The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-09

hihhy kdS bHS WTlIcTJ SlcCp out uuIlhk
the whole year. There are not five days
IN the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part of the day, al
least, out OF doors. In this climate III
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 iii the world. One
bright sunshiny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and exhilarating; the
whole country green with the riches,
vcrdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is a JOY to live.
At present have never known a per
son coming To this Territory iii the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andIocatine
III the altitude suited to their particular
case that did not get wcIl, nor have
known Of one in the second stage chat
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 stranE
crs.
Dr. II. W. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeo,
OF the Southern Pacific K H., says
Tucson is a city Of 10000 inhabitants
on the main line Of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 400 feet above u,
sea level. Tucson is one oi the oldcs'
settlements made by the Spanish con
qucrors. II is now the commercial and
railroad center otfSouthcrn Arizona. The
climate is exceedingly dry and bracinp
the humidity beng exceedingly low; the
yI7r - Hyatl haty.g
2G2 and % rcspe, tiyeiy. The raintaM
is small aud but little irrigation is car
ried on. The water supply is excellent
The summers are long, the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree OF thumId
itv makes the clear warmth toierable
and the most hcathtu part of the year
Sunstrokes and heat prostrations are
unknown The climate oi Tucson has
been found by experience 70 be particu|
arly beneficial to most cases of pulnIon
AIRY phthisis. especially those Of tn,
earlier or pre-tubercular periods.
DR.. Mark A. Rogers. Of Tucson. says
-"Mvexpcriencc has impressed upon
me the necessity for outdoor life IN ths
treatment OF pulmonary tuhercuiests. In
order that the patient may hive contin
uously in the open air for a period otscy
erai months, or, for that matter, Tor a
wear. or several years. climate is re
quired which is continuously warm and
drv. Such a climate the uited Statet
does not possess, hut the nearest ap
proaCh 10 il Is Arizona.
ply sicians rarciv serd their patents
To the ar.i -tx.ous ,nri.-g -ft=.eT I'd
this consitier a great stake. : Is
patients should bt scti u thc and re
gions SD soon ns there s. evidence 81 ~
lection from the tcbcrciS bacL.us, ans
should be tuAdc to rtn}aiu t&cft ufsIi-
they are we'd. or uut1i u u ~ parent that
the case Is hopeless.
"Mauy physicians IN the east orcict
patients to California tog the w1ntct
apparently with 8 view 81 sending them
To dry climate he relative hu,uidity
IN southern California Is great, and
in some instances greater than that 90
the AtiauJit Coast. ard many ~ The best
phvsiCla1S IN California trgDlaciy send
their iul,~rcuiar and astbmat', paIeuis
20 Tucson. Iaiiiofw2A - - beautiful
Cuuntry. but the 3ogs wa1ch come IN
roui the sra and tie cmUuattouS from
the vast irrigated regions, make !, 'st
interior To ;he inland descf; regions tps
ph,hlsicaj patients. thtnk u mas 5t
assumed as n general rule that N her
ever there is irrigation ihefp IS a high
degree ot relative humidity, andpatieuts
suffering from pulmonary phthlsis
should never be sent 10 an irrigated dis
trIct. Indeed some % the aiitoyn1a
physicians have declared that irrigation
and malaria 60 together.
The city nj Tucson has, In nv opJn-
ion. advantages as health rrsort
" Inch can not he eQualicd auyw here III
North America. know of ne locality
where such moderate winter cliiaatr
and such low degree OF relative bunlsd-
,tv are combined with the same Latitude
and altitude. IL s@ 40 Longer considered
imperative to send tulercuiaT pa atIenis
10 an attitude of !. 600 teef. OF over. In
fact. clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required 20 hc
sent TO IN altitude or less, rather than
more than 900 feet. The attitude OF
/ Tucson - 2, 400 feet. and that seems to
! be amply high for all bu, the most ex-
ceptioual cases. The city is situated m
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river, IL is completely walled IN
+ bV massive mountain ranges. To the
north is 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 alti-
tude of 5 900 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon. the highest peak OF the CataIinas,
has an elevation OF 10000 feet. and
Mount Wfightson in the Santa Rttas,
reaches an altitude of nearly l,o0G
feet.
The scenery at Tucson is as impress
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
taius, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
>"During the nine months, October to
i Iune. inclusive, 1s9+-5. there were but
! twenty-five cloudy days, and nine OF
these were in one month. Some idea OF
the transparency of the atmosphere may
be had when state that. at midd ay
and with the unaided eye. have seen
Venus when it was but ten degrees east
of the sum-"
Or. N, II. Matas, n Physician of II
wears practice in this City. says
'Since consumptives must depend on the
| resisting forces OF nature tor the cure OF
/ .t.;r d;saase IL is evident that an early