The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-04
Mb<re the Climate is pure
Hnd The Hir Is Bal,ny. je.

commend Colorado during the fall and
winter, as the changes are often severe.
pecoming raw and cold within few
nours, and as these are atm ospheric con-
ditions to be avoided, it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there.
Those having peculiar type of consti-
tuition with hereditary tendency TO
consumption would do we'll to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
mere and remain exempt from disease.
1t IS a fact that those born here. of
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re-
main III 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"
DR.. 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 mi.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
l have visited the resorts of Florida,
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Caiifor-
ma and Arizona Five years of that
have devoted to active practice in two of
the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one year in this city,
Tucson, in my Judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts of nv ac-
quaintauce, else should not be here. |
came IN quest Of the best possible cli-
mauc advantages for an aggravated
case Of bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis in the second stage. For
g1sn lac 4 LaI Ii
charge my professional duties tor sin.
gle day. The former three months of
tins time was attended by two trained
nurses and half-a-dozcn doctors. Have
| been disappointeds No. am in bet
ter condition than when i came and
have had a years respite from the ter
rors OF a bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
pas. few months, Yeinvaded the irving
held of heavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on my ar
rival and engaged in some more active
line of business physically should now
be far along the road 10 recovery of nv
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whiteiaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune ol. ARIZONA in Win
ter, among othes as says:-"During
fiye months rcsid ~, ,southern Ariz-
ona in winter the, xas bnt one day
when the weather made il actually un-
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
tho day. Ofcourse there were a good
uaamy days which weather observer
would describe a. cloudy and some
that were 'showcry;' but during the Eve
months tfrom 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 is the land of the sunshine.
.'The nights throughout the winter are
apt to be cool enough for wood nrcs
and blankets. Halt 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 10 singularly clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen it
clearer anywhere in the world. Ii seems
to- have about the same hracing and ex
hiiarating 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 and Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler.
AS to food. there is plenty, and ii is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles, and even of Ds nsci are largely
supplied. Good beef mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and vcnison 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
wear. have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
''The man who goes to auy 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 corresponding size in Penn
sylvania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he will find plenty
of liquor shops, too, and gambling
houses, and yet he win 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, invigorating
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 a mild winter eli
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