The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-10

winter. as the changes are often aevere
ueSoihing raw and cold within a few
nou's' ana az these are atmospheric con
u'ttohs TO be avoided, it would not h.
auVisaDie to spend these seasons there
inose having peculiar type of consti
tuition with hereditary tendency n
consumption would do we'll to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and com,
mere ana remain exempt from disease.
~ ~ tact that those born here. q
tuberculosis parents seldom ever hav.
the disease develop, SO long as they re
main IN this climate. H. is nv ou;nidr
that there as no other section ot IN.
united States which will compare in vor
able with that in and about Tucson fo,
the relief OF pulmonary affections"
Or. A. [. Jones. of Tucson. said..-"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities IN the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of pul.
ihonary tuberculosis. Within that time
! nave visited the resorts OF FIorrda
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado. CaliNor-
ma and Arizona Five wears OF that |
nave devoted to active practice in two OF
the most frequent resorts OF Colorado
and One wear in ths city.
tucson, in my Judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ny nc.
quaintance, else should not be here. |
came IN quest of the best possible CHI
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuDercutosis IN the second stage. For
six mouths | had been unable to dis.
charge my professional duties tor a sin.
gie day. The former three months of
TINS time was attended by two trained
nurses aud half-a-dozen docters, Have
| been disappointed No. | am in bet
ter condition than when came and
have mad years respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and havp ~.
past few months, reinvaded the irving
field OF heavy surgery. Had given M,
my professional work entirely on INV ar.
rival and engaged In some more active
line OF business physically should now
oe far along the road to recovery OF my
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal. thu
New York Tribuue u Arizona in wiz.
Ter. among othe' :. Durin0
awe months restd r tsoutheru Ariz-
or,a in winter the. sas but one tfav
wnen the weather made il actually un-
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other daring
the day. icourse there were o good
many days winch a weather observer
wouio describe an 'cioudy.s ana some
that were 'showery;' bat during the Eve
months ttrom November, 1895 to Mar.
1885, there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine N
some time during the dav. Even more
than Egypt, any where north of Luxor,
Arizona 70 the land of the sunshine.
THE nights throughout the winter as<
apt TO be cool enough for wood isres
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat Is not needed during the day. bat ii
is never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is sinvuiariy clear,
tonic and dry. / hare never acen il
clearer anywhere in the world |, seems
20 hare ahont The askan< bEaesng and ex
hlaR ting quaiitses u the ais, al the
ereat Sahara Iii uorthers AREA or ol
the desert ahonk MOunt Ssuai, ii Arabia
Pntfaea. III II mach drier thaas any part
of the valley Of the Nile north of 6atar.
act. II seems TO rae about the Same In
quality az the air on the Nile between
Assouan aud Wady Haifa, but some.
what cooler.
As to food, there in plenty. and II is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles. and even of D, nsei 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. Il 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.
THE man who goes to any consider |
.hle Arizona town with the idea of the |
southwest derived from novels, or from |
The Arizona Kicker win be greatlv mys- |
i6ed. He will find as many churches |
10 in towns otcorresponding size in Penn
'ylvania or Ohio, and probably more |
'chool houses. and yet he will find plenty |
IF liquor shops, too. and gambling
,ouses and yet he will see little disorder |
,nless he hunts late at night for it, and
,e will find community Of ter thou-
'and people requiring in tn: daytime
,uly one policeman. and very little oe-
.upation for him"
DR.. A. W. Olcott, health officer of Tue
ION, says:-"The climate of Tucson is
by pure, dry, invigorating
sir; a small amount of rainfall. and an /
sun. 1t 10 surrounded by
which cut off the chilling
Winds OF winter, and the dreaded sand
storms Of most arid regions. Its south
I'm position gives il a mild winter cli
nate. These conditions render pleasant
In out-of-door life the entire year. and
permit those suffering from lung and
diseases daily exercise and life
n the open air. This treatment. in spite
If 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 Of combating the dread disease,
The out-of-door life, with
proper medical treatment, has afforded
elief to numbers of sufferers who are be-