The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-09
BLUE RAYS AND PLUMPNESS.
Remark able Utilization of n Scientific
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Gen. Pleasanton claims that light
through alternate strips of white and
blue grass is the most potent of powers.
Under these commingled rays neither
death nor even wrinkles will ever reach
us. Growth for the dwarf and the lean,
strength for the weak, and color for the
pallid is promised to those who accept
the conditions which are made clear to
them through glass doors or windows or
even through blue lace curtains.
Yellow light subdues the too energetic
and excitable. it controls speculative
| kite-fying Red elevates the spirits and
is of great assistance TO the depressed
man of business. Violet strengthens the
understanding, but blue makes every
thing grow.
Blue rays are TO be the cure for all
sorts of agOnies, both mental and physi-
| cal, so our enthusiastic converts assert,
and there is no formulated reason that
can be used against their position. A
pain in the head is to be relieved in
three minutes, by holding blue glass
screen beteen the skull and the sun. and
| entirely cured in ten minutes. Hand
screens of blue glass are already in tenn
porary use, while the pressure upon the
glass manufacturers is so heavy that a
proper permanent arrangement of the
windows which shall insure perpetual
vigor is beautiful hope that is still far
in the future. Possibly if blue glasses
were placed in the windows of the glass
factories speed would be secured, but
this, very likely, has been one of the un-
thought of applications of the late theory
of blue speed.
All our thin young ladies are especial
ly greedy to get their orders filled earli-
est, because sun-baths are the furOre
for this month, and comparative exhib
iting of local consequences are the de-
light of confidential friends.
"You know how thin my arms were
lust above the elbow" said Felice to
Sally Matilda yesterday. "I really be-
lieve they are already rounding out.
have made Simpkins hold the blue glass
between those hOllows for two hours each
morning when the sun shOne. am very
careful that she does not let the light
reach too far up where my arms are
already fat enough, for / am awfuliy |
afraid of a seige. | don't mind if the !
blue rays touch my elbows, for / never |
heard of too much plumpness on those !
ugly points. When my arms are fixed |
l intend to have my collar-bones
pumped round trife, and then l have !
an idea of throwing the rays under my
chin"
"What beautiful discovery" said |
Mrs. Prolific. "When Johnny OutgrOws
his summer suit and Jimmy is too small |
for it by the next year, a season of blue |
glass will fetch him right up to fits in
shirts, hats, boots, Jrowsers, and rOund-a- !
bouts! What a saving in woman's purse
and what a reduction in care! Being a |
mother Of thirteen children won't be |
such an awful affliction as it was when |
hemming up trowsers, tightening hat |
bands, taking in and letting out tucks |
required twO-thirds of a mothers time |
year in and year out. However, it won't |
be any trifling care to keep the proper |
ones under the blue influence, and shut |
the others out who might suddenly get |
too large for their new clothes. Oh, dear!
Nothing is perfect in this world! What
helps one thing hurts another"
off l could only grow up to the size !
of my feet and hands!" 1 heard dis [
trustful lad of eighteen complain to his /
mother, "I wouldn't mind being en-
cased in blue bottle for a year, if | could |
only get rid of the name of Leather !
Plantation which the young ladies' call
me behind my back. only wish could
direct the blue rays upon some of their
noses, would compensate them and my
self also for their hatefulness."
"That is unnatural, my son, L ii study
the PIeasanton theory and see if there
have been any experiments in color that
will suit your mental conditions"
This is how they rave about the Gen.
Pleasanton discoveries in New York
Office windows are already in stripes of
the two colors. Not few of our leading
and rejecting business gentlemen, who
have almost concluded that defalcations,
misappropriations and embezzlements are
an epidemic, and consequent upon dis
eased action of the human system, are
proposing to adopt proper colors for their
Office doors and windows, even the tints
of the ceilings are being considered, and
this involves deal of Investigation and
reflection. The phrenologist, the physi-
ognomist, physioloeist and physician, be-
sides a careful ascent of genealogical |
trees on two sides of family must be |
included in the business of coloring an |
office wall and toning or combining the |
lights of heaven that fall upon man /
who holds position of trust.
Some of our citizens are already plan |
ming to warm their rooms with blue and |
white glass windows next winter, and the |
amount of added luxury in consequence !