The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-01


many las the writer) sleep out during
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
it is JOY to live.
AT present have never known per
son coming TO this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocatinR
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 straug-
ers.'
DR.. II w. Fenner. of Tucson, Surgeon
OF the Southern Pacific K. r., says
Tucson is n city of 10, 900 inhabitants,
on the main line of the Southern PacIhc
Railway, altitude = 400 feet above the
sea level Tucson Is one OF the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con
querors. II Is now the commercial and
railroad center of Southern Arizona. he
climate is exceedingly dry and braclng,
the humidity being exceedingly low; the
yearly minimum and maximum being
262 and Sc respe, lively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
ried on. The water supply is excellent.
The summers are long, the thermometer
ranges high, hut the low degree ofhumid-
ity 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-
arIy beneficial to most cases of pulInon-
AIRY phthisis. especially those OF the I
earlier or pre- -tubercular periods.
Or. Mark A. Rogers. Of Tucson, says:
My experience has impressed upon .
me the necessity for outdoor lite IN the
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. In |
order that the patient may live contin-
uously ia the open air for period OF sew
eral months, or. for that matter. for o |
wear. or several years. climate is re /
quired which is continuously warm and |
dry. Such climate the United States I
does not possess. but the nearest ap- /
proach 10 il II Arizona,
Physicians rareiv send their patents
to the arid -sg1ors .firi1g -cu-3e: 7d
this consider a great -Istake, ht !
patients should be sent 10 the arid re
gions SO soon as there IS evidence ot IN
lection from the tut~rcle bacillus. and
should he made 10 remain here until /
they are well. or Until 1t IS apparent that
the case IS hopeless.
"Many physicians in the east order
patients to California for the winter
apparently with view of sending them
70 a dry climate The relative humidity
in southern California is as great. and
In some Instances greater. than that %.
/ the Atlantic coast, and many OF the best
physicians in California regularly send
their tuhercuiar and asthmattc patients
to Tucson. California is "a beautiful
country, hut the fogs which come IN
rom the sea, and the einapati0ns from
the vast irrigated regions, make IL tar
J inferior to the inland desert regions tot
: phthisicai patients. think II mar hs
assumed as a general rule that VI her
ever there is irrigation there is high
degree Of relative humidity, and patients
| suffering from pulmonary phthtsiS
should never be sent to an irrigated dis
trsct. Indeed, some of the California
! piy ysiciaus have declared that irrigation
7 and malaria go together
The city oi Tucson has. IN my opin'
ion, advantages as health resort
which can not he 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 the same latitude
. and altitude. II sS no longer considered
imperative to send tubercular patients
to an altitude OF S. 900 feet, or over. In
| fact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to he
sent TO IN altitude or less, rather than
more than 8, 900 feet. The altitude of
| Tucson is 2. 400 feet. and that seems to
be amply high for all but the most cx-
ceptionai cases. The city is situated IN
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. II is completely walled in
bv massive mountain ranges. To the
north in 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 alta
tude of S, 900 feet at least. Mount lie
mon. the highest peak of the Catahnas.
has an elevation of 10000 feet, and
Mount Wrightsou in the Santa Rtas,
reaches an altitude of nearly zoe
feet.
1.-THE scenery at Tucson is as impress
s;ye as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months, October to
[une. 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 hut ten degrees east
of the sum-"
DR.. n. II. Matas. a Physician OF II
years practice IN this City. says