The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-20
The Blue Glass Cure.


blue glass cure;
"a lady of my family, about six
weeks ago, had 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 con-
siderably frightened withal. / obtained
some blue glass and placed 1t IN the
window where she was in the habit of
sitting, the blue glass constituting one
half of the lower sash of the window.
The lady sat daily in the associated
lights, allowing the blue rays especially
to fall upon the nerves of the back of
the neck for about an hour a day. The
second day the suns rays being unusual
ly strong, she got too much blue glass,
and at night felt n peculiar sensation in
the back of the neck among the nerves
and an unpleasant fullness in the head
The sensation wore off next day, and
since then she has not remained so long
at time under the blue glass.
"But from the first she began to grow
stronger, her face soon gained its natural
fullness, and in q week she was, to all
appearances, as well as ever. OF course
she was not cured of the trouble in her
lungs in so short a time, but the soreness
in her chest has passed away, and she
beings TO feel well again. After sitting
in the associated light for week large
number of red pimples came out on her
neck and shoulders, an indication that
the treatment was bringing out to the
surface the humors of the blood. In
letter to me General Pleasanton says:
Il am satisfied that If this treatment
shall be continued through the winter
and spring any tuberculous development
that may exist in the lungs will be ar
rested, its pus absorbed into the circula-
ton, and then thrown off from the
blood in the eXcretions las has occurred
already in the spots on the body,f the
wounds of the tubercles will be cicatrized
and the lady restored to a condition of
good health.
''In the sameletter General Pleasanton
relates an agreeable incident which oc-
Cured to him but a few weeks since! A
lady and her daughter called TO see him,
and announced that they had come from
Corning, N. Y, to Philadelphia for the
express purpose of thanking him for
saving the daughters life Four years
ago she was afflicted with n violent at
tack of spinal meningitis. Her suffer
ings were indescribable but continuous.
Every conceivable remedy had been
resorted 10 during these four years, but
the patient received no benefit. Her
nervous system at last became so dis
ordered that the slightest sound or the
most gentle agitation of the air threw
her into the most agonizing suffering.
She was wasted away in flesh. she could
not sleep at night, had no appetite, and
her life was despaired of. Hearing of
General Pleasanton's s discovery in asso-
ciated lights, her parents determined TO
try it. A bay window was fitted with
alternate plates of blue and plain glass,
and the young lady sat daily in the light
which streamed through them, Her
physicians, of course, laughed ut the
idea, pronounced the whole thing a hum
bug, etc, as is the habit OF professional
gentlemen whenever any new idea is
broached. The physician was dismissed,
and the young lady replied entirely upon
the blue glass treatment for her restora-
ton to health. The lady says that upon
entering the room thus lighted the pains
from which she was suffering almost
Immediately ceased, then would return
in modified form oa leaving the room,
but grew less from day to day. Very
soon her condition began to improve,
her appetite returned, and with it her
strength. She began to gain flesh, her
sleeplessness disappeared, and, in short,
shewas speedily restored to health.
"a singular feature of this young
lady s case, was that her hair came out
and she became as bald as an egg. Her
physician examined the scalp with
microscope, and declared that there
were no roots of hair remaining, and
that, consequently, she would never
again have a natural head of hair. Under
the blue glass treatment, however, the
hair did begin to grow, the young lady
discarded her wig, and when she called
upon General Pleasanton she showed
him luxuriant growth of hair, which
any young lady might envy"
Cure for ChiIblains.
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