The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-15

diuons to be avoided, il world not IA,
ADVISABLE to spend these seasons there
nose having peculiar type of consti
tuition with hereditary tendency :
presumption would do well to avail
snelhseiVeS ot IN opportunity and come
mere ana remain exempt from disease
X Is tact that those born here,o
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
tue di>ease develop, SO long as they re.
maui III TINS climate. 1t is my otin;on
thal there is no other section of the
pn'ted states which will compare favor.
aDie with that III and about Tucson for
the reIiei OF pulmonary Affections"
Dr. A. T.. Jones, Of Tucson. said.-"The
past seven years have afforded me larue
opportunities in the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of null
monafy tuberculosis. Within that time
nave VISITED tho resorts of FLORIDA.
lexas' New Mexico Colorado, Califor-
MA and Arizona Five wears of thar |
nave devoted to active practice in two OF
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and Que wear III this city.
ucson. III my Judgment. possesses
advantages over all tine resorts of nyac.
! quaintaute, else ! should not be here I
came III quest OF the best possible eli.
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tupetcuiosls III the second stage. For
SIX months ! had been unable to dis.
charge my professional duties tor a sin.
gie day' The former three months of
TINS time | was attended by two trained
nurses and hali.a-dozen doctors. Have
! heen disappointed? No. | am in bet
! ter condition. than when | came and
have had a years respite from the ter.
rors oi bronchial cough. have been
ahle to resume practice and have. the
/ pas, iew months, reinvaded the irving
held oi heavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
! rival aud engaged in some more active
line OF business physically should now
be TAR along the road Ia recovery of my
former weight and strength"
Hon Whitelaw Reid, in his journal. he
New York Tribune ol Arizona in Vim.
ter, among othe. says:-"Durine
hVc months resid southern Ariz-
ona III winter the Sas but one day
when the weather made actually un-
pleasant tor me to take exercise in the
open ar at some time or other during
the day, On course there were good
many days which Il wea ther observer
woula describe as cloudy. ana some
that were 'showery' but during the five
months from November, 1895 to May.
lSeo) there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine at
! some time during the day. Even more
S,f I
Ariaona is the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter are
apt to be cool enough for wood rires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day, but il
Is never prudent for a stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
| tonic and dry. | have never seen il
clearer any where in the world. Ii seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
.b,larating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Sinai in Arabia
Patraea II is much drier than any part
ot the valley of the Nile north of Gatar-
act. 1t seems 70 me about the same in
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Halta, but some
what cooler.
"As TO food, there is plenty, and il is
! good. From here the markets of Los
| Angeles. and even of d. uSci are largely
supplied. Good beef, mutton and poul-
| try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
| and venison from the vicinity can also
| be had. Vegetables and fruits are ahund.
| ant III their season and sometimes the
season is a long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripcn in the open air ten months in the
year. have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
| Christ mas,
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 mys-
! tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns oicorresponding size in Penn
! sylvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he will ilndplenty
of liquor shops, too, and gambling
houses. and vet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it, and
he will find /, community of ten thou
sand people requiring i'll the daytime
| only one policeman, and very little oc-
cuuation for him"
DR.. A. w. OIcott. health officer OF Tue
son, says;-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, inSigorating
air n small amount OF rainfall, and an
evcr-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut of the chilling
winds of winter. aud the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives II mild winter CHI
mate. These conditions render pleasant
nm out-ofdoor life the entire year. and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and lite
in the open air. This treatment, IN spite
of fnuniberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly. stands first in the con
fidencc of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known sfcombating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-oi-door life. with
nroper medical treatment. has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-
vond hope of cure. and cured many III
The earlier stages of consumption.
DR.. Harrison f. Stroud says OF the
Climate of Arizona. The summers are