The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-11

~yO.auo curing the fall and
winter as the changes are often severe.
becoming raw and cold within a few
hours and as these are atmospheric con-
ditions to be avoided, it would NOT he
ADVISABLE to spend these seasons there
Ihnse having peculiar type of consti.
turion with hereditary tendency TO
consumption would do well to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
mere and remain exempt from disease.
IT IS a fact that those born hereof
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, so long as they re-
main IN this climate. 1t is my oniniou
tnat there IS no other section of the
united States which will compare favor
aDie with that i'll and about Tucson for
the relief of pulmonary affections"
Dr. A. {. Jones. of Tucson. said.-"Tbe
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities in the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of mil
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
l have visited the resorts of Florida
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado. Cal;for-
MIA and Arizona Five years of that 7
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 nyac-
quaintance. else should not be here. l
came IN quest of the best possible cli-
matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tuberculosis in the second stage. For
SIX months | had been unable to dis
charge my professional duties for a sin.
gle day. The former three months of
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and half.a-dozen doctors, Have
Ibeen disappointed? No. am in bet.
ter condition than when came and
have had a years respite from the ter
rors OF bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have, the
pas. few months, reinvaded the trying
held OF heavy surgery, Had I, given up
my professional work entirely ON my ar
rival and engaged in some more active
hne OF business physically should now
be far along the road to recovery of nv
former weight and strength
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal. the
New York Tribune. oh Arizona in Win
ter, among othc. -.4c says During
five months rcsid. ~. southern Arix.
ona in winter the. Sas but 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
the day. Ocourse there were a good
many days which q weather observer
would describe al cloudy, and some
that were 'showcry;;' but during the five
months from November, 1895 to May,
1S96) 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 iires
and blankets. Half the time an over
coat is not needed during the day. but IL
il never prudent for stranger to bt
without one at hand.
The atmosphere is singuIarly clear,
tonic and dry. have never seen il
clearer anywhere in the world. 1t seems
to have about the same bracing and cx
hilarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern africa or oil
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 D nvci are largely
supplied. Good beef, mutton and poul-
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
and venison 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 in 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 ofcorresponding size in Penn.
syivania or Ohio, and probably more
school houses, and yet he win find plenty
of liquor shops, too, and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it, and
he will find "a community of ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc-
for him."
DR.. A. w. Olcott, health officer of Tnc-
son, says:-"Thc climate of Tucson is
by pure, dry, invigorating
air; a small amount of rainfall, and an
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 it mild winter cli-
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,
The out-of-door life. with
proper medical treatment, has afforded
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