The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-03

many (as the writer) sleep out during
the whole yer. There are not i've days
in the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part of the day, at
least, out of DOORS In this climate in
iuries and wounds heal very rapidly;
contagious diseases are usually very
mild. There has been no epidemic, ex-
cept in whooping cough, for years
''The winter months, from the middle
of September to the first of May, are in
this locality the finest in the world. One
bright sunshiny day sneceeds another;
the nights are cool and celebrating; the
whole country green. with the richest
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
il is JOY to live.
AT present have never known per-
son coming to this Territory In the early
stages OF pulmonary disease and locating
in the altitude suited to their particular
case that did not get wei; nor have
known of one In the second stage that
did not improve. But cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage of sending advanced cases to this
or other sections to die among strang-
ers."
DIR. H. w. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeon
OF the Southern Pacific X. r., says
Tucson is a city OF 10 900 inhabitants.
on the main line of the Southern Pacifc
Railway, altitude 2,4o0 feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one of the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con-
querors. Ii is now the commercial and
railroad center of Southern Arizona. The
climate is exceedingly dry and bracing,
the humidity being exceedingly low; the
f1NSy
26o and E6o respe. lively. The rainfall
is small and but Gttie irrigation 10 car
ried on. The water supply 10 excellent.
The summers are long. the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree ofhumid-
ity malxrs the clear warmth toierahle.
and the most healthfui part Of the year.
Suustrokes and heat prostratsons are
unknown. The climate OF Tucson has
been found by experience TO be particul-
ariy beneficial to most cases of pulmou-
ary phthisis. especially those OF the
earlier or prc-tnbercuiar periods.
DIR. Marx A. Rogers, Of Tucson, says:
-"My experience has impressed upon
mes the necessity for outdoor hte in tAe
treatment Of pulmonary tuberculosis. La
order that the patiUst may Rve coussn-
uously in the open air for n period ofsev.
eral months. or. for that matter, for
year. or several years. climate IL 10
tquirrd which is continuously warm asad
dry. Such a climate the United States
does not possess. bat the aeasest APP
proach 10 IL ts ArlEona.
"physicians rars'v send their pa+i~uss
TO the arid -sg.ons sssrrag f-snszeT I'D
this | consider q great .-sstake. 4 ha
patients should be seut 10 the arid re
lgions so soon as there is cvIdencw of ia
Earction from the tuisercie bacillus. and
txhouid be made 10 remain there unfal
Ishey are well. or antil il ss apparent that
the case is hoEseicss.
! "Manv physicians in the east order
patients - California for the winter
apparently with vsxw OF sending them
| to dry climate The relative humidity
in southern California 10 m great. and
! in some Instances greater, than that q.
| the Aiiautix coast. and many of thr best
physicians in California regularly send
their suisercuiar and asthmatss patienfs
! 70 Tucson. California is bcausifsas
country. bat the fogs which conc in
/ rom che sen, and the emamafions srom
the vast Irrigated regsons. uakr IL far
/ iuSrrior to the inland desert regions ksE
1 phthssical paticnts. think it may be-
assumed as a grnerai rule that wher
] ever there IL irrigation there u high
I degree OF relative humidity. and patients
! sufering from pulmonary phthisss
| should never he sent 10 an irrigated dis~
trict. Indeed. some of the Caiiiornsa
| physicians hare declared that irrigation
and malaria 60 together
The city ~ Tucson has In my opsn-
| ion. advantages as a health resort
/ which can no, be equaIiexi anywhere IN
North America. know of no locality
| where such a moderate winter climate
| and such iow degree OF relative humid
ity are combined with sh< sac : latitude
and altitude. 1t - no longer conxidcred
| imperative to send snbcrcuiaT patients
to an altitude of 5000 feet, or over. In
fact. clinical experience has proven that
I more frequently patients required TO be
arnt to an altitude or less. rather than
more than 1900 fcet. The attitude Of
Tucson in 2. 400 feet. and that seems 60
be amply high for all but the most ex-
4 ecptionai cases. The city 80 situated IN
1 basin near the underground SAINTS
1 Cruz river. 1t 10 completely walled in
I by massive mountain rangea To the
north In the Santa Catalina range; to
4 Inc cast, SA& Nks3SUS- w SzzG N1uSbt tAe
Santa Rita; and on the west, the Tug
son. Each of these ranges has an slti-
1 tude OF s. 900 feet at least. Mount Le-
4 mon. the highest peak OF the Cataliuas,
has an elevation Of To. 900 fcct, mud
/ Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas,
/ reaches an altitude Of nearly IL, ,008
feet.
aThe scenery at Tucson 10 "a inpres-
siye as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set bcggar description.
During the riine months, October to
Tune, inclusive. fs94-S. there were but
twenty-five cloudy days, and mine OF
these were in one month. Some idea OF
the transparency Of the atmosphere may
i.he had when state that, at midd ay
and with the unaided eye, haze seen
Venus when it was hut ten degrees east
of the SUM-"
DR.. n, Fl. Matas, a Physician OF II
i years practice in this City. says
| aSinee consutnptives must depend on the