The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-17

becoming raw and cold within few
nours, and as these are atmospheric con.
ditions to be avoided, it would not he
ADVISABLE to spend these seasons there.
those having peculiar type of consti.
tuition with a hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
lt Is fact that those born hereof
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, so long as they re-
main III this climate. Ii 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 o! pulmonary Affections"
DIR. A. 1. Jones. OF Tucson, said THE
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study of the climatic treatment of oul.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
| nave visited the resorts OF Florida.
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Califor-
mia and Arizona Five years of that |
nave devoted TO active practice in twoof
the most frequent resorts OF Colorado
and one wear in this citv.
Tucson, III my Judgment. possesses
advantages over nll the resorts of s,,v ac-
qualntance. else should not be here.
came IN quest of the best possible eli.
matte advantages for an aggra waited
case OF bronchitis and pulmonary
Tuberculosis IN the second stage. For
six months had been unable 10 dis
charge nv professional duties Tor a sin.
gle day. The former three months of
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and halfa-doxen doctors. Have
been disappointed, No. am in bet
ter condition than when came and
have had years respite from the ter
rors of a bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have. the
pas few months. reinvaded the irving
field OF heavy surgery, Had | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged in some more active
iine oi business physically should now
be far along the road To recovery of my
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whiteiaw Reid, in his Journal, the
New York Tribune ol Arizona in Win
ter, among othe, - says" During
tivc months rcsH southern Ariz-
ona In winter the. 1as but one day
when the weather made IL actually un-
pleasant for inc TO take exercise in the
open afr at some time or Other during
the day. OF course there were a good
many days which weather observer
would describe "a cloudy ana some
that were 'showery,,' but during the FIVE
months from November. 1896 to May
! lse8l there were only four DAYS whcra
we did not have brilliant sunshine a,
some time during the dav. Even u,oTs
than Egypt, anywhere north ef Luxor
Arizona - The Land ot the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter ars
apt to be cool enough for wood fires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but II
IL never prudent for stranger to bs
without one at hand.
The atmosphere il singaIariy clear
tonic aud dry. | have never seen il
clearer auvw here in the world. IL seems
TO have about the same bfacing and ex
hiiarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara ia northern Africa or oi
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
Patraea. 1t is niuch dricr than any part
OF tho valley of the Nile north OF Gntar.
act. Ii seems 10 ne about the same IN
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Haiia. but some
what cooler.
As 10 food. there IL pl&nty. and il IL
good. From here the markets ot Los
Angeles. and even of n nsei are largely
supplied. Good beef. mutton and pouE
try are plenty and cheap. Quail. ducks
and vetiison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits arc abund
ant in their season, and sometimes ths
season is long one. IL is the one coun'
try have lived in where straw berries
riprn in the open air ten months in the
year. have had them on my table
fresh picked from the open gardens, al
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, win be greatly uys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns oicorrespopding sire in Penn
svivauia or Ohio. and probably more
school houses, and yet he will find plcnt y
of liquor shops, too. and gambling
houses. and yet he will see little dlsordcs
unless he hunts late at night for it, and
he will find IA community of ten thou-
sand peop,e requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc'
cupation for him"
DR., A. W. Olcott. health officer of Tue
son. savs:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigoratine
air: small amount of rainfall. and an
ever-shiniiig 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 it mild winter CHI
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out .of-door life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and lite
in the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numberless cures for consumption. cx
plotted monthly, stands first in the con
,fidence 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
yond hope of cure, and cured many iii
The earlier stages of consumption.