Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-13
Air and Sun Ra,1.

neie As no more valuable MA
treatment, in cases of depras.''as' 1s
function, and general Syslams
ness, than that of air batb;a "
method to be followed is. in NJ.
by no means difficult. as Mill 11p'' =
ent to the reader as he pers !. = :, 'llis
lowing brief directions, which -. =
by contributor to the ,Jo,rra, ~ y
istry. 1t should be said hv W. Z IS
PRODUCTION, that the writer's oes,,s =
are the outcome of careful stna ,'' y
sabject: "The air bath is a ms,,, !.
cuperation which needs 10 h NY
gently and carefully adopted s,S
all other good things. mus, =
abused. There are hundreds Il y ~
sSuds of people of both sexes ! :
country who lead miserable live,
yet they are not in bed-not ns,.'.
confined to their dwellings. The,
fer from nervous prostraiion fran
perfect digestion and assimilatioD i,
worry, from overwork, from tbe -
households, etc. A vast number !
mighty army of inyaids an
themselves to blame for Their h
steal weakness; the idiosynen5..
organization come by inheritance i.
edity is the cause of one half Of il
misery in the world. Now the All
comes to the feeble and physcalg
poverished as a kind and good irs
and let us see how we can obtaists
it the highest good. Nearly sill =
invalids are inclined to sedentary h
and as the circulation is langua I
body, in winter, is under perass|
chill. In the morning, upon gettng
of bed, the clothing cannot Be i
quickly adjusted, as the body is |
shiver, and the air of cool room
thing to be dreaded. The mOna,
the time for the air-bath, and all TIL
required is a hair-cloth mitten al
moderately cool room. When ta
valid steps from the bed to the 1
in the morning, let the hair gloa
mitten be seized, and without !
moving the night clothes proceed
rub gently all parts of the body
the same time walking about
room until a feeling OF fatigue
experienced; then drop the glove I
gently pass the hand over all part
the body before resuming the cloiaHs
Unless the nude body is extremell ss
tive to cold, a portion may be exge
to the air for few moments Shls'
motion, even on the first mo1E
The next morning jump out Of =
in a moderately cool room, and goa
the same process as before, rema.ala
little longer exposed to the ar ate
rubbing. The third morning reped
treatment; and on the fourth or d
end of a week, take off all the HF'
clothing and briskly apply the hali ! y. I.
first with the right hand and then :
the left, all the time walking 'e'
Following up this, as the desl4
strength permits, morning after m'is.
until the body is so reluvenated aaa
blood so attracted to the surface 'l'
cool air is felt to be a luxury. IA'
body be entirely nude-no SOCKS 7
the feet, no scarf about the chest
first, or after the first week, peFnsF
exposure to the pure, cool az w.
three or four minutes soon incIeAs
exposure, until, after a month % ].
the air-bath may continue ior " "
minutes or half an hour. DO no' - =
walk about during the first mon'a' h
the hands in polishing the SKID. :.
the first month the patient may y |, !.
air of the room part OF the time, ", (.
slant, gentle exercise is best. =
another most important clra'i'e 80
connected with the air bath Is salls
In summer sunlight is accession, 80 :
winter only the late risers can ~ 4. !.
benefits. If possible, sit and ID wan van. +,
sunlight during the bath. IL = a., y
ing what the direct aetlnic lS3 81 u
morning sun can do for an lnsa h, !.
the whole nude body is brous"
ifa influence