The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-20

>vi"i fuO curing the tall and
winter, as the changes are often severe
becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are atmosnheric con.
nitions to be avoided, it would not he
ADVISABLE to spend these seasons there
lhose having peculiar type of consti-
tuition with hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
mere anu remain exempt from disease.
IL IS a tact that those born hcre;of
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, So long rs they re-
main in this climate. l. is nv o1iuion
that there as 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. c. Jones, of Tucson, said THE
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of pul.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
| have visited the resorts of Florida.
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Califor-
MA and Arizona Five wears of that |
have devoted to active practice in two OF
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one year in this city.
Tucson, IN my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of f,,v ac-
quaintanCe, else should not be here.
came Ill quest OF the best possible eli
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
this time ! was attended by two trained
nurses and halt.a-dozen doctors. 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 have, the
pas. few months, reinvaded the TRYING
field 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 othel ~ says;-''Durine
a five months restd NJ southern Ariz.
ona in winter the xas but 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 dav. 0fcourse there were good
many days which weather observer
would describe as cloudy. and some
that were 'showery:.' but during the fv,
months (from November. 1895 to May
lS96l there were only four days wheI
we did not have brilliant sunshine a
some time during the dav. Even NOR
than Egypt. anywhere north of Luxor
Arizona is the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter ar
apt to be cool enough for wood rres
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but /
is never prudent for stranger to b
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singuIarly clear
tonic and dry. | have never seen i
clearer auy where in the world 1t seem
to have about the same braciug and cx
hilarating qualities as the air OF tn
great Sahara IN northern Africa or O
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arab!
Patraea. 1t is much drier than any par
of the valley of the Nile north OF Gatar
act. II seems to me about the same II
quality as the air on the Nile betwee,
Assouan and Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler.
AS to food. there is plenty, and it i
good. From here the markets OF Lo
Angeles, and even of IN uvci are largel,
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poul
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, duck
and venison from the vicinity can als'
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund
ant in their season. and sometimes tn
season is long one. 1t is the one coun
try have lived in where straw berrie
ripen in the open air ten months IN tn
wear. have had them on my table
fresh picked from the open gardens.
Christmas.
The man who goes to any consider
able Arizona town with the idea OF Tn
southwest derived from novels, or iron
The Arizona Kicker, will be greatly mys
tilted. He will find as many churche
as in towns ofcorresponding size in Penn
sylyania or Ohio, and probably NOR
school houses, and yet he will find plent
of liquor shops. too, and gambin
houses, and yet he will see little disorde
unless he hunts late at night tor 1T, an
he will find ii community OF ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytin
only one policeman, and very little OF
| cr1,ot;ou n for him "
DR.. A. w. Oicott, health officer OF Tu
son. says:-"The climate OF Tucson
characterized by pure. dry, invigorat'n
air a small amount of rainfall, and
shining sun. 1t is surrounded b
mountains which cut off the chillin
winds of winter, and the dreaded san
storms of most arid regions. Its souti
ern position gives it mild winter CT
mate. These conditions render pleasar
an out-of.door life the entire year, an
hermit those suffering from lung an
bronchial diseases daily exercise ana II
in the open air. This treatment, IN SPIT
Of numberless cures for consumption, el
plotted monthly, stands first in the COZ
tidence OF the people and OF the medic'
profession as the best single NEAR
known Of combating the dread dlseas
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life. wit
nrooer medical treatment, has attorde
relief to numbers of sufferers who are D