The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-27

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"The heat is peculiar; it IS never close
and oppressive; there is reNer sense Oh
snffocation. The stnlt:,.S >+re the most
healthfnl period Of &c year. Afle dry
heat oxidizes and desiccates refuse mat
ter and prevents fermentation that IS
the great cause of disease, especially
among children, IN most countr1esd ar1ng
the summer. To my knowledge there
has never been a case of chc.e:-" 'E1tan-
tum in the territory, nor has there been
caes of sunstroke. except drunkards
inebriated at the time. 1t is Uncommon
custom to sleep out of doors from the
middle IF May until September, and
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
luries 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 in the world. One
bright sunshiny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool and exhilarating; the
whole country green with the richest
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is JOY to live.
eat present have never known per-
SON coming to this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocating
in 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 the out
rage of sending advanced cases to this
or other sections to die among strang-
ers."
DR.. H. w. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeon
of the Southern Pacific r. R., says
Tucson is a city of 10000 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-
| querors. 1t is now the commercial and
railroad center of Southern Arizona. The
climate is exceedingly dry and braclng,
the humidity being exceedingly low; the
yearly minimum and maximum being
26o and $50 respectively. The rainfall
/ is small and but little irrigation is car
ried on. The water supply is excellent
! L. he summers are lOliSss lAS LASA AAOAAA~ ~
ranges high, but the low degree othu1nid-
itv makes the clear warmth tolerable'
and the most healthful part of the year.
/ Sunstrokes and heat prostrations are
unknown. The climate of Tucson has
been found by experience to be particul'
arlv beneficial to most cases of pulmon.
ary phthisis, especially those of the
earlier or pre-tubercular periods
DR.. Mark A. Rogers, of Tucson, says:
MY experience has impressed upor
me the necessity for outdoor life in ths
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live contin
uously in the open air for period ofsev
eral months, or, for that matter, for {
year, or several years, climate is re
uuired which is continuously warm ant
dry, Such a climate the United State
does not possess, but the nearest ap
; proach to it is Arizona.
physicians rare'v send their pat'~nt
to the arid -egions 5rtri1g :,n:1er 1'
this l consider a great >-lstake, h