The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-03

many las the writer sleep out during
the whole year. There are not five days
IN the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part of the day. at
least, ont 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 III whoopinR cough. for years.
I'll hc winter months. from The middle
Of September to the trst OF NAV. are in
this LOCALITY the finest III the world One
brigh, sunshiny day succeeds another
the nights arc cool and cxhilarating; the
whoie country green with the richest
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
II is Joy 10 live.
"A present have never known a per
son coming 10 this Territory iii the early
stages Oh pulmonary disease andiocating
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 si sending advanced cases TO this
OF other sections to die among strang-
crs."
DIR. II. W. Fenner, OF Tucson. Surgeon
OF the Southern PaciGc K K, says
Tucson is ii city of 10, 900 inhabitants,
on the main line of the Southern Pacific
Railway. altitude . 400 feet above the
Sea level. Tucson Is one of the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con-
qncrorx. 1t rs now the commercial and
railroad center Of Southern Arizona The
climate ~ exceedingly dry and bracing,
the humidity being exceedingly low; the
YEARLY minimum and maximum being
rs aud sc" respectively. The rainfall
rs small and but little irrigation 10 car
Rcd ON. The water supply is excellent
he summers arc long. the thermometer
ranges high. bat the low degree of humid
ity makes the clear warmth tolerable.
aud the most healthtul part OF the year.
Sunstrokes and heat prostrations are
unknown. The climate of Tucson has
bern found by experience to be particul-
ariy benefacaai to most cases of puimon-
airy phiiIssia. especially those of the
earlier or pre~tubercular periods.
DIR. Marx A. Rogers. of Tucson, says:
- My experience has impressed upon
uae the necessisy for outdoor life in the
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live coutin-
uouSiy IN the open air for period of sew
erai naonthS4 or. for that matter. for a
wear. or several years, climate 10 re-
quired which 10 continuously warm and
drY. Such a climate the United States
does not possess. but the nearest ap-
pruach to II IN Arizona.
. Physicians raTs'v send their paints
to toe arid -sx.ens ,srriag s-xnzsr nd
this ] consider a great -sstakc. : be
patients should be sent to the arid re-
g,ons SO soon as there 10 evidence of in
tcxttnn from the tubcrcic bacillus, and
should I've made To remain there until
they arc well. or until it is apparent that
tho case is hopeless.
Many physicians IN the east order
patients to California for the winter,
apparently with vicw of sending them
to dry climate. The relative humidity
in southern California il as great, and
IN some instances greater. than that Of
the Atlantic coast. and many of the best
physicians in California regularly. send
their tubercular and asthmatis patients
to Tucson. California is a beautiful
country, but the fogs which come In
rom the sea, and the efnanations from
the vast irrigated regions, make IL far
to the inland desert regions for
phf hisical patients. think il may be
assumed as a general rule that wher-
ever there is irrigation there ID a high
degree of relative humidity, and patients
from pulmonary phthisis
should never be sent to an irrigated dis
trSet. Indeed. some of the California
physicians have declared that irrigation
and malaria go together
The city ri Tucson has. in my opiu-
on, advantages as a health resort
which can not be cquailed anywhere in
North America. know of no locality
n here such moderate winter climate
md such Il low degree OF relative humid
ty are combined with the same latitude
md altitude. 1t Is no longer considered
Imperative to send tubercuiay patieuts
o an altitude of 1000 feet. or over. In
act, clinical experience has proYen that
more frequently patients required To be
ent to an altitude or less, rather than
more than 5000 feet. The altitude OF
Tucson is 2,400 feet. aud that see1ns ID
,e amply high for all but the most ex.
optional cases. The city Ii siknated III
basin near the underRrur,d Sax.fa
rug river. 1t is conaplctei1 wAI3ed IA M
w massive mountain rarccS. rs tie
lorth is the Santa CafaIi7ln rau1e, 10 III
he east, the Rincon; to ri nostk flsc
santa Rita; and on the yH&ek. tfn Tnc-
on. Each of these ranges hns ~ olti.
ude of 5000 feet at leasks 6zo1lnk ~
non. the highest peak III IN C6k4 I;naa
as an elevation OF 10000 yE<f x1Id
dount Wrightson ii xhe allfA 1k1f9n.S
caches an altitude "a ,0o u
.et. AZ b
"The scenery al Tucsun 4; ~ slS,11I 7.
i've as anywhere IN kEe. <5cI T y y
aims, and the gorReofa ~ y = st 7 y q
ct beggar descriptioS.
During the piiik : ss|
une, inclusive, T68 y ID
he transparency ~ y 4 = y n
,e had Wien LekG = ! so
md with theA - ~
7enus when Il Maa = J L %
f the sna. " |