The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-31

many AN" iNt MIhNi J MNANIl NMN NMfkhM
thc whole yrpT There arc not five DAYS
in ths whole ycnr bat thc most delicate
invalid cnn Spend part " the dnv at
least ont ot doors. In this climate ,n-
iurica aud wounds heal very rapidly.
contagious diseases are uauallv very
mild There has been no epidemic, eS
rep' IN whoopinV cough, tor years.
The winter mouths, from The middle
oi September TO the FIRST of MAY. ARE IN
this locality he finest u the world One
bright sunnh,ny day succeeds another;
the nights are cool aud cxhilatntiug tho
whole country green with the rl,hest
verdur aud the brightest flowers. Truly
Il is a ioy 60 live.
'At prcseut have never Known per.
SON coming go this TERRITORY 80 the early
stages oi pulmonary disease audlocatiug
in he altitude suited 20 their particular
case that did not get well nor have I
known of one tu the second stage that
did not improve But I cannot tcifain
from ra,siug my voice against the out
rage ol sending advanced cases tn this
or Other sections 20 die among straug.
cts."
pr. II w Feuhcr. of Tucson Surgeon
~ iitA Nf'fAh ttfA ~ tih hlA' ~ IN 81 So
Tucson Is a city ot 10, 900 inhabitants.
an The main line of the Southctn Pacific
Railway, altitude 400 feet above the
sea level Tucson is one OF the oldest
settlements made bv the Spanish con.
querors II Is now tho commercial and
railroad center of southern Arizona The
climate is exceedingly dry and bracing
the humidity being exceedingly iow: the
.-f.. a
26o and 60 rcspe, lively. The rainfall
Is small and but little irrigation Is car
ricd on. The water supply is excellent
The summers ARE long. the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree ofhumid-
ity makes the clear warmth tolerabie.
aud 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.
arly beneficial TO most cases OF pulmon-
AIRY phthisis. especially those OF the
earlier or pre-tubercular periods
DR.. Mark A. Rogers. Of Tucson. SAYS:
My experience has impressed upon
me the necessity for outdoor life IN the
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live contin-
uously in the open air for period of sew
eral months, or. for that matter for
year or several years, climate is re-
quired which is continuously warm and
drv. Such a climate the nited States
does not possess, hut the nearest ap-
proach to il Is Arizona.
Physicians rare'v send their pa -nts
to the arid -s9.ons rfri1g s-sn=ec I'D
this ! consider a great =istake. 4hs
4 -.
gions SO soon as there Is evidence ct 10
fiction from the tuberclc bacillus. and
should be made 10 remain there until
they are well. or until it IS apparent that
the ease IS hopeless,
MANY physicians in the east order
patients to California for the winter
apparently with view of sending them
TO a dry climate The relative humidity
in southern California is as great. and
in some instances greater. than that y.
the Atlantic coast, ard many OF the best
phs sicians in California regularly send
their tubrrcular and asthmati~ patients
to Tucson. California Is bcautift.@
country, but the togs which come in
rom the sea, and the ernAnations rom
the vast irrigated regions. make X tar
inferior to the inland desert regions fot
phthIsica patients. think 1t may bt
assumed as "a general rule that ~ acr-
ever there is irrigation there ls high
degree of relative humidity. and patients
suffering from pulmoanry nhthisis
should never bc sent TO an irrigated dis
trict. Indeed. some Of the California
physicians have declared that irrigation
and malaria go together.
"The city ot Tucson has. in my opin-
ion, advantages as "A health resort
which can not be equallcd anywhere in
North America. | know of no locality
where such "A moderate winter climate
and such low degree q; relative humid
ity are combined with the same latitude
and altitude. II " no longer considered
imperative TO send tuhcrcula' patients
to an altitude Of 5000 tert. or over. In
fact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to be |
sent to nm altitude or less, rather than |
more than 5000 feet. The altitude oi
Tucson is .. 400 feet. and that seems 10
be amply high for all but the most ex- |
ceptional cases The city Is situated IN |
a basin near the underground Santa |
Cruz river. 1t is completely walled in |
bv massive mountain ranges. 10 the |
north Is the santa AaLaHuA fatikCt 10 /
the east, the Rincon; 10 the south the |
Santa Rita: and on the west, the Tue |
son. Each of these ranges has an alti /
tude of s, 900 feet at least. Mount Le |
mon. the highest peak of the Cataiinas,
has an elevation OF 10000 feet, and
Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly IL, ,O00
feet.
"Thc 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
Iune. inclusive, 1S9+-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 sun"
Or. n, II. Matas, Physician OF II
wears practice in this City, says
"Since consumptives must depend on the |
resisting forces Of nature tor the cure OF