, 1875-12-23

"!len tbnJ RTe tgD1Hnk 81 LIIs h!,nh. 1uGy HsFe
m oyes. but in their place Two small tlo.s.
Sunlight sEao f,snetratea tho to tho distance
Of tcvcta1 hundred feet, and tho fab Are ens-
cef,tibfs to its iu1nen:e, A. arc the animals that
nave VI, the earth, or tho hrtls that ~ in tho
air. Al thu varieties Of f.h !lvo near TIM sur.
face of the, ocean; u'i'y tho loSer orders
are foun'1 tclow lt0 fathotnr. On man tho IN.
f}uercs Of nunllght Ia ~ direct aud positive. and
far mora percett1ba, tl,an OH the lower forms Of
nxhtencs. although liz ia by nature endowed
with greater power OF resisting external n-
1sHpnccs.
Tho 'nercat tyros in hygiene know shst chill
dFcn brought mp III dark cellars. nr III anr of
the dlhtnat corners 6t our great cttcB. look
t,ales and ieebler than tbs offspring Of the
same clReH nff pnrcntaEe In tlle country. who.
though equally poor snd Just a tneaRraly fed
mud clothed. arc yet allowed the FREQ range OF
tile folds and meadows. Eyen tho children of
tho Lettsr cRasex In our largo villages. who Iayo
abundance Of nutrition and all tho comforta And
lu1ur!es Of c,rii.zed lifa. arc not nnire1ueDtIy
keIt pa!e and thin by forced confinement. until
llscipflns hilpw them opportunity 10 enjoy tho
air and sunlight.
Most OF tho aaraga and wandering tribes
make their ltHno II the HunliHht. nlsl need no
lives heueath tho eh elser Of thick rslls In rooia
aYrceably warmed. anu lighted By thu sk,tlul
appliances Of art, should mako the open sky
study aad duty. In theao latter
advances III tho method Of prot,ne.
.ng atiAciai warmth and light, that
We forget tim Rtoat natural source Of thcse
comforts. ami ignoro tho fal:t that the sunlight
losscHsua rnauv aubtie chetntcai virtues that arc
essential to tho animal or vegetable life, and
which exercise mighty aid perpetual influence
IN tho health, the life. tho ueauty and tho
character Of hutnan's?, wh'ch, thus, far
tie lie renius m ''e Of se,enec. nor in any
way supplied by the rcsouEccs Of modern Art
No net. indeed, ~ II NO were afraid Of tho euu-
light. Wc not on1y ay from i.B prescuco under
cover Of high dark walln. bu: no close our
doors. and darken tbs windows with gloomy
blinds aud THICK SHADES, ~ II It were our enotny,
mud woro perposuAl1y btsogiug our houses IN ut-
der to force al entranco. and destroy
III by aomo terrible pIague.. No walled
town surrounded bS armed toca was
ever % vlrilantIy aud persoycringly defended
al olr modern houses arc against the invasion
OF EunIlSht. Esen orr rural cottages are often
encompataca bY thick ranks OF sllrubbtty and
high tsets, armed With LONG brAnches TO protect
the family rn.t.nior from ono OF the best friends
God ever eent to lis Hrnerlng creatures.
When the fair rex venture forth from theiE
poorly ventilated and anu-excluded dwellings.
how cautiously md jealously thoy shield
themse elves again.s tic siln's rsys, By tho heavy
SHAWL, the thick veil. tho parasoI. aud the tight
ly-titting glove and that, too, on tie mildest
and ioreleat dAYa OF tho yoas.-hs far III roaai-
bic making themselves proof aga.nat those
only for health and !'te, but n'so for
pnzo go highly. They. ride out 10
take the air IN covered vehicles, from
which tho sunlight Ia excluded nluoBt as effect
unlly au from THUR uarkened chambers at hoine.
They draw thElr infants in little carriagcs; but
how careful they xre to protect or shield the,n
ffom tho rhys Of the sun, Wlich thoy noyet SEQ
at home, and which in almost careptal to
their perfect health as pure air ttEelf. And,
worse than all, wheu this unnatural depriYa-
tiou of tbc intluoncp Of the great
Eoulce Of hcn.tt,. AMI life, and baautv has III
.luced dsense that renders IL impossible to 20
out baneath tho opou sky. cite Of the very first
steps taken la to make tho dark chamber Of the
invalid ptill darlr,r W Tightening tho b!iuda and
lowering the shades. rs il it wcro desired ~ test
tn the utmost tho rceuperativo forces Of
Satnra against the appliances Of Art. The
heneiiccnt i1l3luence Of sunlight should
be most Btudiously consi'!otcd III our
treatment Of tho rick, especially these
afflicted with uo-ca1led norvous disorders. Dys-
peptics 1houlnatics. pAralytica, and sufferers
from neuralgia aud other porvous dHeases,
would TO wall to taxo fre4ueu. aud prot1
suNitght-5dths. The ronm4 Of tue invalid should
bo flooded With sunlight, and the cntre surtaca
Ut tho body should DO systematically aud thor
ouRhly exposcd to it. ..
II theso princs pies were understood md acted
uponsby tho profession and tie atty tho Tntlo Vi
norsous symptoms would lsrgoly decrease. and
Nature would experience far less difficulty in
curing her afflicted children Z. y. II,