The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-02

invalid can spend part of the day, at
least, out of doors. In this climate in
iuries and wounds heal very rapidly;
contagious diseases are usually very
mild. There has been no epidemic, ex'
cept in whooping cough, for years.
"The winter months, from the middle
OF September to the FIRST Of May, are in
this locality the finest in the world. One
bright sunshiny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and exhilarating; the
whole country green with the richest
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is a joy to live.
"a present have never known a per
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocating
III the altitude suited to their particular
case that did not get well; nor have
known of one in the second stage that
did not improve. But ! cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage of sending advanced cases TO this
or other sections To die among strang'
crs."
DR.. Fl. w. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeon
Of the Southern Pacific X. r., says
Tucson is city of 10 900 inhabitants,
on the main line of the Southern Pacific
sea level. Tucsor-is one of the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con
querors. 1t is now the commercial and
railroad center of Southern Arizona. The
climate is exceedingly dry and bracing.
the humidity being exceedingly low; the
yearly minimum and maximum being
26' and SEQ respe. lively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
ried on. The water supply is excellent.
The summers are long, the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree ofhumid |
ity makes the clear warmth tolerable. |
and the most heaIthful part Of the year. |
Sunstrokes and heat prostrations are |
unknown. The climate Of Tucson has |
been found by experience to be particul |
arly beneficial to most cases Of pulmon. |
airy phthisis. especially those of the |
earlier or pre-tubercular periods.
DR. Mark A. Rogers, of Tucson, says:
--"M My experience has impressed upon |
me the necessity for outdoor life in the |
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. In |
order that the patient may live contiu- /
uously in the open air for period of sew.
cral months, or, for that matter, for a
year, or several years. climate Is re-
CURED which is continuously warm and |
dry. Such a climate the United States
does not possess. but the nearest mp
proaeh 10 it il Arizona.
physicians rargsv send their pa.s.uts
to the afid ~eg:ons sstri1g s-sn-seT nd
this | consider a great ---istake. -hs
patients should he sent to the arid re
gions So soon as there is evidence Of III
fiction from the tubercle bacillus. and
should be made 10 remain there until
they are well. or until il is apparent that
the case is hopeless.
MANY physicians in the cast order
patients TO California for the wiutet.
apparently with view OF sending them
TO dry climate. The relative humidity |
in southern California is as great, and
IN some instances greater. than that oi
the Atlantic coast, and many OF the hest
physicians in California regularly send
their tubercular and astbmatic patients
to Tucson. California 10 a beautiful |
country. but the fogs which come In
rom the sen, and the emanatious from
the vast irrigated regions, make it far
TO the inland desert regions for |
phthis,cai patients. think il may be
assumed as general rule that wher-
ever there is irrigation there is o high
degree of relative humidity. and patients
suffering from pulmonary phthisis
should never be sent TO an irrigated dis
trict. Indeed, some OF the California
physicians have declared that irrigation
aud malaria go together.
The city nj Tucson has. In my opin-
ion, advantages as health resort
which can not be cqualled anywhere In
North America. I know OF no locality
where such a moderate winter climate
and such a low degree of relative humid
ity are combined with the same latitude
and altitude. II is no longer considered
imperative to send tubercuiar patients
to an altitude OF s. 900 feet. or over. In
fact. clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required 10 be
sent to an altitude or less. rather than
more than 1900 feet. The altitude oi
Tucson is 2, 400 feet. and that seems TO
be amply high for all but the most ex-
ccptional cases. The city is situated in
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. 1t is completely walled in
bv massive mountain ranges. To the
north il the Santa Catalina range; TO
the east, the Rincon: to the south, the
Santa Rita: and ON the west, the Tue
son. Each of these ranges has an slti.
tutie OF 5000 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon. the highest peak of the Catalinas,
has IN elevation of 10000 feet, and
Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly 11,O00
feet.
"The scenery at Tucson is as impress
siye as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months, October TO
June, inclusive, 1876. there were but
twenty-five cloudy days. and nine oi
these were in one month. Some idea oi
the transparency OF the atmosphere may
be had when state that. at midd ay
and with the unaided eye, have seen
Venus wher it was hut ten degrees east
Of the sum-"
Dr. n. II. Matas, Physician Of II
years practice in this City, says
Since cousumptives must depend on the