The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-11

ditions to be avoided, it would not be
advisable to spend these seasons there,
Those having peculiar type of consti-
tuition with "A hereditary tendency TO
consumption would do well to avail
themselves of an opportunity and come
here and remain exempt from disease.
ut is fact that those born here of
tuberculosis parents seldom ever have
! the disease develop so long as they re-
main in this climate. 1t is my opinion
| that there is no other section of the
United States which will compare favor
able with that in and about Tucson for
the rellet of pulmonary affections
DR.. A. c. 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
have visited the resorts OF Florida,
Texas, New Mexico. Colorado, Calitor-
mia and Arizona Five wears Of that |
nave devoted to active practice III two of
/ the most frequent resorts of Colorado
and one wear IN this CITY.
! Tucson, III my Judgment, possesses
/ advantages over all the resorts of .,4v ac-
quaintanCe. else should not bc here.
came IN quest OF the best possible eli.
/ matte advantages for an aggravated
case OF bronchitis and for pulmonary
tubcrcuio"ls III the second stage. For
/ six months had been unable TO dis.
charge my professional duties tor n sin.
gle day The former three months of
this time | was attended by two trained
nurses and halt-a-doxen doctors. Have
| been disappointed No. am in bet
ter condition than when / came and
have had years respite from the ter
rors of Fl bronchial cough have been
able 10 resume practice and have. the
pas. lew months. reinvaded the irving
field OF heavy surgery. Had given up
my professional work entirely ot1 nay ar.
rival and engaged IN some more active
iine ot business physically | should now
be far along the road TO recovery OF my
former weight and strength.
Hon Whitelaw Reid. in hrs journal, the
New York Tribune o!- Arizona ia Win
! ter, among othe. During
| a hve months rcstd 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 az some time or other during
the das. Of course there were good
many days which a weal her observer
would describe as cloudy. and some
ths; we're 'showery' but during the five
months from November, 1895 TO Nav,
1885, there were ouIv four days whc,
wr did not have brilliant sunshine AT
some time during the dav. Even more
than Egyps. anywhere north of Luxor
Arizona Is the land of the sunshine.
The nights throughout the winter arr
apt to Ice cool enough for wood nres
and blankets. Hail the time an over
coat ss not needed during the day. but i
: IL never praden; for a stranger to b.
: without ose az hand.
r The atmosphere ~ slngulariy clear
tonte and dry. | have never seen j
clcarcF ANYWHERE IN the world II seem
, TO have about the same hracing and CT
ailarating qualities as the air of th
great Sahara in northern Afrsea or o
the desert about Mount Sinai. 10 Arabs
? Patraca. II is rnpch drser than any pari
OF the valley OF the Nile north of 1,atar
act. |; sexsus 10 me abou, the same in
quality as the aIr on the Mic between
Assouan and Wady Halfa, but some,
wha; cooler.
As to food. there is plenty. and il is
good. From lcrc thc markets of Los
Angeles, and even of Ii neci arc largely
supplied. Good beef. mutton and poui.
try are plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks
aud vemson from the vicinity can also
he had. Vegetables and fruits are abund
an; IN their season. and sometimes the
season rs long one. 1t is the one couu.
try have lived in where straw berries
5un stA
year. ! have had them on my table
fresh picked from the open gardens, at
Christmas.
The man who goes TO anv 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 otcorresponding size in Penn.
sylvania or Ohio. and probably more
school houses, and vet he will find plcuty
of liquor shops, too, and gambling
houses, and yet he will see little disorder
unless he hunts late at night for it. and
he vii, find a community of ten thou
sand people requiring in the daytime
only one policeman, and very little oc.
cupation for him.
DR.. A. w. 0icott. health officer Of Tue.
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 of the chilling
winds of winter, and the dreaded sand
storms OF most arid regions. Its south.
eru position gives il & mild winter eli.
mate. These conditions render pleasant
an out-ot-door life the entire year, and
permit those suffering from lung and
bronchial diseases daily exercise and life
in the open air. This treatment, i'll spite
Of numberless cures for consumption. ex
plotted monthly, stands first in the con.
lidence 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
proper medical treatment, has afforded
relief to numbers of sufferers who are be.
yond hope of cure. and cured many in
the earlier stages of consumption.
DR.. Harrison E. Stroud says of the
Climate of fArizona.-"Thes summers are