The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-07

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many las the writer) sleep out during
the whole yer. There are not FIVE days
in the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part of the day, at
least, out of doors. In this climate in
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 suushmy DAY succeeds another;
the nights are cool and exhlarating; the
whole country green with the richest
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
il is a Ioy to live.
AT present have never known per
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocatin9
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
from raising my voice against tie out
rage OF sending advanced cases to this
or other sections t2 die among strang
ers.
DR.. II w. Fenner, Of Tucson, Surgeon
of the Southern Pacific X. r., says
Tucson Is a city Of 900 inhabitants
on the main line OF the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude = 100 feet above tht
sea level. Tucson is one OF the oides'
settlements made by the Spanish con
querorS It 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 beng
26 and So respe> e>tiyely. The rainfall
IS small aud but little irrigation is car
ricd on The water supply is excellent
The summers are long, the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree oihunid
tv makes the clear warmth tolcrabie
aud the most healthfu) part OF the year
Sunstrokes and heat prostrations are
unknown. The climate Ot Tucson has
been found by experience 10 he parucui
arly beneficial TO most cases OF puimon
ary phthisis. especially those OF tht
earlier or pre-tubercu!ar periods,
DR.. Mark A. Rogers, Of Tucson, says;
My experience has impressed upon
me the necessity for outdoor lite Ill the
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live eontin-
uously in the open air for a period ofsev-
cral months, or, for that matter, tor
, wear, or several years climate Is re
gu,rcd which il continuously warm and
dry, Such climate the ! uited Statet
does not possess. but the nearest ap
proach to II is Arizona,
Physicians rar-'v s,nd their paints
20 the ard -tg.ocs .nnG1 -ra--cs n
this consider a Eve&t ~.Siake. 1T
patients should be srnt 30 tbc arid r.
glous So soon as there - evidence oi III
tcttion from the suleTcle bacillus, auc
should be made ~ remain there unti
they are well. oF until II ss apparent that
the case is hopeless.
MANY physicians IN 10, east order
patients "a California Sag the @1ntef
apparently with vtrw ut sending them
10 q dry climate The relative humidity
ia southern a}tipTuia is as great, and
IN some Instances greater, ihan that a
the Atlantis coast. ard many oi the lest
physit1auS to California regularly seu5
their tnlpcrcular and as;hmatt> patacuts
"a Tutsou. California ~ beautiful
louutrY, but the ;uEs " wGlCh tome ~
rom shc sea, and thc cfuana;loas from
thc vast irrigated regions. make :; tai
,nirrior 10 thc inland desert regions ia
thth,sicai patients ;hIuk It may -
assumed as general rule thaf " her
ever there is irrigation EhcYy IS sigt
degree of relative humidity and patients
suffering irotu pulmonary pnthisss
should never bc sen; to an irrigated DIS
tr,ct. Indeed, some o' sic lahioruta
phvsxiaux have declared that 'irTlg ga;ion
and malaria 90 together
The city OF Tucson has. in my opin.
ION advantages as u health resort
; which can not he eqmalled anywhefe IN
5 North America. know OF ne locality
! where SUCH moderate winter climate
and such low degree of relative humid.
: ttv are combined with the same latit ade
, and altitude. II ~ no longer considered
. ;,un<ratiye to scud tubcrCuiaf patients
{ IN AN altitude Of s 900 iect, or over. In
: fact. clinical experience has proven thai
Q more frequently patients required 10 be
c ser,t TO au altitude or less. rather than
{. more than &, 900 feet. The attitude OF
I Tucson is z. 400 feet, and that seems TO
he amply high for all bot the most ex'
centional cases The city ~ situated IN
basin near the underground Santa
, Cruz river. 1t is completely walled ~
by massive mountain ranges, o the
north is the Santa Catalina range; to
. the east. the Rncon; to the south, the
Santa Rita; and on the west. the Tue
son. Each of these ranges has an slti-
, tude of 1. 900 feet at least. Mount Le-
: mon. the highest peak OF the Catalinas,
has an elevation OF 10000 feet. and
Mount Wnghtson in the Santa Rttas,
> reaches an altitude of nearly IL ,0Oe
. feet.
"The scenery at Tucson is as impress
S;ve as anywhere in the Rocky noun.
,ains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
: set beggar description.
|, During the nine months October to
: Tune, inclusive, 1s94-5, there were but
/, twenty-five cloudy days, and nine o.
! these we're in one month. Some idea o.
+. the transparency of the atmosphere may
/. be had when state that. at nidd ay
: and with the unaided eye, have seer
! Venus when it was hut ten degrees cast
i of the sun"
E DR.. n, II. Matas. a Physician OF Il
% .aors urartice in this CITY saws