The daily Alaskan., 1921-09-13
WHAT K rHH BEST CLIMATE?

| On Jny wEn.a one thar varies |mode~ata.~. answers E. H. Ward. in |nfs recent aon. ar .CIumare and |HealrH." which inspires leading editorial in Tho Journal of the Am erfcau Medical Association tCHi- cagon. part of which wr quote below. ! And variety may br otherwise than |cHmatic. so that with suitable i change tu ry-.. G...s.on. diet. etc. |rhe Very H..- -...~are" rov man may ha raa. w... .a cnn easily |masc for a.msa-. .r aome When the doctor snaGs yun gav Gwav for your lrarrn H& IS practising o.5war- orhorany. wiea ..s rnar dsaued broadly. rro wrr.. a'. as. as the .usa of climate ta~ crnakf@g or pre- yenriug -ne development of disease. and for aiding r.a recovery of those
 who are .i OF ra"g.Igs,eal He con-
 riuues.
 "Il. indeed ..narure and bu-
 m.diry and diverse other factors are elements in dnrrrmfnus r.c weIl-bc-
 ing of mankind. inc physician has .rhe imperative duy of learning
 where they arc .o ha found within .easfest reach for his patients. Hence .rhe query. .wr.r constitutes d good .cimaree' Tu this woll-anown clf- matoro-fst has frankly replied that
 nerrec. climate, da not exist. that .evary climate has some d.sagreaablc
 features. uea.tu resorts are never .eoualy desirable at aD seasons. Every climate has advantages of its town bu, some climates have more. .aud some have flower. dfsadyan,ag- les.
 -AIthou-r scouting the idea of
 perfacr climate. Ward regards as a pretty general .ar.ameut among
 physicians. ray-5o..-.rs and cItmat- ulagisrs that. eN..a. mg those who arc distinctly fr ..a best climate for mos, pars.n- and most of the time is ole taa, has tsruu.nr moder-
 ate weather changes. fairly marked
 annual and d.urna variations in
 temperature: a reasonable amount
 of cold durta- a- least part of the
 year. a ralro-n.ug variety in the
 amount of cloud.ug-s. and sufficient
 rainfall 10 provide anougr moisture
 for tae growth of grass and crops
 Such 30 cItwar.. Ward adds. ts an in-
 rrrmcd.ar. oaa. It is neither iuvar-
 rahly hot uor permanently cold. IL
 is neither monatmavs.g arid and croudGess. nor always dull and rainy. Gt is between all extremes. The cli- mates of much O. tan sa-raIod tenn parma zones are of t.ts general type. Their nhy-tolo-tr effects are ..nrermaGHra n.rnaoa those of the equatorial and those of the polar |zoucs. They exercise the body's Ipowc~ of reaction and adaptation, |kocnlnr if pavsto,ogtca.y active"
 The search for better climate |frequeutIy means. the writer goes on to say. cnan-a in something more than merorologle environment. It is | not the air for the tunes. she tenn Iperaure for the aHu tine auwde for the circulation. OF anaa incidents Ithat alone are sought. Social. I0ca- ] tai and Dhycfcu c-auacs occasion |their own beneficial or haaeluI trans formations. He proceeds:
 Many of the advantages which |resr. recreation. diversion. outdoor life. relaxation. altered dict. expert Imed cal attendance, and proper ny Igieue secure under the guisa of g |'chango of climate could frequently |be secured at home with less hard Iship To the patient. Frequently the Ihome will become 8 health resvrt if it can he made a pleasure resOtt. in Ithe case of specific dnscases such as tuberculosis. We have gradually Ilearned the importance of teaching Ithe patients how to live at home. |The burden of recovery is no longer Ishifted solely to the resort in sat- away place. Have we not neglected IalI too often the possibility of talk ling advantage of local climates? Perhaps it will become more popular lin the future to seek health at home"