The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-18

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middle IF May until September. and
many las the writer) sleep, out during
the whole yepr. There are not Eve days
IN the whole year but the most delicate
invalid can spend part Of the day, al
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, OK.
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 anoti er;
the nights are cool and exhilarating: ne
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
iii the altitude suited to their particular
case that did not get we'll 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."
DR.. III. 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 2 400 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
26" and 569 respe. lively. The rainfall
is small and but little irrigation is car
ned ON. The water supply In excellent.
The summers are long, the thermometer
ranges high, but the low degree ofhumad.
ty makes the clear warmth toierahie,
and the most iacaithful part of the year.
Srnstrokes and heat prossratious are
unknown. The climate of Tucson has
been found by experience to be partaeul-
arly beneficial 10 most cases OF pu!fnou.
ary phshssis, especially those of the
earlier or pre-tuswrenlar persods.
nr. Mark A. Rogers. OF Tvcson. says:
My cxpersrnrs has .sagwesaed upon
u;e the necessity for outdoor life in the
treatment III pulmonary tuberculosis. In
order that the patient may hve contin.
uousiy in tho open air for period ofsev.
eTai uaoufhs. or. for that matter. for a
year, or several years. climate 10 re.
auirr0 wsseh ~ continuously WARM aud
dry. Such climate the tnatesi States
dees not pomsesa, nus the seaTrst ap-
pTssacb to IL IN Arss0Ha.
Physicians rmsysv send their pa @ata
TO the arid -sg.ocs esxSasg s.xzasev nj
this ! consider great .==sstaase. sh&
patients shssuid he seHt To the arid se
| gsuns 40 sxtsa as thsTv " svsscrcx I'd In,
| srxtsoa sYosn the sulseTyax haesIaas, aud
/ should be uaasae tn vesnatn there usskaa
they are weIi. or uussl IL IA ssapparens that
| the essse 10 aaofwaeas.
"Mamy gsasyaseaars in she eass order
/ patients to California sssy tae whites
apparently with vas@ of sessessnr sassssa
10 y dry yasmasv Thx feaasssw humidity
i'm sonthxru California ss ~ great. AID
In yssssse Instances grsassT. shan that al
: the Atlantis cu@st, nTd saa9s os Tho sess
rhywsraans i'm California regularly seEsd
sasesx sniwsewaar asad asthaamtss passenfs
se Tssewssa. California ~ asCastssss.
country. lsus the sssgs wasseh sxssne Ia
rnsm the sca. mnd the esnanaasous frsEss
the vass irrigated ssgsssa. make " f@s
srasrrSag su abe snIHad desert Txgs<ssas fess
gsas hssscai patients. ssa8ak IL s@@y be
aasussed as gxgsesaI Fuse that waasr'
rvex sisexw ss irrigation tlsSss n hugh
degree al relative asaasssassy. aad pai9nss
sHsaxgaag ssosn pulmonary lshthasas
should nvxex aw seaa 80 an irrigated dss~
sfacs. Isahew4s, Nuss8e ut shs California
Ephysrfans hs We tiewiafw that 'ssrag tscE
and saalarsa ga togeghe9
The csty 80 Tsss&su has, sa snY ogsia.
so.s. advantages a. hraith resort
wharas rmn ssos ax eguaiaed aHyw heFe ~
North Asaersxa. ks8nw ~ no aocaiats
where sueEs "a moderate w8utef eaansas sz
and sssxh 1ow slexrxx vi rriat4ss hwassss.
stv are combined ssath the sawse iatttassx
and altitude. II IN uo longer considered
imperative to send tal<sruIms ssataeuts
IN an altitude of S. .fasl sevt. os over. In
fact. clinical es pgTacssce has proven that
more Frequently patasnts required To tn
swut so am aitisnde os lsss. rather thar
more than q. .tAM fret. The altitude al
Tucson in !. 100 fers. and thar scessss tn
he amply high sor all but tho uaost ex'
gcg,tsnaai cases. The city IL situated vi
basin near the underground Santa
Cruz river. Ii ss completely walirss III
by massive mountain ranges. To the
north il the Santa Catalina range. sa
the east. the Rsscon: 10 tho south, shs
santa Rssa: and on the west. the TIC.
son. Each OF these ranges has an slta
tueie OF g 900 feet at least. Mount Les
mon. thu highest pcak Of the CasaiinaS
has nm elevation OF 10000 feet, and
Mount wrightson IN the Santa Ritas
reaches an altitude of nearly l1,o0t
feet.
The scenery at Tucson is as impres
s;ve as anywhere in tho Rocky noun
tains. and the gorgeous sunrise and sun
set bcggar description.
During the nine months, October Il
Iuue, inclusive. ls94~5. there were bm'
TWENTY-FIVE cloudy days, and nine %
these were in one month. Some idea o
the transparency of tho atmosphere may
be had when state that, mt rn,dd Y
and with the unaided eve, have seer
Venus whcr it was hut ten degrees east
of the SUM-"