
ter condition than when | came and
nave mad years respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough have been
abie TO resume practice and have, the
pas few months, reinvaded the irving
iield OF heavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged in some more active
line OF business physically should now
oe lar along the road to recovery of my
former weight and strength
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal. he
New York Tribune oi. Arizona in Win.
ter, among othei az says:--"Durinp
ahye 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 i'm the
open air at some time or other during
the day. Ofcourse there were a good
many days which a weath her observer
wouio describe as cloudy, ana some
that were 'showery;' but during the five
months from November, 1895 to Nav,
ls96) 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,
AriAona is the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt to be cool enough for wood rires
and blankets. Half 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 it
clearer anywhere in the world. II seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Sinai in Arabia
Patraea. 1t Is much drier than any part
Of the valley of the Nile north of Gatar-
act. 1t seems TO me about the same in
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler.
"As to food, there is plenty, and it is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles. and even of Ds nsct are largely
supplied. Good beet, 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 ono. 1t is the one coun-
Try have lived in where straw berries
-ipen in the open air ten months in the
rear. / have had them on my table,
resh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
"Thc 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 greatlvmys- |
.ified. He will find as many churches /
rs in towns corresponding size in Penn |
sylvania or Ohio, and probably more |
school houses, and yet he will find plenty |
Df uuuOr SucpS, LOO, anu kahaoHhS
houses, and yet he will see little disorder |
anlcss he hunts late at night for it, and |
ne will find community of ten thou |
,and people requiring in the daytime
,niy one policeman. and very little oc- |
.upation for him."
DR.. A. w. Olcott. health officer of Tue
ION. says:-"The climate of Tucson is !
by pure, dry, inyigorating |
,ir: q small amount OF rainfall, and an !
sun. 1t is surrounded by |
mountains which cut off the chilling |
Winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms Of most ard regions. Its south |
.rn position gives it mild winter CHI
nate, These conditions render pleasant |
m out-ofdoor life the entire year, and
,ermit those suffering from lung and
diseases daily exercise and life
II the open air. This treatment, in spite
# numberless cures for consumption. ex
dotted monthly, stands first in the con-
idence of the people and of the medical
Profession as the best single means
,nown sfcombating the dread disease,
The out-of-door life, with
proper medical treatment, has afforded
elief to numbers of sufferers who are be-
,ond hope of cure, and cured many in
l.. an ri.er e+ n oea of cOnstimDtiOn