The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-19

oeeoihlhP raw and cold within a C,,,
hours and as these are atmospheric con.
ultions to he avoided. it would not ho
ADVISABLE to spend these seasons thcre
nose having peculiar type of const;.
tuition with "A hereditary Tendency 70
consumption would do we'll tn oyoII
themselves OF an opportunity and come
hVtE ana remain exempt from disease
IL IL tact that those born hrrc,ol
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
'ne "'sehse develop, so long as they re-
mann III TINS climate. 1t is my opinion
,tat there is no other section of fine
'hited states which will compare favor
abie with that in and about Tucson for
the rci'ei OF pulmonary affections"
pr' a. I. Jones, of Tucson, said,-"The
past seven years have afforded me larue
opportunities in the observation and
STUDY OF the climatic treatment of mi.
nlonary tuberculosis. Within that time
nave visited the resorts of Florida
icNaS, New Mexico, Colorado, Calitor-
ma and Arizona Five wears of thar I
nave devoted to active practice in twoo,
the most frequent resorts of CnIn,adn
and one wear IN this CITY.
tucson, III my judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of nvac.
quaintanoe, else should not he here.
came IN quest of the best possible eli.
matte advantages for an ABBREVIATED
ease Oh bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuhcrCulotls III the second stage For
SIX months had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties Tor n sin.
gle day. The former three months OF
TINS time | was attended by two trained
nurses and halt.a-dozcn doctors. Have
been disappointed? No. am in bet.
ter condition than when | came and
nave had years respite from the ter.
rors OF bronchial cough. have been
able TO resume practice and have the
pas. few months, rcinvaded the irving
hcld OF heavy surgery. Had given up
my professional work entirely on nv ar.
rival and engaged i'll some more active
hne OF business physically should now
be far along the road to recovery of nv
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal. the
New York Tribune oI. ARIZONA in Win.
ter. among othcI AcS substituting
a i've months resid ! southern Ariz-
ona IN winter the Nas but one day
when the weather made il actually un.
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the day. Ofcourse there were a good
many days which weather observer
would describe as Cloudy ana some
that were 'showery; but during the five
months from November, 1895 to May,
1S96) there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine II
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 ar,
apt to be cool enough for wood rires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but il
is never prudent for a stranger to b,
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear
tonic and dry. have never seen il
clearer anywhnxe in the world. Ii seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hlarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or oi
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. 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 d, nvei are largely
supplied. Good beef, 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
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 ntys-
titled. He will find as many churches
as in towns corresponding size in Penn
sylyania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he will fndplenty
of liouor 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 one policeman, and very little oc'
cupation for him.
DIR, A. w. Olcott, health officer of Tue
son. says:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigorating
air: a small amount OF rainfall and an
eyer-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 it a mild winter eli
mate. These conditions render pleasant
nv out-ofdoor life the entire year. and
Kermit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatment, iii spite
of numberless cures for consumption, OK
nlo;ted monthly. stands first in the con,
t;dence of the people and of the medical
nrofession as the best single means
known of combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life. with
nroner medical treatment, has afforded
rel;ef to numbers of sufferers who are be-
yond hope of cure. and cured many IN
~ 80. ,,ea of rOnSuruDtlOn.'