The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-22

died or were no longer In the Gcueral6 POSSESSION
Tho writer was, however, shown into the cattle stas
on the farm In Of these six heers, ranging
from sixteen TO eighteen months ods or these four
had already caved and were in calf o second time
They had developed rapidly under the blended light
that they considered mature enough for breeding
~ inc age o. .o1 a,lu ~ o
perb calf six weeks old. In another pen was cow
upon whose nne appearance the writer remarked.
hefcrs you have just The mother was thirteen
months old when this animal was caved." In neigh
Decsmbcr last. weighing about 10 pounds each.
From these the General Is about 20 breed a.
once. A. this junc!uro no stated that with
the exception OF the mule above mentioned he has
had sick animal This Is, however, IN
measure attributable 10 the admirable way in which
the ANNALS housed and cared Tor In an adjoining
field pointed out sheep named Daisy. This pre-
cocous lump OF prospective mutton was standing near
first born she being only three months Older
than i,r offspring Both had been reared under tho
mixed light, and tho lamb looked II anything, trine
heavier than the dam. The attendant testified 10 tho
respective ages the animals. and as on various other
matters he Indicated very respectable amount OF
mental Independence, the writer thought HIM good
witness.
These will serve as samples Of the animals expert
mented upon by General Plcasonton. When asked
later whether any experiments tried by others a. ms
suggestion corroborated his own he kindly showed tho
writer several letters received IN reference to THIS
matter from various parties The following, from Com
motorc r. Godsboroush, OF the United states Navy,
VIII serve as a spcclmen:-
MouSp Cry, H., May 81. 1872.
To General A; J. PLxAsosros, Phi,adepha. Pa !.
GKyrKAPresnming that would be agreeable to you 20
learn the results o. experiments that caused 20 DO
10 place IN my hana on ihc Iniasncs the Buc Color Of
the shy in ncySelopns anms and Vegetable Liza pro
here BY the Of this station who having had every
windows In his parur aud having substituted them
responding panes blue glass proceeded to place lumber
receive light Of the blue
la a very short time tho plants AMI vines began mani
es The effects Of the n to wss ssy
and na na n s
according TO their Species every twenyour hours as by
The second experiment made in comparison Of the
development the Matched chickens two broods Of
sss k" Of WHICH
S ,s ~ % their IL eslss
mothers on the lawn one Of the coops containing hen
the other COOP also containing hen and her brood did not
dsr from The used ri THIS sG nn time.
equal quantities similar food Those under the
Ss ssE" s blue Sunlight sy
daily almost visible srow,h ., strength and "s
Of the chickens Of the other brood which exposedto
the ordinary atmospheric influences
EXPERIMENTING HUMANITY.
The remaining portion Of the Commodores letter,
referring the effect OF tho mixed light on the human
body, will be quoted later. Enough has now boon
stated and quoted touching the experiments made by
General pieasonton and others ut his nstance, with
mixed blue and sunlight upon plants and ANIMALS 1t
the efficacy OF this mixed light upon the human body
IN disease The experiments made in this direction
they have been made by and upon persons worthy III
all credence, some Of whom have been seen BY the
the subject The letters or others tcstiying
to the effect OF this light shown to him by tho
General at the lattcr's house. IL may be further
stated that at various times the General has tried to
induce the authorities Of or two Of the Philade
phia hospitals TO mako experiments upon the subject
but without Qudqaid innordre noiupns seems
10 have been the uniform answer. As, however
the hospitals OF Philadelphia were not the only
places which experiments could be tried, they were
elsewhere instituted and the HERALD has been placed
In mag IL utfin furm
ton intends soon making public IN the shape OF
monograph OF some 200 pages IL Is not too much 10
say that should the experiments made stand the cru
cial or thorough scientific investigation, tho world
will be indebted to General Peasont0n Tor one OF the
greatest medical discoveries ever made. Until such
Investigation has boon made and numerous other
experiments have been instituted with tho blended
light and their results recorded, would neither DO
safe nor scientific 10 pronounce absolutely upon the
matter The following facts, however, stand unchaI-
lenged, and the HERALD now publishes them Tor the
General Peasonton had friend, physician whose
wife suffering from nervous aiment which re-
sisted all ordinary medical treatment The General
advised him try the effect OF the blue light Tho
subjoned letter gives the rcsults:-
ELEcrnrcAL DESTITUTE. l.22o wA.sur srnsrr.,
To General A. J. PLxAsoSTox:-
NY psAn sIRIn following out the snggestons from you
.ssocasea bue light Of the and for the cure Of
debility and nervous exhaustion have found some very
Of theory the cultivation o. plant.
successful; but i will In certain conditi ms o. human
n u
judicousy used As illustration oaor the following
wife had been suffering from nervous irritation and ex
hauson which resulted In neuralgia and
IL hs sss Debility
body and changing the normal character Of her
prepared window sash lifted with blue glass which
lie sash the other half q The was
fitted with uncoloed glass the window having southern
I'll s blaze light RI.
thu RE s sxensn
excluded from the upper s" Of the FIRST mentioned
This found furnish too blue light
with your instructions So an equal number Of
parss glass and Of blue sss; into the sash and then
those parts Of her person which were the subjects Of her
greatly subnod and In ten minutes alter having received
The Lights upon her person they almost entirely CEASED 70,
or spine With each application Of the and blue light
%na sns IN
s sH oas as f e" s
With w.hu m sess can be Effected
yaa on your discovery as we'll in
.esnss syssns' s.Siy
rsrr.m close examination Of Is. eject. u these as
s Ct % .n Ss the % and 2 s
powerful tonic that acquainted with in medicine.
Commodore GoIdsborough, in the letter previously
quoted, speaks further 10 tho following cflect--
will also relate to you what imagine another
markabo having relation 70 this subject
the station gave birth prematurey 10 = small
child, which WEIGHED AZ the time only three ana na
vitality 1t happened that the windows OF the In
which Il and reared drapcd with biue
tas which aud the plain glass the windows the
sunlight entered the apartment The tactical syem Of tho
greatly excited aud seceted excessive
tty milk. while at the same sine the appetite Of the child
greatly increased to such indeed
that its mother the in,rnate Of
milk times found Il difficult 70 satisfy It's hunger.
The child rapidly in health strength size. and
on the Of May. 1874 inst four months after its BIRTH
before left Mound City, IL weighed twenty
pounds.
Another case Is that OF General Ploasonton's own
son, who was in three weeks completely cured Of
very attack OF sciatica Those who know what
the word sciatica' imports, Will appreciate this
Still another rs that OF MAJOR Generals Sackett
and Drum, OF the United states Army. While they
were stationed In Philadelphia, General PIcasonton
paid them VISIT During his attention directed
BY Major General Drum 10 The blue glass which had
been introduced into their window. II will tel you
why II Us there said MAJOR General Drum :"Gencral
Sackett and myself have Tor considerable time been
suffering from rheumatism in the forcarns extending
from the elbow joints the finger ends Our ngers