The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15

advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having peculiar type of consti-
tuition with hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
ut is fact that those born hereof
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re-
main i'll this climate. 1t 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 OF pulmonary affections"
DR.. A. c. Jones. of Tucson, said;-"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities i'll the observation and
study Of the climatic treatment of pul-
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
| have visited the resorts of Florida,
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, CaIifor-
MIA and Arizona Five years of that
have devoted to active practice in two of
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear IN this city.
Tucson, IN my Judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts of r,vac-
quaintanoe, else | should not be here.
came IN quest of the best possible CHI
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tubcrculosis in the second stage. For
six months | had been unable to dis
charge NV professional duties for n sin.
| gle day. The former three months of
this time | was attended bv two trained
uurse& and hali.a-dozcn doctors. Have
| been disappointed? No. am in bet
ter condition than when | came and
have had years respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
pas. few months, rcuvadcd the irving
field 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
be far along the road to recovery of my
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune Oh Arizona in Win
ter" among othei savs:-"Durinp
"A five months resid southern Ariz-
ona in winter the. Xas but one day
when the weather made it actually un-
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the dav. Ofcoursc 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,
is96l 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,
Arizona 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 il
is never prudent for a stranger to b.
: without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear
tonic and dry. | have never seen i
clearer anywhere in the world IL seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hilarating qualities as the air OF thu
great Sahara i'll northern Africa or O
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
: Patraea II is much dricr than any part
of the valley of the Nile north of Gatar
act. II 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 ID, nvei 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 one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where strawberries
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 mys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns corresponding size in Penn
syivania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he will find plenty
| of liquor shops, too. and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it, and
he will find a 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: small amount of rainfall. and an
ever-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
crn position gives il mild winter eli
| mate. These conditions render pleasant
| an ont -of-door life the entire year. and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly. stands first in the con-
fdence 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-
vend hope of eur3 and cured many in
the earlier stagcg of consumption.
nE. Harrison +. Stroud says of the
| Climate of Arizona The summers are
hot. There are some warm days in May,