The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-27

winter. as the changes are often severe,
becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are atmospheric con-
ditious to be avoided, it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having a peculiar type of consti-
tuition with a hereditary tendency TO
consumption would do we'll TO avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
1T is a fact that those born hereof
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop so long as they re-
main III this climate. II is mv opinion
that there IS no other section OF the
United States which will compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
the relief pulmonary affections.
DIR. A. c. Jones. of Tucson, said: 1.-THE
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of pull
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
| have visited the resorts of Florida,
Texas, New Mexico. Colorado, Califor-
MIA and Arizona Five wears of that I
have devoted to active practice in two of
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear in this CITY.
Tucson, III my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of - v ac-
quaintance, else | should not be here.
came in quest OF the best possible cii-
matte advantages for an aggra vated
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 bv two trained
nurses and half-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 mouths, reinvaded the irving
field OF heavy surgery. Had. | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged In some more active
ins OF business physically should now
be far along the road TO recovery of my
former weight and strength
Hon. WhiteIaw Reid, in his Journal, the
New York Tribune. vi. ARIZONA i'll Win.
ter" among othe, as says During
a Ave months resid ~, southern Aris-
ona in winter. the, xas but one day
when the weather made / / actually un.
pleasant for nt6 to take exercise in the
open air NJ some time or other during
the day. G tcourse there were q good
many days which wea, ,her observer
would describe az cloudy and some
that were 'showery;' but during the five
months tfrom November, 1895 to MAY,
1se6l there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant snnshine AZ
some time during the dav. Even more
than Rgyp:. anywhere north of Luxor,
Arizona is The land OF the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt TO he cool enough for wood rres
and blankets, Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but it
is never prudent for q stranger TO be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singuiariy clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen il
clearer anywhere ia the world IL seems
to have about the same bracing and cx
hifaratiug qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
Patraea. Itis much drier than any part
OF the valley of the Nile north of Gatar-
act. 1t seems to me about the same in
Assouan and Wady Haifa. but some
what cooler.
>"As to food, there Is plenty, and it 10
good. From here the markets Of Los
Angeles, and even of d, nsri are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poui-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and venison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund.
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season 10 long one. 1t il the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripen in the open air ten months in the
year. have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
THE man who goes 20 any consider
able Arizona town with the idea of the
southwest derived from novels, or from
The Arizona Kicker, viii begreatiy mys-
tiGed. He viii find as many cisurches
as in towns corresponding size in Penn
sylvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he win lind plenty
of liquor shops, too, and gambling
AOA&S8t anu ~ kaN " AA SEN &s&< tAsSct Ast
unless he hunts late mt night for 1t. and
he win find community OF ten thou
sand people requiring in tn: daytime
only one policeman, aud very little oc.
cupation for him.
DR.. A. W. Oicott. health officer of Tue
son, says:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry. invigorating
air; a small amount of rainfall. and an
ever-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter. aud the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regious. Its south
ern position gives ii 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. ia spite
of nun,berless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first in the con.
fidence of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known Of combating the dread disease
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life. with
proper medical treatment. has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be
..o-d hone nf effre and cured rnauy II