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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-16
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
FORECAST

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Partly cloudy Friday; probably showers
at night or Saturday; light east to south
winds
Highest temperature yesterday. 60
Lowest temperature yesterday........ *
Mean temperature yesterday......... 81
Normal temperature for May.......... 81
Departure from normal temperature. o. I
Precipitation during past "a hours. q
LOCAL
Saloon men said to have purpose -
open clubs to evade the Sunday law.
Many young doctors receive their diplo-
mas from Z University College OF Medicine.
Hon. John Goode the orator.
Rev. Mr.. Crawford sues out writ OF
habeas corpus and will fight the Amherst
matter to the end.
Lyceum Board will recommend that lec-
lures be given in the Y. M. C. A. Hall In
future
bit to be made at ST. Louis Exposition.
A. P. Y. a excursion to jamestown on
the 24tn to be made a notable occasion.
Patrons of Henrfco school raise money
TO have the term extended month.
The jefferson reopens more beautiful
than ever and with many guests.
ton OF proclamation
Channel OF the river not obstructed by
cavern at Dutch Gap
Royal Arcanum councils may unite and
build a lodge home.
Manchester B. Y. P. L. decides to fight
groceries that also conduct saloons.
VIRGINIA
Fire destroys store and stock at
Gloucester Courthouse.
The locomotive engineers adjourn in
honor of Memorial Day
Chief of Police of Snithfieid dangerous,
Iy wounded at st. Vincent's Hospital in.
Norfolk.
Contract for building Eastern Ssats
Hospital let to Richmond contractor
Upper Rappanannock Telephone Com
pany organized at Fredericksburg to run
line to Tappahannock.
Vets win by one vote In Richmond
county.
Prof Charles Kemp makes the address
at the anniversary at New Market.
A serious strike at the De Ford tannery
in Luray.
Memorial Day exercises at Norfolk att
\ soldier of Suffolk dies on the train
near home.
GENERAL
Anthracite miners vote to strike. despite
the advice of President Mitchell.
Captain Gaynor and Colonel Greene ar
rested in Quebec and spirited arAy on a
fast boat. Counsel pursued. but We're un-f
able to overtake the officers of the United
States secret service,
Scientists predict another eruption OF :
Soufriere on Island o. 81. Vincent
Discussion of Philippines In the House
Yesterday was warm.
Dr. w 7. Hall elected moderator hy !.
E,uthern Presbyterians over Dr. Cecil. OF
Richmond.
DR.. Henry Van DYKE choseE, as modera-
tor by the Northern Presbyferians
Methodists have another discussion OF
the war claim. but are still hopeIesslya
divided. Firginiaus participate promi-
nentiy in the discussion for higher educA-
ton of the ministry.
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and shortly after the dsbandment the
Richmond contingent embarked for home.
The Richmond veterans added greatly
to the success Of tc-day's celebration,
which was the most imposing of any here
within recent years. Norfolk and Rich
mond were brought closer together by
the fraternal action of the Richmond vet
erans in coming to help Norfolk honor
her dead and theirs. and Norfolk people
spoke approving of their coming.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-16

AUGUSTA. GA--The Brick Manufactu-
-crs' Association met here to-day The
only business before the meeting was
the adoption of a uniform size OF brick.
Representative manufacturers of North
Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia and
Alabama were present
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-16
WEATHER FORECAST,

Forecas. for Fr1aay and Saturday:
ytrgtnia-Par1y sIoudy Friday. proba'
bly, showers a. night or Saturday; lish,
east to south winds.
North Caroiina-Partly cloudy and
warmer Friday: Saturday showers: hgh,
to fresh eayt winds.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-05
Wbere the Climate IS pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.&

