The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-31

becoming raw and cold within n G,,,
nours' and as'thesc are atmospherir CON.
ditions to he avoided, it would nr,t ho
auNisaDie to spend these seasons tbore
nose having peculiar type of corst;.
tuition with hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to oyalI
themselves OF an opportunity and come
hN,S az" ichlaln exempt from disease.
H IS tact that those born here .of
tuoeicuiosis parents seldom ever have
tue uiseaSe develop, so long as they re-
mann III TINS climate. 1t is my opinion
.nat tnere is no other section of the
Cnited states which will compare in vor.
ape with that in and about Tucson for
the reliei OF pulmonary affections"
Dr. a. {. Jones. of Tucson. said.-"Tbe
past seven years have afforded me LARGE
| opportunities III the observation and
STUDY Oh the climatic treatment of bul-
hohary tuberculosis. Within that time
l nave visited the resorts of FLORIDA
lekas, New Mexico. Colorado Cel;for-
ma and Arizona Five years of that 7
nave devoted to active practice in twoof
the most frequent resoits of Colorado
and one year i'll this city.
ucson, IN my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of n,vac.
! quaihtanoe, else should not be here.
came IN quest OF the best possible cli-
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis III the second stage. For
SIX months | had been unable to dis.
charge my professional duties tor sin.
gle day. The former three months NJ
this time was attended bv two trained
nurses and halfa-dozen doctors. Have
been disappointed? No. am in bet.
ter condition than when | came and
nave had years respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have. the
pas. lew months, rcinvaded the irving
hetd OF heavy surgery. Had | given up
my professional work entirely on nv ar
rival and engaged in some more active
line OF business physically should now
De tar along the road to recovery of nv
former weight and strength"
Hon Whitclaw Reid, in his journal. the
New York Tribune oi. ARIZONA in WIN.
ter, among Other ., savs:-"Durinp
i've months resid southern Ariz.
ona in winter the, Xas but one dav
when the weather made il actually un-
pleasant For me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the dav. Ofcourse there were a good
many days which a weather observer
would describe as cloudy and some
that were 'showery;;' but during the FIVE
months ttrom November, 1895 to May,
ls96l there were only four days when
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 fires
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 singuarly clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen it
clearer anywhere in the world. Ii seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
hilarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara III 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 it is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles. and even of ID, nvci are largely
supplied. Good beet, mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and yeuison from the vicinity can also
be had Vegetables and fruits are abund.
ant in their season. and sometimes the
season is a long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where straw berries
ripen in the open air ten months i'll the
year 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 will be greatly mys-
tilted. He will find as many churches
as in towns oicorresponding 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 will see little disorder
unless lie nuuts idtC 1T hiSHt Ioi IT. anu
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. Olcott. health officer of Tue
son. says:-"The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry, invigorating
air; small amount of rainfall, and an
ever-shining sun. 1t is surrounded by
mountains which cut of the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms of most arid regions. Its south
ern position gives it mild winter eli
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-ofdoor 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 sfcombating the dread disease,
tuberculosis. The out-of-door life. with
proper medical treatment, has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be-
yond hope of cure, and cured many I'M
the earlier stages of consumption.