The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-01
BLUE GLASS.
e"ne OF the Results of the Blue Glass
Treatment.

'"e Results of the Blue Glass
Treatment.
me excitement over the blue glass
cure IN Providence, r.. L., has not been
eXcelied anywhere else. The local
papers have daily reports regarding the
results OF the treatment We select the
toliowlng from the Press:
Mr. Henry o. Wood, bookkeeper, in
WIN. A. Woods pork packing establish
hleht, corner of Washington and Bat
tery streets, has been afflicted with
rheumatism for. several years. The at
acks came on at irregular periods and
connned him to the bed for weeks at
Tune, and for one whole winter he was
unable to get out Medicines gave him
but slight relief, and when the disease
seized him he felt there was no escape
from the torture except after weeks of
pam and careful avoidance of the least
exposure. Recently the dreaded disease
attacked him in the shoulder, arm and
foot. He had previously inserted six
panes of blue glass in the Office window,
and he at once prepared for bath. The
foot was exposed to the combined rays OF
the white and blue light for an hour,
wnen the pain and soreness disappeared.
On the following day the pains left his
shoulder and arm, and for the first time
he had driven the disease away within
forty-eight hours from the time it seized
him. and within twenty-four hours from
the time the treatment was commenced.
Mr.. Samuel Boyd, an aged gentleman
who lives at ~ Pearl street, has been
afflicted for over two years with weak
ness of the limbs, resulting from heart
disease, and during the last year his
right foot became useless, dragging on
the floor when he was assisted to and
from his bed to his chair. The use of
both limbs was very much impaired and
latterly he had no control over them. He
had three panes of blue glass placed in a
west window A sufficient trial has not
been given yet to ascertain whether he
will be permanently cured, but the good
effects, thus far, after only two or three
days bathing, convinces him that he
will regain his strength. He is able,
while sitting in his chair, to swing his
legs at will in any direction rs easily as
he ever did. All he lacks is sufficient
strength to bear the weight of his body
(being very portly MANI, to enable him
to walk as formerly. His strength is re-
turning slowly, and one person instead
of two can now help him from his bed to
his easy chair. One peculiarly i'll his
case is that he cannot bear the bath for
any considerable length of time, not
being able to remain under the rays but
few minutes at time. AS his strength
increases he is enabled to prolong his
stay in the bath. In this case, as in most
of the others, the bath produces drowsi-
ness, and unless the pain is intense, the
patient drops off into peaceful slum-
H., l.,
useless for three weeks previous to TAX
ing the baths, and obtaining control of
his limbs 50 soon may be considered very
ment Of heart disease in this case will be
watched. and it is to be hoped that the
aged sufferer will be permanently bene-
fited by the treatment.
Mrs. II. S., vino lives at No. -
Bridgham street, has been taking blue
sun baths for a chronic difficulty dur
ing the past two weeks with remark
able results. She had been under the
treatment of physicians for months, but
no relief had been obtained. She con.
tinued to grow worse and worse, and had
to be assisted by her husband from the
ed to her chair The husband prepared
window with blue glass, and the suffer
able to walk about the room unassisted
She feels great deal better and believes
she will ultimately be cured.
A number of florists, horticulturists
and gardeners are experimenting will
blue glass, but sufficient time has not
elapsed since the commencement of the
trials to determine what will be the re-
suit upon vegetable life. Mr.. Henry
Randall, OF Scituate, furnished a portion
of his house with blue glass, and to give
the theory a fair test lie planted two bed:
with tomato seed, under exactly the sam,
conditions, where one would receive the
combined white and blue rays and tn,
other the ordinary sunlight, The plant:
under the blue light terminated anC
made thor appearance first, and to-da,
those under the blue glass are more THAI
three times larger than the others anC
have healthier and more sturdy stalks
Mr.. Randall is convinced of the effect o
the blue rays upon plants, and will ar
range blue glass throughout his no
houses.