The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-12
Wbere The Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir 10 Balmy.#

Auo uuflilg the tall and
winter, as the changes are often severe.
peso"ing raw and cold within few
hours, ana as these are atmospheric con.
ditions to be avoided, it would mot be
auvisapie M to spend these seasons there
inose naving peculiar type of consti.
tution with a hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
nere ana remain exempt from disease.
\ IT is fact that those born hereof
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
lhe disease develop, SO long as they re-
man 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 reiief OF pulmonary affections"
DR.. A. c. Jones, of Tucson sa;d.-"Th.
past seven years have afforded me iarge
opportunities in the observation and
| study of the climatic treatment of MI
r'ohary tuberculosis. Within that time
l nave visited the resorts of Florida,
Iexas. New Mexico, Colorado, Califor-
ma ana Arizona Five years of that
nave devoted to active practice in two of
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
>~A&A OA~ SNAt Au IUlS CITY.
Tucson, in my Judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts of n,v ac.
quaintanee. else should not be here.
came id quest of the best possible ci;-
matte advantages for an. aggravated
case Of bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis in the second stage. For
six months / had been unable 70 dis.
charge my professional duties tor a sin.
gle day. The former three months OF
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and halfa-dozen doctors. Have
! been disappointed? No. am in bet
ter condition than when l came and
nave mad years respite from the ter
rors of bronchial cough. have been
able 10 resume practice and have, the
pas. tew months. reinvaded the trying
neid OF heavy surgery. Had / given up
ny professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged In some more active
line OF business physically should now
be far along the road TO recovery of NV
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whiteiaw Reid, in hisiournal, the
New York Tribune oi. Arizona in Win.
ter, among othet ASS ssays:-"During
nye months ressd r"' isouthern Arix.
ona in winter the, xas bat one day
when the weather made ii actually un.
pleasant for me to take exercise IN the
open air at some TING or other during
the day. Ofcourse there were good
many days which weather observer
would describe a. Cloudy, .and some
that were 'showery;;' but during the Eve
months from November, 1895 to May,
lS96) there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant sunshine at
some time during the dav. Even more
than Egypt, anywhere north of Luxor,
Arizona 10 the land ofthe 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 it
Is never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singulayly clear,
tonic and dry. / have never seen it
clearer anywhere in the world. II seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hiiarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara ia 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. IL seems to me about the same In
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Haifa, but some
what cooler.
"As to food. there is plenty, and it is
good. From here thr markets of Los
Angeles. and even of Dsnxet are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poui-
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 long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripen in the open air ten months in the
year. l 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, viii be greatly mys.
tilted. He will find as many churches
as i'm towns otcorresponding size in Penn
syIvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he viii find plenty
of liquor shops. TOO, and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for 1t, and
he will find community of ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
cupation for him"
DIR. A. W. Oicott, health officer of Tue
son, says:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigprating
air; a small amount Of rainfall. and an
ever-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut off the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives il mild winter cli-
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-of-door life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatment, in spite
of numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly, stands first in the con.
fidence of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
known Of combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life. with
proper medical treatment. has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-