The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-08
THE CURE BY VIOLET BLUE.

THE CURE BY VIOLET BLUE.
A New Discovery In Medicine aud a
New Traffic.
$50 10 s9EGTGA-o Il I9no9 i, 10:
General ! tHleasonton's book on the fre4
markable medicinal qualities of sunlight
thrown through blue glass has been
widely read since its publication, and has
resulted in many experiments with no
little success. 1t is not understood that
General Pleasonton was the FIRST discov.
erer of the good effect of blue light upon
the pawous system Iof man fando other
creatures. but. his book vas the first pop.
ular WHITING Upon the Subject; If it was
not, indeed, the first published treatise
hpon it Of any kind, DR.. Bayard, ofNew
Yorkd8, hasfF 8 longtime past been
expeIhsnsinE upon 5he effects of blue
lighFip xsisk SGogn1s, sand lately he has
freqdentiy areAta patients in this way
and cured item.
As to the exact effect of the blue light
the opinions Of scientific apersons differ,
and. It is too early now to discuss thesubi
iegtfomns a scientific point Of view4 Many
physicianes in New York city aud else
where are nowsgiyipg their Jattention to
this subject, andthe demand Tor blue glass
is increasing every day. Indeed there ap-
pears t9be quite a little corner inithe
blue glass market. One of the Chicago
hospitals has some of its wards fitted up
with blue window panes; and a+ship-
ment of one hundred casea was made. only
The other day from New York to that
titSa Ehge Ihhe :pb ysicians chage been
sS%s ahs Sss sasss III stssf ss Under
discussion also in the New York hos
pitals.
! Sunligbt-pssses~ directly through the
colorless slassS having NO effect. Whatever
upon rbut, blue glass catches, and re-
taius' heat, and loom lighted by blue
panes is said to be warmer than one with
windeHs~of~ordinary@glass. ss..--4General-
Pleasonton thinks that the blue light i'm
parts curative qualities ito, the atmos-
phere, therefor, and that it acts upon the
health of the patient in that way, as we'll
as directlysppon the nerves. ~
There are blue lights, alternating with
white, rs should always beathe case, in
the windows of the New YorR aalarium,
and it is said that the fishes upon pswhose
tanks this light falls directly are hgelier
and in better health than the others.
An enthusiastic upholder of the Pleasone
ton theory, says that the lamented whrie
would not have lived two days after his
arrival in New York had it not been for
the blue light, and it is understood that
he attributes to the same cause the abb
surd satisfaction displayed at all times by
fhe living hippopotamus3 4 Qs0mgr
That blue glass proved to be a sditabie
agent in the raising of litter ofmother-
less, pigs has been asserted by Plea on
ten; > and gardeners are beginning to
study the advantages of blue glass in
hothousesA In regard to rthe effect tiupon
the human being, we are told that in
diseases Of the eye it is very useful,
which appears to be natural. 1t is also
used for all nervous diseases, including
neuralgia and nervous headaches.S Cen
eral Pleasonton tells, in le.-. to a
Chicago newspaper, how he cured him.
self by sunbath in q blue lighted room
from the effects of q severe fall from his
carriage, and how 1heeonyerted his ply,
acianSo that he.aoW acR 1owledgesgthe
merits of blue glass.
Of course the blue. glass excitement
will be popular subject for newspaper
ridicule. D oGentle1en who, propose to-
have pane set in the top of their heads
to cure badness, and who have had q
pain there for years and wish to have it
removed, have been heard from. Mean
while people are becoming more inter-
ested in the subject every day; dealers
are happy, and there, is something new.
to talkl about (which appears to have
in it more substance and interest than
many other topics Unpopular conversa..
'f0D' !! 0WAa{Ss0 sgs3g
A Testimonial TO the Efficacy of the
New and Remarkable Remedy. IL
From Providence r. ~ Press. ,,
A lady well known In ID the third ward,
and the wife of prominent manufac-
turer, has been for three years afflicted
with paralysis, which deprived her of
use Of her limbs. In her helpless state
she had to be. taken bodily to and from
her chair. Various doctors were con-
suited, experiments with electricity were
made, and. nothing. WAS left. ..nntried that
would afford relief. But all efforts of
the medical men we're nnayailing, their
visits ceased unless specially urged to
call, and while anot wholly abandoning
the case, yAs fheysssiy broadly eliminated
that it was hopeless TO expect any perma-
nent benefit from the fphysician's skill.
So matters stood when the articles, on
blue gfass appeared iii These Scolumns.
Little attention was at first given to the
matter, Ibuttas reiterated statementswere
made Of the beneficial effects derived
from blue glass sunbaths it was deemed
of sufficient Importance to give the mat
terra trial. If no good effects followed,
ces.aiply no injury could result from SO
harmless an experiment, while the theo-
~ of the efficacy of frblue glass could be
satisfactorily: tested: Accordingly the,
husband of the sick lady had the lower
sash of two of the parlor windows glazed
with blue glass in the manner recon-
mended. by General Pleasonton. The
-parlor fronts south pn Transit street, and
in the morning the sunlight streams
through the south blue. glass window
The other is side window looking to
the west, and along in the afternoon the
sunlight pours through the blue glass
window, 80 that for several hours of the
day, the patient can sit and receive the
sunlight. The husband had not a par
ticle Of confidence in the blue glass theo-
1y,sbut cheerfnlly acquiesced in the ex-
pertinent, being willing to 60 to any ex-
pense or inconvenience to have his wife's
|healtR restored About ten days ago the
blue glass arrangement was completed,
and the next succeeding pleasant day,
when the sun was shining, the expert
mentl commenced. The lady was carried
to the parlor and left sitting in her chair,
the other members of the family with