Exceedingly Small Rainfall.-At Tue
son the rainfall for the whole year IS only
about eleven inches. Some years it is
not even as much as that. During the
nine months, October to June inclusive,
1894-5 there were but twenty five cloudy
davs and nine of those were IN one
month
Ten. r.perature.-During the months OF
,une, julv and August the average tenn
oerature is abost 80 degrees, but there
SO little humidity in the atmosphere
that no inconvenience is experienced.
There being but limited irrigation in the
,eiehborhood of Tncson there is no
humidity produced in that way, AS is
notably the case in the neighborhood of
Phoenix, where agricultural develop
meur has through the aid of irrigation
reached great stage. The fall, winter
and spring months can be compared
with the Italian CLINE Flowers bloom
daring the entire winter months.
Wonderful Dryness OF Climate.-There
is nothing more remarkable about the
climate of Tucson than its dryness. 1t
is phenominal. There is no such thing as
what is called sultry weather as IN the
east. A recent visitor to Tucson joking
| ~ reu1dTkCu IudL lVt VFCA lhC AeNAho
seemed damp" 1t is fact that the eff
feet of heavy shower IS observable for
but a few hours. In this dry climate
sunstrokes are unknown. The dry air
induces exceedingly rapid evaporation OF
the abundant perspiration. AS mat
ter of course the supply of fluid must be
maintained, hence one drinks great
deal of water here.
Good Water at Tucson.-Everyone is
I aware of the Importance of good water,
and this Tucson certainly has. More
over, there are two ice factories which
supply any quantity of beautiful ice.
Effect of dry Climate on Temperature,
Another effect of the extremely dry eli
mate is that the sensible temperature is
tar less than that recorded by the ther'
mometer would indicate. Some claim
that there is a difference of as mach as
I fifteen degrees between the sensible TEN
nerature and that recorded by the ther
, mometer.
Climate the Only Cure for Pulmonary
) Disease It is admitted that no medica
treatment has yet been discovered tha
: will cure pulmonary consumption. Th
only cure is that of climate, and in Tue
e son the warm dry atmosphere seems t.
e be especially efficacious. AS to the specia
a advantage which it's climate offers 70
F the relief and restoration of those suffer
ING from pulmonary complaints, not
d what different prominent physicians Q
the city saw:
: DR.. W. r. Purcell, County Physician
: Observes:-'It is an undisputed fact tha
! proper climatic conditions give tn
:, greatest relief to those affected with 0
= having a tendency to phthisis.
y ''When a phthisical tendency exist
great care should be exercised to preven
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-05
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patients should be sent to the arid re-
gions so soon as there is evidence of in
! fiction from the tubercle bacillus, and
should be made to remain there until
they are well, or until it is apparent that
the case is hopeless.
"Many physicians in the east order
patients to California for the winter,
apparently with a view of sending them
to dry climate. The relative humidity
in southern California is as great, and
in some instances greater, than that o4
the Atlantic coast, and many of the best
physicians in California regularly send
their tubercular and asthmatic patients
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country, but the fogs which come IN
rom the sea, and the emanations from
the vast irrigated regions, make it far
inferior to the inland desert regions for
phthisica1 patients. think it may be
assumed as a general rule that wher-
ever there is irrigation there is high
degree of relative humidity. and patients
suffering from pulmonary phthisis
should never be sent to an irrigated dis
trict. Indeed, some of the California
physicians have declared that irrigation
and malaria go together
"The city OF Tucson has, in my opin.
, ion, advantages as a health resort
which can not be equalled anywhere in
North America. know of no locality
where such a moderate winter climate
and such low degree of relative humid
ity are combined with tie same latitude
and altitude. 1t is no longer considered
imperative to send tubercular patients
| to an altitude of 5 900 feet, or over. In
fact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to be
sent to an altitude or less, rather than
more than 5000 feet. The altitude of
Tucson is 400 feet. and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most ex-
/ ceptional cases. The city is situated In
basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. 1t is completely walled in
by 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 aiti-
tude of 5 900 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon. the highest peak of the Catalinas,
has an elevation of 10000 feet, and
Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly Il, ,OOO
feet.
"The scenery at Tucson is as impress
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months, October TO
June, inclusive, 1S94-5. there were but
twenty-five cloudy days, and nine OF
these were 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 it was but ten degrees east
of the snn."
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-05

