The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-15

midule ~ May until september, anu
many las the writer) sleep out during
the whole yer. There are NOT ,fiyeldays
in the whole year bat 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, cx-
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;
the nights are cool and exhiiarating; the
whole country green with the richest
verdue and the brightest flowers. Truly
it is a 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 !
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."
DIR. Fl. w. Fenner, of Tucson. Surgeon
of the Southern Pacific K. r., says
Tucson is city of 10, 900 inhabitants,
on the main line Of the Southern Pacific
Railway, altitude 2,4OO 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 bracing,
the humidity being exceedingly low; the
yearly minimum and maximum being
260 and SO respe, lively. The rainfall
Is small and but little irrigation is car
ried ON. The water supply is excellent.
The summers are long. the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree ofhumid.
ity makes the clear warmth tolerable.
and the most healthful part of the year.
Sunstrokes and heat prostrations are
unknown. The climate OF Tucson has
been found by experience to be particul-
ariy beneficial to most cases of pulrnon-
AIRY phthisis. especially those Of the
earlier or prc-tubercular periods.
DR.. Mark A. Rogers. of Tucson. says:
My experience has impressed upon
me the necessity for outdoor life ia the
treatment OF pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may live coutin.
uopsly In the open air for a period of sew
erai months, or. for that matter. for a
year, or several years, a climate 10 re-
quired which 10 continuously warm and
dry. Such n climate the United States
does not possess. bat the nearest ap-
proach 20 II 10 Arizona.
physicians rare,v send their paints
TO the arid -tE.ocs ts1ri5g s-sn:ue. Id
this ] eonxidgr q great -=.stake. Aba
patients should be sent to the arid re
xions % sonn AZ there Is evidence of ia
fecfion from the tubercle bacillus, and
should be made TO remain there until
they arc well. or until il is isapparemt that
the case 10 hcpcless.
"Many physicians in the east order
patients TO California for the winter
apparently with view of sending them
10 dry climate. The relative humidity
in southsrn California 10 as great, and
in some instances greater, than that oi
the Atlantic coast. ard many OF the best
physicians in California regularly send
their tubefcuInr and asthmatie patients
TO Tucson. California liz beautiful.
country. but tho logs which come in
rom fhe sea, aud the easanmtsons from
the vmst irrigated regions. make II TAR
inferior to shc inland desert regions fos
phthisical patients. ] think il may be
assumed a. a general rule fhat " her
ever there is irrigation there IL high
degree of relative humidity. audpasients
suffering from pulmonary phthEsis
should never be sent to an irrigated dis
trict. Indeed. some of the California
physieians have declared that irrigation
and malaria 60 together.
The city n, Tucson has. in my opin-
ion, advantages as health resort
which can not be eauailed anywhere IN
North America. know oi no locality
where such a moderate winter climate
and such low degree of relative humid.
ity are combined with the same latitude
and altitude. 1t is no longer considered
imperative TO send tuiercniar patients
to an altitude of {. 600 feet, or over. In
fact, clinical experience has proven that
more frequently patients required to be
sent to an altitude or less, rather than
more than 8, 900 feet. The altitude oi
Tucson is z, 400 feet. and that scerns to
be amply high for all but the most ex-
ceptiouai cases The city Is situated in
a basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. II is completely walled in
bv massive mountain ranges. To the
north is the Santa Catalina range, to
the east, the Rincon: to the south. the
Santa Rita; and on the west, the Tue
son. Each of these ranges has an alti-
tude of 8, 900 feet at least. Mount Le-
mon. the highest peak of the Catalinas.
has an elevation OF 10000 feet. and
Mount wrightson in the Santa Ritas,
reaches an altitude of nearly 11,Ooe
feet.
"The scenery at Tucson is as impress
sive as anywhere in the Rocky noun
tains. and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set beggar description.
During the nine months. October TO
Tune, inclusive, 1S94-5, there were but
twenty-five cloudy days, and nine e'
these were in one month. Some idea oi
the transparency Of the atmosphere may
be had when | state that, at nidd ay
and with the unaided eye, have seen
Venus wher it was hut ten degrees east
of the sun"
DIR. n, II. Matas, n Physician of Il
years practice in this City. says