The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-11
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%

commend Colorado during the fall and
winter as the changes are often severe,
becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are atmospheric con
ditions to he avoided, it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having 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.
"It is a tact that those born here of
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, So long rs they re-
main in this climate. II is MY oLinion
that there IS no other section OF the
United States whlch viii compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
the reliet OF pulmonary affections.
Or A. c. Jones, Of Tucson, said; -" he
past seven wears have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment OF pull
monary tuberculosis. w. hin that time
! have visited the resorts OF FLORIDA,
Texas, New Mexico. Colorado. Calttor-
MIA and Arizona Five years Of that |
have devoted to active practice in two OF
the most troqucrt resorts ot Colorado
and one wear ~ thiS CIV.
Tucson. in my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts oi wac
auaintance, else should not he here.
came in quest OF the best possible cl1-
matte advantages for an aggravated.
case of bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis in the second stage. For
six months | had been unable TO dis
charge my professional duties Tor SIN
gle dav. The former three months oi
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and half.a-dozen doctors. Have
| been disappointed? No. am in bet
ter condition than when | came and
have nad a years respite from the ter
rors of bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have. the
pas. few months, rcnvaded the trying
field OF heavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival aud engaged III some more active
line of business physically | should now
be far along the road to recovery OF my
former weight and strength
Hon Whicelaw Reid, III his journal, tie
New York Tribune ui Arizona IN Win
ter among othet says Lpn1ne
a five months restd southern Ara
ona in winter the Sas but one day
when the weather made actually un'
pleasant for ne TO take exercise III th'
open air at some time or othcr during
the day, ;course there were gooc
many days which q wea her observer
would dcscT1nc as cloudy, am soTn'
that were showeryi but during the nv
! months from November, lsao Ia May
lS96l there were only iour days ~hci
we did not have brilliant sunshine "A
some time during the dav. Even NOR
than Egyp:, anywhere north OF Luxor
/ Arizona is he land a! the sunshine.
, Tue nights throughout the winter n
apt 10 bc cool enough tor wood nTeS
and blankets Halt the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but =
| is never prudent for stranger to b
I without one az hand.
The atmosphere is s,ngulariy clear
tonic and dry. ! have never sccu
I clearer anv a here in the world 1t seem
to have abou, the sams hrac,ng and cx
hiiaratiug qualities as the a1r OF th
great Sahara iu northern AFRICA or G
the desert about Mount Sinai, IN Arab'
Patraea. II is much dsier than any par
OF the vaIicy OF the Nile north OF Cata'
act. It secps 20 me about the same 4
quality as the air on the Nile betwee
Assouan aud Wady Halia, but some
1 what cooler.
"As to food. there is plenty, and It
good. From here tho markets OF Lo
Angeles, and yen OF ID uvci are Target
supplied. Good beet. mutton and poul
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, duck
and yeuison from the vicinity can ais
hr had Vegetables and fruits are ahund
ant in their season, and sometimes IN
sraaou ,s "A long one. 1t IL the one cour
try / have lived in where stra" ncfr1s
rinen in the open air ten mouths IN tn
wear. have had them on my tapi'
fresh picked from the open gardens a
Christmas.
THE man who goes to auy consider
able Arizona town with the idea oil tn
southwest derived from novels, or iron
THE Arizona Kicker. will be greatly myys
t;6ed. He will find as many churche
as in towns ofcorresponding size ia fenu
sv,vania or Ohio. and probably NOR
school houses, and yet he viii ind pient
; of honor shops. too, and gambiin
houses, and yet he will see little disorde
: unless he hunts late at night tor 1t. an
, he will 6nd community OF tee thou
sand peop!e requiring in tn: daytlm
s.r.r one policeman, and very little ot
: cupation for him.
Dr. A. W. Olcott. health o+hcer OF Tut
son says.-"The climate of Tucson
, characterized by pure, dry. invigorattm
AIR: a small amount of rainfall ana a
!. eyer-shining sun. 1t is surrounded co., D
;. ,,ornta;tis which cut off the ch'illn
winds OF winter, and the dreaded san
storms of most ard regions. Its souti
y s,n nosition gives it a mild winter ei
i mate, These conditions render pieasat
t an out-ofdoor life the entire year an
c nrrmit those suffering from lung an IN
:, bronch;al diseases daily exercise and n n
o i, the ooen air. This treatment, IN spi'
Il - - numberless cures for consumption e.
II nio;ted monthly, stands first IN the cor
r Sdence of the people and OF the inedie' %
e nrofcssion as the best single near
If tnown Of fcombating the dread diseas
.',herculosis. The out-of-door lie: VII
ornner ION medical treatment, has atforde
H. pibPN' -, - s,,f ,ffarerS who are b