1--WE did not have brilliant sunshine at
some time during 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 it
is never prudent for a stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singularly clear,
tonic and dry. l have never seen it
clearer anywhere in the world. IT seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hilarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or OF
the desert about Mount Sinai, in Arabia
Patraea. 1t is much drier than any part
of the valley of the Nile north of Gatar-
act. 1t seems to me about the same in
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan apd Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler!
GAS to food, there is plenty, and it is
good. From here the markets of Los
i Angeles, and even of DtnveI are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and venison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are abund.
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season is a long one. 1t is the one coun-
/ try have lived in where straw berries
ripen in the open air ten months in the
year. have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
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 mys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns ofcorresponding sizein Penn
sylvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he, will find plenty
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 in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc'
cupation for him.
DR.. A. W. OIcott, health officer of Tue
son, says:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigoratine
air; a small amount of rainfall and ar
er-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
: mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded Sane
storms of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives it a mild winter CHI
mate These conditions render pleasant
an out-of-door life the entire year, ant
permit those suffering from lung ant
: bronchial diseases daily exercise and lif'
in the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first in the con
fdence of the people and of the medica
e profession as the best single mean
: known Of combating the dread disease
? tuberculosis. The out-of-door life. will
: proper medical treatment, has afforded
y relief to numbers of sufferers who are be
: yond hope of cure, and cured many il
e the earlier stages of consumption.
z Dir. Harrison E. Stroud says of tn
d Climate of fArizona.-"The summers ar
r hot. There are some warm days in May
e gradually increasing into June; and fror
e then on until the end OF Angus he thel
:, mometer ranges high but viii Septen
II Der comes cooler days and nights.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-05

"The heat is peculiar; it IS never close
and oppressive; there is never sense OF
| snffocation. The sun1t:..,> are the most
healthful period Of :ie year. Aae dry
heat oxidizes and desiccates refuse mat
ter and prevents fermentation that IS
| the great cause of disease, especially
among children, in most countries dur1ng
the summer. To nv knowledge there
has never been case of chc.s-e 'nfan-
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 Of 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
iuries 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 a JOY to live.
sat present have never known per-
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages of pulmonary disease andlocatlng
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 $1,000 inhabitants,
on the main line of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 2, 400 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
The summers are long, the THERMOMETERS
ranges high, but the low degree ofhurnid-
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 The
; treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Ii
, 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 patent
i to the arid -egions wiring s.xn-;er Al
this l consider a great -@istake. 1h
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-05
CucSo11 a
Wlnter
Resort.,1..

Location of Tucson.-1mmed1atcly on
the line of the Southern Pacific K. X. IN
the Southern part of the Territory OF
Arizona. and on the edge of the Santa
Cruz Valley, lies the City OF Tucson.
That it was first settled several centur-
les ago has little to do with what we
have to saw here, but yet it's story tull
of adventure and romance lends an IN
describable charm to the old town.
Evidences of Thrift.-Its antiquities
are however, fast disappearing before
the march of progress. The adobe walls
that formed the battlements OF the ola
Mexiean Pueblo have crumbled away
and the mission ruins are falling to
o;eces. Prominent public buildings,
Churches. stores and handsome modern
res;dences have been erected with beauti-
6,l gardens. flowers and shrubbery sur
rounding many of the latter. Old streets
uave been graded, new ones laid out, and
other improvements made which give
thrifty appearance to the city.
Foreign Element.-Of its population,
however. consisting of about ten thou-
sand people, large Mexican element re-
mains. and its presence gives foreign
ar to the community as also do the
adohe buildings in which they manly
r onooraphv.-The location of the city
H. vast amphitheatre as it were, sur.
o,nled by beautiful MOUNTAINS ano
.,+ing unde1 the canopy of the loveliest
- bine skies, is beautiful. The splendid
rnads IN the vicinity make driving ano
n;c,,cJ;no AN especial pleasure: In every
d,rsct;on charming mountain views
GREET the eve, and at the sunset noui
Gorgeous and respondent colors cover
the western sky, the departing OF tnf
sun casting shadows upon the tops .
the mountains which fairly encnant one
Public Library.-Tucson has a wei
selected library.
Hotel Accommodations hote
accommodations are ample, and fo1
those preferring them there are cottages
and rooms for rent at reasonable rates
Tucson as a Health Resort.-ItjT how
aver of Tucson as a health resort 0
which we wish to speak especially here
and FIRST of all let US say thu it is situat
ID a11nost in the centre If the climati
heir recommended by tbs United State
NSa3ical Commission, As the most favor
ohfe reo;on in the UT1Ited States for thos
afflicted with pulmonary ailments:
A1+;trde AbovY the Sea The altitud
~ Tucson is about 2, 400 feet above tn
COO and this by the way seems mediur
eItitude particularly suited to those su
Fering from such diseases:
' The Is Rainy searon.-July, August an az,
co-,+e,oher cons itute the so-calie
'ra;ny season." nut the rains durln
4hase t.asa months, VIII, there are any, whi
snes .hes are often violent are nothing n MOI
4han m showers. 1t soon clears OH an n
thsa thS spn comes out as bright as ever
t1,lv Of this year there was scarcely an an
.m .a;,1 o IN mn no country are there so man
dars avs Of sunshine as in Arizona
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-05

