The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-19


winter, as the changes are ofter saua.n .a..u
becoming raw and cold within te ",
hours, and as these are atmosnber;c ,o, ~ :"
ul,iohs 10 De avoided, 1t would not be
aaVisabie s,, to spend these seasons there
nose having peculiar type of consti.
'utlon with a hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to nvalI
themselves OF an opportunity and come
mere ana remain exempt from disease.
II IS tact that those born here. .of
| tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, so long as they re-
man III this climate. 1t is NV onin;or
/ that there is no other section of the
United States which will compare tavor-
apie with that i'll and about Tucson for
the relief OF pulmonary affections"
l'r. A. I, Jones. of Tucson, said-"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities i'll the observation md
STUDY OF the climatic treatment of pnl-
ihonary 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 two of
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one year in this city.
ucson, IN my judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts OF ,nvac.
quaintaiIce, else | should not be here I
came in quest of the best possible cli-
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis in the second stage. For
SIX months had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties Tor a sin.
gle day. The former three months of
tins time was attended by two trained
nurses and half.a-dozen doctors. Have
been disappointed? No. am in bet
ter condition than when | came and
have had years respite from the ter
rors OF d bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have. the
pas few months, reinvaded the irving
held 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 tar along the road to recovery of nv
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal. the
New York Tribune oi. "Arizona in VIM
ter, among othe, ., ssays:-"D During
five months resid southern Ariz-
ona in winter the xas bnt one day
when the weather made il actually un-
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the daf. Ofcourse there were good
many days which n weather observer
would describe as cloudy, ana some
that were 'showery;' but during the five
months from November, 1895 to May,
1S96) there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine al
some time during the dav. Even more
than Egypt. anywhere north of Luxor
Arizona is the land of the sunshine.
"Thc nights throughout the winter ars
apt to be cool enough for wood fres
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but il
is never prudent for stranger to bs
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen il
clearer anywhere in the world 1t seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hilarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
Patraea. II is much drier than anv part
of the valley of the Nile north of Gatar.
act. 1t 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 Dtn ntri 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. 1t is the one coun.
try have lived in where straw berries
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 otcorresponding size in Penn
svlvania 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 community OF ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupation for him.
DR.. a. W. Oicott, health officer of TUG
son, says:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, inyigorating
air: a small amount of RAINFALL and an
eyer-shining sun. IT. is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives il mild winter eli
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-ofdoor LIE the entire year, and
ncru,it those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numbcrless cures for consumption, ex
nloited monthly, stands first in the con.
tidence of the people and of the medical
nrofession as the best single means
known of combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life, with
nroper medical treatment. has afforded
rreIef to numbers of sufferers who are be-
- &c c,,ra and cured many in