The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-16
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.,e

commend Colorado during the faI, aud
winter, as the changes are often severe
becoming raw and cold within n fev
nours, and as these are atmospheric con.
ditions to be avoided. it would not he
ADVISABLE to spend these seasons there.
ihose having peculiar type of const,.
tuition with hereditary tendency 70
consumption would do well to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
mere and remain exempt from disease.
1T ~ a tact that those born hereof
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop. SO long as they re.
main IN this climate. 1t is my opinion
that there is no other section of the
United states which will compare favor
abie with that IN and about Tucson for
the reliet of pulmonary affections"
DR.. A. {. Jones. of Tucson, said.--"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study of the climatic treatment of null
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
have visited the resorts OF Florida.
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado. Califor-
MIA and Arizona Five years of that I
have devoted to active practice in two OF
the most frequent resorts OF Colorado
and one year in this CITY.
ueson. in my Judgment, possesses
! advantagcS over all the resorts OF CIV sac.
quaintanse, else should not be here, |
came IN quest of the best possible cii-
matte advantages for au aggravated
case OF bronchitis and Tor pulmonary
tuberculosis in the second stage, For
SIX months | had been unable TO div-
charge my professional duties Tor a sin.
gie day. The former three months of
this time ! was attended by two trained
nurses aud halEa-dozen doctors. Have
] been disappointed No. am in bet.
ter eondition than when | came and
have had "A years respite from the ter
rors os q bronchial cough. have iseen
able to resume practice and have, the
pas. few nonths. rcinvaded the irving
held oi heavy surgery. Had given no
my professional work entirely on my AR
rival and engaged su sorne more active
sne OF business physically should now
DC tar along the road To recovery OF INV
foTmsr weight and strength
Hon. whiteiaw Reid, In his Journal, the
New York Tribune VI. Arizona in Win.
tar, ansong 0thes ..ses During
q Eve Inoaths rrsid - lsouthern Aria.
ora in winier the sas but one day
when the weather made II actually an.
pleasant for INC 10 take esercsse In Tbs
open air at some time or other dnring
The dns. Oh 0fcoarsr there were a COED
many DAYS which q wcather observer
would describe as cloudy. ana son<
that were 'showery::' bat during the i've
months tfrom November. 1895 20 MAY
1896 there were only four davs when
ws did not have brilliant sunshine a,
sonae time dursag the dav. Even usors
than Egypt, anywhere north OF Luxor
Arizona - the land oi the Sunshine.
The nights throughout the wtssser arr
apt ,o be cool enough Tor wood ssrwa
ard blankets. Half thu time an over
coat ~ NOT needed during the day, bot il
~ never prudent for stranger 10 b.
without ono al hand.
The atmosphere IN singuiariy clear
tona aud dry. | have never sewn il
clcarer anywhere in the world. II seems
to have about the same bracing and sx
hiiarasiug qualities as thc air of fis
great Sahara in northern Afrsca or o.
| The desert about Mount Ssaai. In Arabia
| Patraea. 1t is much drier than any part
os the valley OF the Nile north oi Gasas'
act. IL scrrps to srse about the same il
quality rs the air on the Mic bcsweer
Assouan aHd Wady Haisa, but sossse-
what cooker.
AS To food, there is plenty. and it i.
| good. From here thu markets os Los
Angeles. and eren ot II nseG are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poul
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and venison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables aud fruits arc abund
ant in their season. and sometimes shs
season is long ono. II is the one coun
| try have lived in where straw berries
sipen III the open air ten months in ths
year. have had them on my table
fresh picked from the open gardens, al
| Christmas.
The man who goes to any consider
i able Arizona town with the idea of tht
| southwest derived from novels, or from
| The Arizona Kicker, will be greatly nsys
tihed. He viii tind as many churches
as in towns oicorrcsponding size IN Penn
syIvania or Ohio. and probably n,ors
srhooI houses. and yet he viii find plenty
ut liquor snopS, TOO, anu Eaaauttfk
| houses, and YET he will sec little d,sortiei
unless he hunts late at night for it. and
| he win find "A community ot ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman. and very little oc'
cupation for him.
| Dr.. A. W. Olcott. health officer of Tue
son, sayx:-"The climate of Tucson ii
characterized by pure, dry. invigorating
air; a small amount Of rainfall. and an
cver-shiniug sun. 1t 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 a mild winter eli
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-of.door life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
/ in the open air. This treatment. IN spite
OF numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first III the con.
| tidence of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
/ known Of combating the dread disease
tuberculosis. The out-ofdoor life. with
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