The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-27
Wbere the Climate is pure
And the Hir is Balmy.%

commend Colorado during the fall and
winter, as the changes are often severe
becoming raw and cold within n fey
nours, and as these are atmosphere con.
ditions to be avoided, it would not he
advisable to spend these seasons there
lhose having peculiar type of const;.
tuition with hereditary tendency "a
consumption would do we'll to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
mere and remain exempt from disease.
III Is 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 opinion
tnat there IL no other section of the
united States which will compare favor.
anic with that in and about Tucson for
the relief OF pulmonl ry affections"
Dr. a. (. Jones. of Tucson, said.-"The
past seven years have afforded me LARGE
opportunities in the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of pul.
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
! nave visited the resorts of FLORIDA.
iexas, New Mexico, Colorado, Califor-
MIA and Arizona Five years of that I
have devoted to active practice in two OF
tine most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear in this city.
Tucson, in my Judgment, possesses
advantages over all the resorts of my ac.
quaiiitance, else should not be here. |
came IN quest of the best possible eli.
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 Tor a sin.
gle day. The former three months OF
this time was attended by two trained
nurses and half-a-dozen doctors, Have
! been disappointed No. am in bet.
ter condition than when came and
have had years respite from the ter.
rors OF n bronchial cough. have been
able to resume practice and have the
pas. few months, reinvaded the irving
field 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
be far along the road to recovery of my
former weight and strength"
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, in his journal, the
New York Tribune oi. ARIZONA in Win.
ter, among otiaci ..es says.-"During
| fvc months resid ~ 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. Ofcourse there were a good
many days which weather observer
would describe as cloudy ana some
| that were 'showery;' but during the FIVE
| months from November, 1895 to May,
fs96) there were only four days when
we did not have brilliant Sunshine at
some time during the day. 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 i,
is never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere Is singularly clear
tonic and dry. | have never seen IL
clearer anywhere in the world. IL seems
to have about the same bracing and ex
lIilarating qualities as the air of the
great Sahara in northern Africa or oi
the desert about Mount Sinai. i'm Arabia
Patraea. It is much drier than anv part
of the valley of the Nile north OF Gatar.
act. Ii seems to me about the same in
quality az the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Halfa, but some
what cooler.
"As to food, there Is plenty, and 1t is
good. From here the markets of Los
Angeles. and even of Dt nxei arc 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 abnnd.
ant in their season, and sometimes the
season is long one. 1t is the one coun-
try have lived in where Strawberries
ripcn in the open air ten months in the
year. / have had them on my table,
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
"Thc 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 corresponding sixcin 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 he hunts late at night for it, and
he will find community of ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman. and very little oc-
eupation for him.
Or. A. W. Olcott. health officer of TUG
son. says:--''The climate of Tucson is
characterized by pure, dry. invigorating
air; a small amount Of rainfall, and an
ever shining 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 1t 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 of combating the dread disease,
tuberculosis, The out-of-door life, with