The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-19

middle >f May until September. ano
many tas the writer) sleep out during
the whole yesr. There are not .tivesdayt'
IN the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part of the day, al
least, out Of doors. In this climate in.
lures 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
TINS locality the finest in the world. One
bright sunshiny day succeeds anotl er;
the nights are cool and exhiiarating; he
whole country green with the riches
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is joy to live.
"At present have never known a 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 strang-
ers."
DIR. II. W. Fenner, of Tucson, Surgeon
OF the Southern Pacific X. K, says
Tucson IL city of 1000 inhabitants,
on the main line of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 2,400 feet above the
sea level. Tucson is one of the oldest
settlements made by ehe Spanish con
querors. 1t is now the commercial and
railroad center Of Southern Arizona. The
climate is exceedingly dry and braeing,
the humidity being exceedingly low; the
yearly minimum and maximum being
26' and 560 respectively. The rainfall
is small and but littie irrigation is car.
ried on. The water supply is excellent.
The summers are long. the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree ofhumid.
ity makes the clear warmth toierabie.
and the most healtbful part of the year.
Suustrokes and heat prostrations are
unknown. The climate of Tucson has
been found by experience to be particul.
arly beneficial to most eases Of pulmon.
airy phthisis. especially those OF the
earlier or pre~tubercular periods.
DIR. 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 ofsev-
eral Enouths. or. for that matter. for
year, or several years. climate Is re
quired which is continuously warm and
| dry. Such a climate the United States
does not possess. bat tho dearest ap
proach to it IS Arizona.
Physicians rare'v ssnd their pa
to the arid -eg;ons :xRxi1g s.xn=asf nd
this / consider "A great ---.stake. Aht
patients should be sent TO the arid re
gious 30 soon as there ID evidence Of in
| fextion from the tutwreie bacillus, and
should be made to remain there until
they arc well. or until It 10 sapparens that
the case 10 hopcaess.
"Many physicians ia the east order
patients TO California for the winter
apparently with view Of seuding them
| 10 dry climate. The relative humidity y
in southern California 10 as great, and
!, in some instances greater. than that o.
the Atlantic coast, aud many of the best
physicians ir California regularly send
their tubescnlas and asthmatie patient.
TO Tucson. California issa beau;itu
country, bat the fogs which come il
the vast irrigated rrgsons, make IL fai
inferior to the inland dcaert regions fo'
phshtsicai patients. think IL may bs
assumed as general rule that wher
ever there is irrigation thcre IN a high
degree Of relative humidity. and pa ticnt,
suffering from pulmonary phthisis
should never be sent to an irrigated dis
trict. iatleed. some OF the California
/ l. a a.
and malaria go together.
The city "a Tucson has. in my opin-
ion. advantages rs a bcaith resort
which can not le equalled anyw here IN
| North America. know OF no locality
W here such a moderate winter cIirna Il
| and such low degree of relative bnfsid-
/ ity arc combined with the same latit tnde
| and altitude. II is no longer considered
| imperative to send tnbercuiaF patients
| to an altitude of ZOO feet, or over. In
! fact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently paticnts required to be
sent to an altitude or less, rather than
more than 1900 hrct. The altitude oi
! Tucson is =, 400 feet. and that seems 10
be amply high for all but the most ex.
ceptionai cases. The city is situated IN
basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. 1t 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 slti.
tude of G, 900 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon. the highest peak of the Cataliuas,
has AN elevation of 10000 feet. and
! Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly l,oo0
feet.
"The scenery at Tucson il 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
| June, inclusive, is94-5, there were but
twenty-five cloudy days, and nine oi
these were in ono month. Some idea oi
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 cast
of the SUM-"
DIR. N, II. Matas, a Physician of II
,,~a.a ,,va,t.oa tu This Tsfv SayS.--