The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-20

"The heat is peculiar; it IS never close
and oppressive; there is never sense OF
snffocation. The sun1c.>lS :tre the most
healthful period of ..e year. Ane ory
heat oxidizes and desiccates refuse mat
ter and prevents fermentation that is
the great cause of disease, especially
among children, in most countries daring
the summer. To my knowledge there
has never been a case of chc.cc1-a 'afan-
tun in the territory; nor has there been
caes of sunstroke. except drunkards
inebriated at the time. It is Uncommon
custom to sleep out of doors from the
middle IF May until September. and
many las the writer) sleep out during
the whole wear. There are not i've 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
1uries 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.
cat 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 tnat
did not improve. But cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out
rage of sending advanced cases TO TINS
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 2,40O feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one of the oldest
: settlements made by the Spanish con
. uuerors. 1t is now the commercial ane
: railroad center of Southern Arizona. The
climate is exceedingly dry and bracing
the humidity being exceeding gly low; th'
} yearly minimum and maximum belnl
26o and $50 respe. lively. The rainfall
! is small and but little irrigation is car
: ried on. The water supply is excellent
, The summers are long. the thermomete1
ranges high, but the low degree ofhumld
: ity makes the clear warmth toierable
and the most healthful part of the year
t Sunstrokes and heat prostrations ar
/ unknown. The climate of Tucson ha
been found by experience to be particul
E arly beneficial to most cases of pulInou
e ary phthisis, especially those of tn
earlier or pre-tubercular periods.
!, DR.. Mark A. Rogers, of Tucson, says:
! My experience has impressed upo
$ me the necessity for outdoor life in tn
: treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. L
!, u order that the patient may live contir
uously in the open air for period ofseV
: eral months, or, for that matter, for
year, or several years, climate is RI
uuired which is continuously warm an
& drv. Such a climate the United State
{ does not possess, but the nearest al
= proach to it is Arizona.
r. physicians rare'v send their patient
n to the arid -egions curing s-snzler =
this l consider great -1istake. II