Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-06-20
HYGIENE OF SUNLIGHT.

It's value In the Case OF Epsdemics aaA
Consumption.
the beneficial influence which SUM
light hiss upon man is specially notice
able in his psychica1 life, his ternpera-
ment. his mental elasticity and energy.
The opposite symptoms are quite strilz-
ing in foggv countries, as England. for
example Dr. Weber, staff chief of the
German hospital Of London, says that
among the new arrivals who are COM
PEELED to follow their profession in To-
ealities where the sun is hidden behind
clouds and fogs prevail for weeks at
time there is always noticeable more
Or less depression. lack of mental en-
ergy, loss of appetite, digestive troubles
and other symptoms, which with some
last for years in an intermittent sort of
way, and often make naturalization
impossible.
The direct visible effect of sunlight
On the body is the color of the skin.
But sunlight does not only OBJECT the
exposed parts of the body, but those as
well that are covered by clothing. DR..
Sergius Bouknoff, of Moscow, made
some Investigations in this respect
which are very valuable for sanitary
reasons He took Photographic paper,
which is very sensitive to the light
rays, and covered it with various ma
terials of dress These he exposed to
the sun. Every preparation showed a
greater or lesser decomposition OF the
luna eornea. according to the kind of
material with which it was covered
The paper covered by linen showed the
most rapid process. with cotton next
and flannel last In cases where the
material was colored the influence OF
the sunlight depended more upon the
color than the thickness of the goods,
black Offering more resistance than any
| other.
This explains why men and animals
who live in warm climates have darker
skins than those of the northern zones
In 1868 Ohlebuikof experimental in
! this line and found that white man 3
hand which was exposed for a certain
| length OF time to the direct rays of the
sun was badly blistered. while the
hand OF negro exposed the same
| length of time was not hurt In ths
least When the white mans hand was
covered with black cloth the SUMS rays
/ had no effect upon it, but when the
| covering was changed TO white linen
/ the symptoms were nearly as bad
when the hand was bare, pains and
blisters being produced Europeans or
| residents OF northern climates would
find it very appropriate in going to
warm and torrid climates to wear
clothing of white material lined with
black. The upper part would protect
the body against too much warmth,
and the black lining against an exces-
| Sive amount of chemical influence pro
duced by the sunlight
Lack of sunlight is especially harm
full to children. and scrofula, as we'll as
all diseases which emanate from at
excessively slow process Of assimila
| ton, are directly attributable to lack
of sunlight In time OF epidemics at
tacks occur more frequently in darl
and dingy quarters than in those t
which sunlight has access, even unde
otherwise equal conditions In the ma
laria1 districts of Italy the Eighties!
habitations are considered the mos
unhealthy, and the proverb Dove mol
viene il solo, viene ii medico," wher,
sunlight comes not the doctor WILLY ha
especial reference to the dreaded fever
In cases of tuberculosis, chlorosis, etc.
and all diseases which are character
lied by lack of vitality, sunlight is IN
dispensable. The sunny location o
sleeping and living rooms for consumE
tives is essential and OF great import
ance to their well-being. DR.. Handle
says that if patient in the first sta G
of consumption changes from a dar
room to one with plenty Of sunligh
the change is equal to so1ourn at tn
sea coast or in the mountainS--Sl
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