The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-05

becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are atm ospheric con
ditions to be avoided it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having peculiar type OF constl-
tuition with a hereditary tendency 10
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
1T IS fact that those born hereof
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
/ the disease develop, So long as they re-
main in this chm T. is NY otinion
/ that ther. as no other section OF the
/ United States which viii compare favor
able with that ia and about Tucson tor
the reliet q pulmonary affections.
Dr. A. c, Jones, Of Tucson, said -" I he
past seven wears have afforded me large
/ opportunities IN the observation and
study of t6e climatic treatment OF pull
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
+ have y,sltcd the resorts Of FLORIDA,
/ Texas, Ne'e Mexico Colorado. Calitot-
MIA aud Arizona Five wears ot that
/ have devoted 10 actlge pynctlec ~ t~o OF
the most frequent resorts oi Colorado
and one ye,i IN tdl, CITY
IT ucsou. IN my Judgment. possesses
/ advantages over al the resorts % ,''r aC-
quaIntautc, else ! should not be hcre. |
came IN guest Of the best possible cti-
matte advantages for IN aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis III the second stage. For
six months | had been unable TO dis.
charge NV professional duties Tor sin.
gle day. The former three months of
this time | Was attended by two trained
nurses and half.a-doz doctors. Have
| been disappointed? No. am in bet
ter condition than when | came and
! have mad year $ respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have. the
pas. few months, reinvaded the trying
field OF heavy surgery. Had | gwen 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 90 recovery OF nv
former weight and strength.
Hon Whitelaw Reid, in his Journal, tie
New York Tribune .. Arizona III WIN.
ter, among othe says. -" During
five months resif southern Ariz-
ona i'll wlntcr the Kas but one dny
when the weather mudesi actually un.
plcaSa'3, iof me To take exercise III the
open ar al sonic time az other duf1ng
the dag. ( scoursc there were good
mauy days which a weather cbseTN CT
woull ceslrtoe -as cloudy. an ! some
that were showery, but during the tvc
months {trum NoSembeF 1925 70 May.
I iSstbl there were oniy four DAYS when
VIC did not have brilliant sunshine y 1
sotfie time during the dav. Even more
than Eeyp: anywhere north ot Luxor.
AriAoua - the land nj the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt 10 be cool enough for wood nreS
and blankets Halt the time an over
Goa. is-not needed during the day. hu' IL
is never prudent for a stranger 70 TX
without one at hand.
The atmosphere Is siugalarly clear,
tonic an3 dry. have never seen u
ciearrr auyw wherc in the world Il seems
to haee aoont the same bracihg aud cx
h,laratine qualities as the air ot the
great Sahara IN uorthcfa Africa or of
the desert about Mount Sinai. Ia Arabia
patraea /; ~ much dTier than ans part
Of the valley of the Nile north ot GataF~
act. Il seems 10 me about the same in
auaiitg as the air on the Nile be; seeu
ASS ouaa and Wady Haita. bu, some
what ltl!cr.
As 70 food there is plenty. and i, Is
good. From here the markets Of Los
Angeles. and cven Of IN nyct are Largely
supolseyi. Good beef. mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and yerison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund'
ant in their SEASON. and sometimes the
SeaAon Is a long one. II ~ the one coun'
try have livcA in where straw berries
ripeu in the ofen asr 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'
tined. lie will ind as many churches
as IN towns otcorrrsponding sire IN Fem
svlyan,a or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he will tsnd plenty
OF LIQUOR shops, too, and gambi'ng
houses and vet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night tor It. and
he will find IA community OF ter thou
sand pSUpyT Fc4uhIhk Va eo 49, N''"~
only one policeman. and very little oc'
cupation for him.
Dr. A. W. 0icott, health officer OF Tue
sou. savs:--"Thc climate OF Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, inv,gorating
| air: a small amount OF rainfall and an
ever SHINING sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut OH the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms OF most arid regions Its south
ern position gives it mild winter eli
mate These conditions render pleasant
am out-of-door life the entire year. and
oerm,t those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and lite
| in the opcn air. This treatment, in spite
of uumbcrless cures for consumption, ex
nlo;ted monthly. stands first in the con.
tdence of the people and OF the medical
rrotess;on as the best single means
| known Of combating the dread disease
tuberculosis. The out-of-door lie. with
nroper medical treatment. has Afforded
rrl,ef to numbers of sufferers who are be
vond hope Of cure, and cured many 10
| ibe earlier stages of consumption.