St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-30
VOLUME 4O---NUMBER 2O7O.

of her sickness, there being several bald
places on her head. Under the stimu-
lating effects of the blue glass, the hair
began to grow vigorously, and the bald
places were soon covered with lux
uriant growth of hair. DIR. Beck with,
in relating this case, says: "From my
observations of the blue and sunlight
upon my wife, l regard it as the great
est stimulant and most powerful tonic
that know of in medicine. 1t will be
invaluable in typhoid cases, cases of
debility, nervous depression and the
like"
TWO MAJOR-GENERALS,
old friends of Gen. Pleasonton, were
afflicted with rheumatism in their fore
arms, from their elbow joints to their
finger-ends, so severe at times that they
were unable to hold pens. They de-
termined to "try PleasOnton's blue
glass;" and accordingly obtained 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 re-
turn of rheumatism in any form. A
little child that had, from its birth,
scarcely any use of its legs, was taken
to play daily in a room where blue glass
formed 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 Gen. Pleason-
toms book, showing that there can be
no question of the stimulating and cura-
tive effects of the associated blue and
sun light. But prefer to give my own
experience, and then follow with Gen.
PleasontOn's explanation. A lady OF
my family about six weeks ago, had Il
VIOLENT HEMORRHAGE OF THE LUNGS,
and for ten days raised more or less
blood daily. She was very much weak
ened by the loss of blood, and consid-
erably frightened withal. | obtained
some blue glass and placed it 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 un.
usually strong, she got ''tOo much blue
glass;" and at night felt peculiar sensa.
tions in the back of the neck, among
the nerves, and an unpleasant fullnes'
in the head. These sensations wore of
next day, and since then she has no
remained so long at time under the
blue glass. But from the first she begal
to grow stronger, her face soon gained
its natural fullneSs, and in a 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 time
but the soreness in her chest has passed
away, and she begins to feel well again
After sitting in the associated light fo
ii week, large number of red pimple
came out on her neck and shoulders, al
| indication that the treatment was bring
ing out to the surface the humors of tn,
blood. liz letter to me Gen. PleasOn
ton says: 81 am satisfied that if thi
treatment shall be continued through
the winter and spring, any tuberculou
development that may exist in the lung
will be arrested, its pus absorbed int,
the circulation, and then thrown OF
from the blood in the eXcretiOn las ha
occurred already in the spots on tin
body, the wounds of the tubercles vii
be cicatrized and the lady restored to
condition of good health" In the sam
letter Gen. PleasOnton relates an agree
| n -, Ia
but a few weeks since. A lady and he
daughter called to see him, and an
nounced that they had come from Corn
ing, n. Y, to Philadelphia, for the ex
press purpose of thanking him for
SAVING THE DAUGHTERS LIFE.
-Four years ago she was afflicted wit
a violent attack of spinal meningitis
Her sufferings were indescribable bu
continuous. Every conceivable remed
had been resorted to during these fou
years, but the patient received no bene
fit. Her nervous system at last becam
so disordered that the slightest sOnn
or the most gentle agitation of the al
threw her into the most agOnizing sui
fering. She was wasted away in fiesl
could not sleep at night, had no appe
tite, and her life was despaired ot
Hearing of Gen. Pleasonton's discover
in associated lights, her parents de
termined to try it, A bay window wa
fitted with alternate panes of blue an
plain glass, and the young lady sat dali
in the light which streamed throug
them. Her physicians, of course, laugh
ed at the idea, pronounced the Who'll
thing humbug, etc, as is the habit {
professional gentlemen whenever an
new idea is broached: The physical
was dismissed, and the young lady re
lied wholly upon the blue-gla treat
ment for her restoration to health. Th
lady says that on entering the roor
thus lighted the pains from which sh
was suffering almost Immediately ceas
ed. They would return in a modifie
form Oh leaving the room, but grew les
from day to day. Very soon her cor
! dition began to improve, her appetit
returned, and with it her strength sh
began to gain flesh, her sleeplessne,
disappeared, and, IN short, she wa
speedily restored to health.
The Mountain Meadow Butchery.
III CnNFESSJON OF TnuN N TEE