The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-18

inebriated at the time. 1t is Uncommon
custom to sleep out of doors from the
middle of May until September. and
many as the writcr) sleep out during
the whole yer. There are not five days
IN the whole year but the most delicate
lnValid can spend part of the day, at
'east, out of doors. In this climate in.
'ures and wounds heal very rapidly;
contagious diseases are usually very
mild. There has been no epidemic, ex-
eept IN whooping cough, for years.
/ The winter months, from the middle
OF September to the first of May, are in
tins locality the finest in the world. One
bright Sunshiny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and exhilarating the
1 whole country green with the richest
vcrdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
II is a Joy to live.
AT present have never known n 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
rom raising my voice against the out.
rage OF sending advanced cases to this
or other sections to die among strang.
ers."
DR.. II. ". Fcnuer, of Tucson Surgeon
OF the Southern Pacific r. r., SAWS
Tucson Is "A city of 10. 900 inhabitants,
on the main line of the Southern Pacific
/ Railway, altitude 2,4OO feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one OF the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con
quefors. 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
20 and 90 respe, lively. The rainfall
rs small and but little irrigation is ear.
, red on. The water supply is excellent
The summers are long. the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree Of humid.
ity makes the clear warmth tolerable
and the most healtbful part OF the ycar
Sunstrokes and heat proStrations are
unknown. The climate OF Tucson has
been found by experience TO be particul
ary beneficial TO most cases OF pulmon
AIRY phthisis, especially those OF the
earlier or pre-tnbcrcniar periods.
( DR. Mark A. Rogers. Of Tucson, saws
My experience has impressed upon
me the necessity for outdoor life in the
treatment Of pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live contIn.
/ uously in the olcn air for a period 81 sew.
eral months, or, for that matter. for a
wear. or several years, a climate in re,
! quired which is continuously warm aud
/ dry. Such a climate tho United States
/ a -
proach To IL IS Arizona.
Physicians rarriv send their pa -nts
to the aid -tg.ocs .Nsri-g -sa=e: I"
this consider 81 great -.stake. n.
patients should he sent ia the arid re
gtons 30 soon as there Is evidence ot in
fiction from the tubefelr bacillus. and
should i've made TO remain there unit
they are we'll. or until i; 10 apparent that
the case Is hopeless.
MANY physicians in the cast oFdes
patients IN California FOR the winter
apparently with view of sending then
10 dry climate The relative hamidss,
,n southern California is as great. ant
. ia some instances greater. than that ii
the Atlantis coast. and many oi the bcs
physicians in California regularly sen,
their tnessr,slar aud akshmats patient
10 Tucson. California IL a heautitu
country. bns the logs which come u
rosn the sea, and thc carnations fron
) tho vast irrigated regions. make IT ia
iusrr1or TO The inland dessert regions fo'
ph, hssscal patients. think II may IL
assumed as general rule that " her
ever there is irrigation there - a high
degree OF relative humidity. and patients
suffering irons pulmonary phtlnsis
should never lie scss 20 an irrigated dis
triet. Indeed, sorIse ot the Cnjisornia
physicians have declared tina; irrigation
and malaria 60 together.
The city of Tucson has in my opiu.
ion. advantages a. a health resort
which can not I've equalsed anyw here IN
North America. know OF no locality
where such moderate winter climate
and such low degrce OF relative humid.
itv are combined with the same latitude
and altitude. II is no longer considered
imperative TO send tuberculaI patients
20 an altitude OF &. 600 feet. or over. In
TACT, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patseuts required TO bt
sent 10 an altitude or less, rather than
more than 3.ooo feet. The altitude oi
Tucson ~ 2,400 feet. and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most ex'
ccpt,oual cases. The city ~ situated 10
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. II is completely walled m
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 s 700 feet at least. Mount lie
mon. thu highest peak of the Catalinas.
has nm elevation of 10000 feet, and
Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas
reaches an altitude of nearly 11.ooe
feet,
THE scenery at Tucson is as impres-
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months, October to
Iune, inclusive, 1s9+-5, there were but
twenty-five cloudy days, and nine o.
these were in one month. Some idea Of
the transparency of the atmosphere may
be had when state that, at midd ay
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