The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-31

hoNts, ana - these Htc atmosphere con
dttiona 60 he avoided d would not be
advisable to spend these aeaaona there.
Those having peculiar type ~ coustie
tuition with hereditary tendency 10
consumption would do we'll to avail
themselves ofou opportunity and come
here and rcmniu exempt FROM diacaee.
"it ~ tact that those born here of
tuberculosis parents seldom cvct have
he disease develop so long un thev re
main tu This climate i ia wv uriniou
that there - mo- other accl ION ot the
United States Which will compare favor
able with that u and about Tucson tor
the fcllrt oi puImouary affections
nr A q Jones' nf Tucson. said The
past seven cora have aaocdcd me large
opportunities m 'hc observation and
study ot tbc elm TIC treatment of put
monary tuhcp,jo. w him that ttmc
] have visited th, resorts of Florida,
Texas. Ncw Ncxco. Colorado. CaItor-
ma and Au2ona Five ycars of that
have devoted tu active ptaCtice in twoof
the most tcque't resorts ot Colorado
and one yc1i lu tb ltte.
Tucson. in m, Judgment. possesses
advantages over a'l the resorts ot ,''v ac-
quaintancc, else | should not be here
came ~ quest o the best possible cli-
matte advantage tor nn aggravated
case Of bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis in the seSoud stage For
six months had been unable TO dis
charge my professional duties Tor siu-
gle day The former three months OF
this time was attended by two trained
uurseA and haif.a-dozen doctors. Have
been disappointed No. am in bet
ter condition than when ! came and
have nad years 3 respite from the ter
rors of q bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have the
past few months, reinvaded the TRYING
field of heavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged in some more active
line Of business physically should now
be tar along the road to recovery OF nv
former weight aud strength.
Hon Whieelaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune vi. Arizona IN Win
ter among othcl :. says" During
FIVE months rcsid southern Arix-
ona in winter the Nas but one day
when the weather made i actually uu-
pleasant for me TO take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the dav q icourse there were a good
many days which a weather observer
would ocsCribe as cloudy and some
that were 'showcry. but during the tiye
months from November, 1895 to May,
1s96l there wefe only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine a
some time duupg the dav. Even more
than Egypt, anywhere north of Luxor.
Arizona is the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt TO be cool enough for wood nres
and blankets Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day but II
IL never prudent for a stranger 10 be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. have never seen IT
clearer anywhere IN the world /, seems
to have about the same hracing and ex
hilarating qualities as the mir of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or ot
the desert about Mount Sinai. in Arabia
Patraea 1t is much drier than any part
OF the valley of the Nile north OF Catar-
act. II seems TO me about the same IN
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler,
"As 10 food, there is plenty. and il is
good. From here the markets OF Los
Angeles, and even of IL nvct are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and veuison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund'
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season is long one. 1t is the one couu-
try have lived in where straw berries
vipeu in the open air ten months in the
wear. have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, a
Christmas.
The man who goes TO any consider
able Arizona town with the idea OF the
southwest derived from novels, or from
The Arizona Kicker, will be greatly nys-
tihed. He will hEd as many churches
as in towns otcorrcsponding size IN tenn
sylvania or Ohio. and probably more
school houses, and yet he will fnd plenty
of liquor shops, too. and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night TOT IT, and
he will find community Of ter thou
sand people requiring in tn. daytime
only one policeman. and very little oc-
Cupation for him
Or. A. W. Olcott, health officer OF Tue
SON. says:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigorating
air: a small amount of rainfall, and an
eyer-shining sun. II is surrounded by
mountains which cut of the chilling
winds of winter. and the dreaded sand
storms of most ard regions. Its south
em position gives it mild winter CHI
mate These conditions render pleasant
an out-of-door life the entire year, and
nernit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and llie
in the open air. This treatment, IN spite
Of numberless cures for consumption, ex
njo;ted monthly, stands first IN the con,
6dence OF the people and OF the medical
nrofession as the best single means
known OF combating the dread disease
tuberculosis. The oat-of-door liie, with
nroper medical treatment, has ahorded
re6ef 10 numbers OF sufferers who are be
yopd hope of cure, and cured many N
| The earlier stages of consumption.
Dr. Harrison E. Stroud saws OF the
! -. A-;-ova THE summers are