The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-11

middle 't May until September. ano
many as the writer sleep out during
the whole yepr. There are not FIVE davs
IN the whole year but the most delicate
lhVahd can spend part of the dav. al
'east' out OF doors. In this climate in
. iufles ana wounds heal very RAPIDLY
contagious diseases are usually very
thild. here has been no epidemic, ex.
cept III whooping cough, for years.
he winter months, from the middle
ol september to the first of May, are in
I"!s !ocaitY the hnest in the world. One
~ Rut suhshiny day succeeds another:
lie utghtS are cool and exhilarating; the
Wno'e country green with the richest
Veruue and the brightest flowers. Truly
1t is a joy to live.
Al present have never known a per.
son coming to this Territory in the early
stages OF pulmonary disease andlocatinp
III the attitude suited 10 their particular
case that did not get well: nor have
SHOWN OF one in the second stage that
did not Improve. But cannot refrain
from raising my voice against the out.
rage ct sending advanced cases to this
or other sections to die among strang-
ers.
DR.. II. ". Fenner of Tucson, Surgeon
OF the Southern Pacific K. r.. saws
tucson is city OF 10000 inhabitants, |
on the main line Of the Southern Pacific
Naii"ay, altitude 2,+0O feet above the |
sea level. Tucson is one of the oldest
settlements made by the Spanish con
querors. 1t is now the commercial and
railroad center of Southern Arizona. The
climate IS exceedingly dry and bracinp.
the bIIflIdtY h.atr.y -.
yearly minimum and maximum bring
26o and SO respe, lively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car.
ried on. The water supply is excellent
/ he summers are long, the thermometer
ranges high. but the low degree ofhumid
lty makes the clear warmth tolerable
and the most healthful part of the year.
Sunstrokes and heat prostrations are
unknown. The climate o; Tucson has
been found by experience to he particuI
arly beneficial 10 most cases OF pulmon.
AIRY phthisis. especially those of the
earlier or pre-tubercular periods.
DR.. Mark A. Rogers of Tucson, saws:
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.
uousiy IN the open air for period of sew
erai months, or. for that matter, for a
year, or several years, a climate is re-
quired which is continuously warm and
dry. Such climate the United States
does not possess, but the nearest ap
proach TO II is Arizona.
Physicians rare'v send their patents
to the arid -eg.ocs ,xr1g .lnze. I'd
this consider a great -istake. b,
patients should be sent to the arid re
gions SO soon a. there is evidence of in.
lection from the tuberclc bacillus. aud
should tie made to remain there until
they are we'll, or until II is apparent that
the case is hopeless.
"Many physicians in the east order
patients to California for the winter
with a view of sending them
to dry climate, The relative humidity
in southern California is as great. and
in some instances greater. than that o
the Atlantic coast, and many OF the best
physicians in California regularly send
their tubercular and asthmatiI patients
to Tucson. California is bcautifu.
but the fogs which come in
rom the sea, and the emanations from
he vast irrigated regions, make il far
phthisical patients. think it may be
assumed as general rule that wher.
ever there is irrigation there is a high
tegree OF relative humidity. and patients
suffering from pulmonary phthisis
should never he sent to an irrigated dis
trict. Indeed, some OF the California
physicians have declared that irrigation
aud malaria go together
The city ot Tucson has. in my opin-
on, advantages as health resort
y hich can not be equalied anywhere IN
North America. know OF no locality
where such a moderate winter climate
aud such a low degree of relative humid
ty are combined with the same latitude
and altitude. /; IS no longer considered
Imperative 10 send tubercuiaT patients
10 an altitude OF 5 900 feet or over. In
act. clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to bt
sent to IN altitude or less. rather than
more than 3 900 feet. The altitude Of
Tucson is =, 400 feet. and that seems to
)e amply high for all but the most ex.
optional cases. The city is situated III
4 basin near the underground Santa
ruz river. 1t is completely walled IL
~ massive mountain ranges. To the
forth IS the SANTA Aatalina range, 10
he east. the Rincon; TO the south. the
Santa Rita: and ON the west, the Tue
son. Each of these ranges has an slti
.ude OF ) 900 feet at least. Mount Le
non. the highest peak Of the Cataiinas,
aas an elevation OF 10000 feet, aud
Mount Wrightson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude OF nearly ,000
eet.
The scenery at Tucson is as impres.
siye as anywhere in the Rocky noun
,ains aud the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
Daring the nine months. October to
Iune. inclusive, 1S9+-5. there were but
weutv-tive cloudy days, and uine oi a
,hese were in one month. Some idea OF
he transparency of the atmosphere may
,e had when state that. at midd ay !.
and with the unaided eye. have seen
Venus when it was but ten degrees east
If the sun" q
Dr.. \. II. Matas. a Physician OF Il
years practice In this City, says