The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-11

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;
whole country green with the richest
,verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
1t is JOY to live.
AT present have never known a per
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocating
In the altitude suited to their particular
case that did not get well; nor have l
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."
DR.. Fl. w. Feuner, of Tucson, Surgeon
of the Southern Pacific X. K, says
Tucson is city of 10, 900 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 the Spanish CON
querors. 1t il now the commercial and
railroad center of Southern Arizona The
climate IS exceedingly dry and bracing,
the humidity being exceedingly low the
yearly minimum and maximum being
16' and Sc respe, lively. The rainfall
is small aud but little irrigation is car
RCD on. The water supply is excellent.
he summers are long. the THERMOMETERS
ranges high, but the low degree ofiumid-
ity makes the clear warmth tolerable.
and the most healthtul part of the year.
Sunstrokcs and heat prostrations asr
unknown. The climate o; Tucson has
been found by experience to be partscul
arty beneficial 10 most cases OF p1lsnon.
airy phthisis, especially those OF the
carrier OF pre~tubercular periods.
DIR. Mark A. Rogers, of Tucson. sayG
M y experience has impressed upon
me the necessity for outdoor life in ths
trea trncnt OF pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live eoatin- /
uousiy IN the open air for period Of sev !
eral months. or. for that natsrS. for o /
year, or several years. climate 10 re- /
qusred which 10 continuously warm and /
drv. Ssaeh climate the CnssSd Ssmsss
docs not po@sc@n. 6us the AS=Arcss ap /
proach TO II 10 Arizona.
"Physscians rsafr'v snd ,hetr ps'A-nss /
60 The arid -eg.oss sfsI7g s-sr=ss III
shss consider a great =sstass. .hs 1
patients should he sens 20 the ard ss /
giors so soon IS there - evsdencx ~ 10 /
srctica from tbs suhervsx haxfElas aud /
should he made go rvmAfn shrrv uusti /
they arr well. or wwt4l IL ,s a aIsfsa seut that !
The CASE is hescsess.
"Asny physsSzans sn tfsx east order /
patients 10 1afasognsa tpE tho wsnsss /
apparently with aaseew uE awnasag ,hcsn !
go dry climate The rxlAt,xe hauaaasty !
IN southcEn California - a. great. and i
- ssssse tnsssnces gvra,eT. thma shst g. !
shs AtsaatsS ces@&s, ard saamy of the h~si !
phsssrazns sw Cahtosnta Frwuiasfy scmS /
their sHhsseaiaE and asthmata< passemxs 1
so Tucsoe. California 10 . t~susafas /
couatry. bms the sags wksh coms sn
som the sea. ard shs eBaana tsons fyom
the vast arrsgated rsgsons. ssakr II fas
lmSxysor 10 the sHiand deerrf rwglSsns ssss
phthasscal paswmts. think IL aaay S<
assumed ss a gsnstai rule that mhev.
eveT shers 10 srvssassoa there he q hsgh
degrrw ri frlaisye hanzadsty. and patients
Suffering from pulmonary pAshssss
should never h< scsas fo 40 ssssgated dse~t
tgScs. Indeed, soEne OF the &mas8urmia
phy~scaans have DECLARED that 'irragatson
and malaria 60 togsthes.'
The city ~ rucson has, 10 my opsn.
snH. sawa ansagw1 as a health rv~oE1
whsch can not be eaaalled ans whrss W
North America. | know OF uo bpcAhty
where such moderate wsGtrs climate
and such iow degrrx OF Yesas4ve hunaad-
Ity are combined with the saFse Iatttus3e
mad altitude. IL y no longer considered
Imperative tn srat tabcrcuiaT pa tsents
10 an aitifnGse of r. 600 feet. OF ovwr. In
fmrs. clinscai rxpersessce has g,roven that
usore fTrqueutly patscats required so he
nent to an altituse or iess, rather thaa
sssoge than q. 600 seet. The altitude OF
Tucson 10 2. 400 fret. and that seems Ia
be amply high for all bat the maost ca
ceptionaI cases. The city is situated IN
4 hAssu ssear the underground Santa
Cruz river. 1t 10 completely walled IN
bv massive mountain ranges. To the
north in tire Santa Catalina range, to
The east. the RiDVon, 10 the south. the
Santa Rita; and GA the west. tho Tue
son. Each of these ranges has an siti-
rude of S 900 fret at least. Mount lie
non. th< highest peak of the Cat aIinas,
aas an elevation of 10000 fcrt, and
Mount Wrsghtson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly i.00o
ect.
THE scenery al Tucson is a. irapres-
1--WE as anywhere in the Rocky moun-
tains, and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
vet beggar description.
During the niue months. October to
Tune, inclusive, lS9+-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 wher it was hut ten degrees east
of the sun"
DR.. n. Fl. Matas. a Physician OF II
Years practice in this City. says
Since eonsumptives must depend on the
-esisting forces OF nature tor the cure OF
heir disease, it is evident that an early