The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-12
Wbere the Climate is pure
Hnd the Hir is Balmy.%

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becoming raw and cold within few
hours, and as these are atmospheric con.
ditions to be avoided, it wouId NOT he
advisable to spend these seasons there.
lhose having peculiar type of consti-
tuition with hereditary tendency to
consumption would do well to avail
themselves OF an opportunity and come
mere ana remain exempt from disease.
IT Is a tact that those born here.o
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
the disease develop, SO long as they re-
main III this climate. II is nv opinion
that there As no other section OF the
United States which will compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
the relief OF pulmonary Affections
DR.. A. c. Jones. of Tucson. sa;d..-"Tbe
past seven years have afforded me large
opportunities III the observation and
study OF the climatic treatment of pull
monary tuberculosis. Within that time
! nave visited the resorts of Florida.
Texas, New Mexico. Colorado, Califor-
MIA and Arizona Five wears of that
nave devoted to active practice in two of
the most frequent resorts Of Colorado
and one wear IN tbis city.
Tucson, in my Judgment. possesses
advantages over all the resorts of c,v ac-
quaintance, 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 10 dis
charge my professional duties Tor sim
gle day. The former three months Of
this time was attended BY two trained
nurses and halt-a-dozen doctors. Have
| been disappointed, No. am in bet
ter condition than when came aud
have mad years respite from the ter
rors of bronchial cough have been
able to resume practice and have. the
pas few months. rcinvaded the irving
heid 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 tar along the road 10 recovery OF NV,
former weight and strength."
Hon. Whiteiaw Reid. in his journal, the
New York Tribune oI Arizona in Win.
ter, among othei ..,s During
a lve months restd = southern Arg
ona in winter the. xas but one day
when the weather made it actually un-
pleasant for me to take exercise in the
open air at some time or other during
the day. { icourse there were a good
many days which a weather observer
would descriDe as cloudy and SONG
that were 'showery., but during the Ave
months from November, 1895 to Mav,
fSs6l 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 fires
and blankets. Half the time an ovrr
coat Is not needed during the day, but IL
Is never prudent for stranger to be
without one at hand.
The atmosphere Is singuiariy clear,
tonic and dry. | have never seen it
clearer anywhere in the world. II seems
% have about the sarne bracina and ex
hiiara ting qualities - tlar sir Of the
great Sahara III norkhern Akxiea or o4
the desert Ahont Mount sinai. ID Arabia
PatrAea. Ii lie mach drier than any part
Of the valley OF the Nile north OF eatar-
act. Ii scems to sne about the aamc in
quality as the air on the Nile between
Assouan and Wady Haifa, but SONG
what cooler.
"As to food. there is plenty, and IL 10
good. From here the markets OF Los
Angeles. and even OF u nvei are largely
supplied. Good beef mutton and poul-
try are plenty aud cheap. Quail, ducks
and venison from the vicinity can also
be had. Vegetables and fruits are aband.
ant in their season. and sometimes the
season 10 long one. II 10 the enc coun-
Try have lived ia where straw berries
-ipen in the open air ten months in the
rear have had them on nay table,
resh picked from the open gardens. at
Christmas.
The mau who goes TO auy consider |
lble Arizona town with the idea OF the |
southwest derived from novels, or from
The Arizona Kicker, will be greativ mys-
i6ed. He will find as many churches |
Is in towns ofcorrespontiing sine in Penn |
yivania or Ohio. and probably more |
chool houses, and yet he will find pleuty |
,f liquor shops, too, and gambling |
louses, and yet he will zee little disorder |
iuless he hunts late at night for ii, and
ie will find community of ter thou
'and people requiring in tn. daytime
,nly one policeman, and very little oc-
for him"
DR.. A. W. Oicott. health officer Of Tue
ION, says:-"The climate of Tucson is
by pure, dry, invigorating |
,ir; a small amount of rainfall. and an |
sun. 1t is surrounded by |
mountains which cut of the chilling |
winds Of winter, and The dreaded sand
storms OF most arid regions. Its south |
I'm position gives il a mild winter CHI
nate. These conditions render pleasant |
IN out-of-door life the entire year, and
,crmit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise aud life
n the open air. This treatment. in spite
If numberless cures for consumption, ex
plotted monthly. stands first in the con-
idence of the people and of the medical
profession as the best single means
snown Of combating the dread disease,
The out-of-door life, with
proper medical treatment, has afforded
-elief to numbers of sufferers who are be
,ond hope of cure, and cured many iD