The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-26

many (as the writer) sleep out during
the whole year. 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 whoopng cough, for years.
The winter months, from the middle
OF September to the first of May. are in
this locality the finest in the world. One
bright suushiny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and exhilarating; the
whole country green with the richest
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
Il is a jov to live.
At present have never known a per.
son coming 10 this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocating
IN the altitude suited 10 their particular
case that did not get well. nor have !
known OF one IN the second stage that
dld not improve. But cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage ot sending advanced cases 20 this
or other sections To die among strang
erS."
Dr. II u. Fcuner. Of Tucson, Surgeon
~ hhS NN}uLNCfH u ] 8Alli& ~. H.. S4E -
Tucson il city OF 10000 inhabitants,
on the main hne ot the southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 100 irct above the
sea level. Tucson is one ~ tic oldest
scttlepeuts made by the spanish con.
querors. Il IS now the commercial and
railroad center OF Southern Arizona. The
climate is exceedingly dfy and hrsciug.
the humidity being exceedingly sow. the
20 and So respectively. The rainfall
Is small and bu, little irrigation is car
RED on Thc water supply is excellent
The summers are long, the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degrees o' humid
tty snakes the clear warmth ,olerable
and the mos; hcaithiul part o! the year.
Sunstrukes and heat pToStrat taeus arc
unknown The climate al Tucson has
been found by experience 20 be pariwul
ariy bcueslcial 10 mos, ca%es of pulanon.
AIRY phthisis. especially those Of the
earlier or pre-. tubcrculaf periods
Dr Marx A. Rogers. nj Tucson. says.
$50" Ny experience has impressed upon
n1e the necessity tur outdoor laie ia the
treatment ot pulmonary tuberculosis. La
order that the patirnt may lge contin
uously iu tho open at7 Tor q tssf1od ot wsv /
etal months, or, tov that matter. lot . /
year. or several years. "a climate IN re- !
6tuircd whIch ~ continuously warm and /
drv. stfSh a climate fhs Sit1fi STATES I
does not possess bar the seafe2t ap
preach to " IS Arizona.
'ph.s,cta rar~'" s.-nd ;hcss pa -pts
to the ard -sg.ons :1trtgg .Ta=ssT nd
this | consider a great r4staaF. hs
pataeess should kc seat &e She ARID re
gsons 80 soon ss there - egtsBezsce 81 ia
sevtsou tFosn the subCrvix hae4sias. aad
should be made 10 tegnatn here sntii
shcy are veil. OF sntil !, % isjs@feas that
she case SO hoieless.
MANY plsysicsAns in ihr east ofar.
patients 90 California fsf stss winter
apparently with Yscw ot scndaag shrsm
ss u dry climate I he rxiatave ausnpsasy
ia southern ailtpruta ls as great. ard
sn @nuse sastaucew greater, shan that .,
the Aslantae espast. and m@nv of tho lares !
pasvsasaams ia California regularly ~@@s
slsvir suiscfcnlar and aSshnsatsS rsmtswBss ]
to Tuesasa. California ss a lseastsssAs /
couatry. bat the issgs whseh coEss In .
rom tho sea, ard the rrsana iions t3osn
the vast irrigated Fegsoss, make IL sai i
snfeFsor Ia tbs inland desert regtssus aos 4
phthsslcai patients. think VI nay tvs
assumed as grsscfal fuAs that wssef
ever there 10 irrigation there - high /.
degree OF relative humidity. and patients /
suffering from pulmonary phiAssas /
should never bs cent TO an rrIgafed DIS /
sfTct. lndeed soHse Of the California /
physicians have declared that 'srrtgatson .
and malaria ge together.
The city n, Tucson has. in my opia.
hon, advaHtages as health resort /
" hich eau not bs equaIied suy - herr ia
North America. know OF no LEGALITY
where stach moderate winter climate
aud such a low deRrcr Of relative humid
isv are conhaned with the same latitude
and attitude. IL 10 no longer considered
stup<rative TO mrud suhcTcuiaF patients
II, an altitude of s 600 teei. or over. In
fact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patirnts required to hc
sent TO an altitude or less. rather thag
more than 1900 feet. The altitude OF
Tucson 10 Z, 400 feet. and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most en-
ceptionai cases The city is situated IN
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. II is completely walled in
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 slts-
tuds of s, 900 feet at least. Mount lie.
mon. tn. highest peak Of the Ca.alinas,
has an elevation Of 10000 feet, and
Mount Wrigbtson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude Of nearly | ,00e
feet.
"The scenery at Tucson is az impres.
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
ta;ns. and the gorgeous sunrise and sun.
set bcggar description.
During the nine months. October to
Tune, inclusive, 1S94-5. there were bat
twenty-five cloudy days, and nine OF
these we're in one month. Some idea OF
the transparency of the atmosphere may
be had when state that, at midd ay
and with the unaided eye. | have seen
Venus when ii was hut ten degrees east
of the SUM-"
DR.. n, II. Matas, n Physician OF II
v.ars practice in this CITY saws