it's development. AS humidity is such an
important factor IN the cause OF COM
sumption, those affected with or having
a predisposition to lung disease should
Immediately seek the proper climate tav-
orable to their condition.
"The climate of Colorado has beep re-
commended for it's beneficial effects for
consumption; my long residence there
gave me ample and sufficient opport-
unity of Judging climatic conditions
there existing during the summer months
The mountainous portions of Colorado
undoubtedly have a beneficial effect on
berculc els subjects. but cannot re
commend Colorado during the fall and
winter. as the changes are often severe,
becoming raw and cold within a few
hours, and as these are atmospheric con-
ditions to be avoided, it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having a 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.
1T is a fact that those born here'ot
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re-
main in this climate. 1t is my opinion
that there is no other section OF the
United States which will compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
the relief of pulmonary affections"
DIR. A. c. Jones, of Tucson, said:-"The
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study of the climatic treatment of pull
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
| have visited the resorts of Florida,
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Califor-
MIA and Arizona Five years of that ]
have devoted to active practice in two Of
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear in this city.
Tucson, in my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of nv ac-
uuaintance, else should not be here.
came in quest of the best possible eli
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 a sin
gle day The former three months o
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and half-a-dozen doctors. Have
been disappointed? No. | am in bet
ter condition than when l came anc
have mad years respite from the ter
rors of bronchial cough. have beef
able to resume practice and have, tn
past few moAths, reinvaded the tryint
field of heavy surgery. Had l given "
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged in some more activ
line of business physically should nov
be far along the road to recovery of m.
former weight and strength"
Hon Whitelaw Reid, in hisjournal, tn
r New York Tribune, Oh ARIZONA in Win
: ter" among Other mos says Durin
: five months resid' no. southern Ariz
f ona in winter ther Xas but one da
when the weather made il actually ur
pleasant for me to take exercise in tn
, open air at some time or other durin
! the day. o icourse there were goo
: many days which a weather observe
would describe as cloudy and som
that were 'showery;' but during the fN
S months (from November, 1895 to Ma,
t 1866 there were only four days whe
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-22

meetings will begin Oct. 20 at the MI
scum of Natural History and continue
through the week.
The subjects to be discussed at the
thirteenth congress are divided into
two sections: % "The Native Races Of
America; Their Origin, Distribution,
History, Physical characteristics, Lam
guages, Inventions, Customs and Re
ligions," and (2l "The History of the
Early Contact Between America and
the Old World"
The second section will be the stamp
ing ground for those who bridge the
Atlantic with n continent now oblit-
Grated from the maps and find the orig
inal home of the fOrcfathcrs of Egyp-
tians as well as AZtecS on the bottom
of the sea. 1t will also be the section
for those who are occupied in finding
the origin of the American copper
skins and Chinese or Japanese.
The expeditions sent out by the
Messrs. Hyde, which have already
supplied the Museum of Natural His
tory with large quantities of material
concerning prehistoric man in Ameri.
ca, will doubtless report. and those al.
so which Mr.. Jesup has sent to the
northwest coast of America and the
northeast coast of Asia.
All persons interested in the study Of
the archaeology. ethnology and early
history of the two Americas may be-
come members of the international
congress of AmericanSts by signifying
their wish TO NJ II. Savile. the genera
secretary Of the commission on or
ganization, at the Natural History Mu
scum, New York city
For those who wish To speak befor,
the congress or merely have an article
or essay printed In the proceedings i
| is required that the titles and an alb
stract of what they intend to say OF
| publish be forwarded to the genera
secretary before the congress meets.
The indications are that there vii
be no lack Of interesting matte
brought before the thirteenth congress
Of Americanists.