The Hawaiian gazette., 1877-02-21

strength and size, and, at the end of four
months, weighed twenty-five pounds. Com
modore Goldsborough experimental with
two broods of chickens, placing one under
blue glass, and the other in an ordinary
coop. The former soon showed the stimu-
lating effects of the blue glass, their growth
being almost visible from day to day, and
their strength, size and vigor far exceeding
that of the chickens in the ordinary coop
This is testimony from gentleman of high
standing, who is in the habit of carefully
weighing his words The
WIFE OF A PHILADELPHIA PHYSICIAN
Was suffering from a complication of dis.
orders, and the medical fraternity of New
York and Philadelphia could do nothing
for her. Her husband, DIR. Beckwith,
writes that she was suffering from nervous
irritation and exhaustion, which resulted in
severe neuralgic and rheumatic pains, de-
priving her of sleep and appetite for food,
producing great debility and a wasting
away of the body. The lady and her hus-
band had abandoned all hope of recovery.
Gen. Pleasonton recommended the trial of
the blue glass, and accordingly DIR. Beck
with arranged one sash of window with
alternate panes of blue and common glass.
His wife then exposed to the effect of the
associated rays of blue and plain light those
portions of her body which were affected
by neuralgia. In three minutes she ex-
perienced relief, and in ten minutes the
pains disappeared. With each application
of the associated lights her pains became
less, her appetite and strength returned,
and in three weeks she was restored to her
normal healthful condition. This lady had
been losing her hair in consequence of her
sickness, there being several bald places on
her head. Under the stimulating effects
of the blue glass the hair began to grow
vigorously, and the bald places were soon
covered with luxuriant growth of hair.
DIR. Beckwith, in relating this case, says
From my observations of the blue and
sun light upon my wife, / regard it as the
greatest stimulant and most powerful tonic
that know of in medicine. 1t will be in
valuable in typhoid cases, cases of debility,
nervous depression and the like"
TWO MAJOR GENERALS,
Old friends of General Pleasonton, were
afflicted with rheumatism in their forearms
from their elbow joints to their fnger-ends,
SO severe at times that they were unable to
hold pens. They determined to try ''Plea-
sonton's blue glass;" and accordingly OBJ
tanned piece of blue glass and set it up
loosely in one of their windows. For three
days they barred their arms and held them
in the associated blue and sun light for
thirty minutes. Each day brought them
relief, and at the end of three days the
rheumatism had disappeared. Two years
later they both informed Gen. Pleasonton
that they had not had a return of rheuma-
tism in any form. A little child that had,
from its birth, scarcely any use of its legs,
was taken to play daily in room where
bsue glass formed a portion of one of the
windows. In very short time it obtained
the use of its legs, and learned to walk and
run without difficulty. Numerous other
cases are mentioned in General Pleasonton's
book, showing that there can be no ques-
ton of the stimulating and curative effects
of the associated blue and sun light. But
l prefer to give my own experience, and
then follow with General Pleasonton's ex-
PLANTATION. A lady of my family, about six
weeks ago, had a
VIOLENT HEMORRHAGE OF THE LUNGS.
and for ten days raised more or less blood
daily. She was very much weakened by
the loss of blood, and considerably fright
ened withal. l obtained some blue glass
and placed it in the window where she was
in the habit of sitting, the blue glass con-
one-half of the lower sash of the
window. The lady sat daily in the associ-
ated lights, allowing the blue rays especial
ly to fall upon the nerves of the back of the
neck, for about an hour day. The second
day, the SUMS rays being unusually strong,
she got too much blue glass, and at night
felt peculiar sensations in the back of the |
neck, among the nerves, and an unpleasant |
fullness in the head. These sensations wore
off next day, and since then she has not re-
NAMED SO long at time under the blue
glass. But from the first she began to
grow stronger, her face soon gained its ma
tural fullness, and in week she was, to
all appearances, as well as ever. Ofcourse
she was not cured of the trouble in her
lungs in so short time, but the soreness
IF her chest has passed away, and shs be-
gins to feel well again. After sitting in the
associated light for week, large number
If red pimples came out on her neck and
shoulders, an Indication that the treatment
vas bringing out to the surface the humors
If the blood. In letter to me, General
oleasonton says; 81 am satisfied that if
his treatment shall be continued through
he Winter and Spring, any tuberculous
development that may exist in the lungs
Will be arrested, its pus absorbed into the
and then thrown off from the
Hood in the excretions (as has occurred al
eady in the spots on the body), the wounds
# the tubercles will be cicatrized and the
ldy restored to condition of good health"
n the same letter Gen. Pleasonton relates
n agreeable incident which occurred to
i'm but few weeks since. A lady and
er daughter called to see him., and an
ounced that they had come from Corning
N. y to Philadelphia for the express pur-
ose of thanking him for
SAVING THE DAUGHTERS LIFE.
our years ago she was afflicted with vio- q
mt attack of spinal MENINGITIS. Her suf- I
,rings were Undesirable, but continuous. I