The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%


ditions to be avoided, 1t would not be
adVlsaDic no TO spend these seasons there.
Those having peculiar type of consti-
luton with hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
mere ana remain exempt from disease.
1T is fact that those born here. OF
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, so long as they re-
nam III 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"
DIR. A, {. Jones. of Tucson, said:-"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities i'll the observation and
study OF the climatic tIeatm of pul.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
nave visited the resorts of Florida
Texas, New Mexico. Colorado. Califor-
ma and Arizona Five years of that I
nave devoted To active practice in twoof
the most frequent resorts of colorado
and one wear ~ this CITY.
ucS"n IN nv judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of ,nyac.
qu1intanoe, else ! should not bc here. |
came ia quest oi the best possible eli.
matte advantages for an aggravated
case oi bronchitis and for pulmonary
tubtrculoli@ IN the second stage. For
SIX months had been unable TO dis.
charge my professional duties Tor a SIN.
gle day. he former three months of
TINS time | was attended hy two trimmed
nurScA and hali.a-dozcn doctors. HIVE
been disappointedt No. am in bet.
Ter condition than when came and
nave had years respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough have been
hpie 10 resume practice and have. the
pas. lew months, rcinvaded the irving
i'eio Oh heavy surgery. Had given M
my professional work entirely on INV ar.
ilNai ana engaged Ill some more active
line OF business physically should now
De tar along the road to recovery of nv
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitclaw Reid, in his journal the
New York Tribune o. Arizona in Win
tei among othc, p. SAYS During
IA hve months resid southern Ariz.
ona IN winter the, Aas but one day
when the weather made il actually un-
pleasant for me 10 take exercise in the
open mr. at some time or other during
the day. OF course there were a good
many days which wea her observer
would describe as cloudy. ana some
that were 'showery.' but during the FIVE
months from November. 1895 To Nav,
isSo) there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine nj
some time during the dav. Even more
than Egypt. anywhere north of Luxor.
Arsaona is The land of the sunshine.
he nights throughout the winter are
apt to he cool enough for wood rires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat IS not needed during the dav. but il
| ~ never prudent for a stranger to be
without one al hand.
The atmosphere is singuiarlv clear
tonic and dry. have never seen il
| clearer anywhere in the world. Ii seems
10 have about the same bracing and ex
hiiaratiuR qualities as the air OF the
great Sahara in northern Africa or ot
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
fatraea. II is much dricr than anr part
OF the valley Of the Nile north OF Gatar.
act. IL seems TO me about the same in
quality as the air on the Nile betty ween
Assouan and Wady HaIfa, but some
what cooler
AS to food, there is plenty, and 1t is
good. From here the markets OF Los
Angeles, and even OF ID, nsci are largely
supplied. Good beet. mutton and poui.
try are plenty aud cheap. Quail, ducks
and venisou from the vicinity can also
be had, Vegetables and fruits are abund.
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season is a long one. II is the one coun.
try have lived in where trawbcrries
rlpen 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 III towns oicorresponding size in Penn
sylvania 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 hnd community of ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman. and very little oc-
cupation for him
DIR. A. ". Olcott. health officer of Tue
son, savs:--"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry. invigorating
air; n small amount of rainfall, and AN
evcr-shiping 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
crn position gives il & mild winter eli.
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-ofdoor life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
iii the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numberless cures for consumption. ex
plotted monthly. stands first III the con-
hdencc 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 ip |
the earlier stages of consumption.
Or. Harrison T.. Stroud saws of the |
Climate of Arizona.-"Thcs summers are |
hot There are some warm a n TIC in Nav