The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-27

rests on rollers. In this way the couch
can be either pushed entirely within
the cabinet or only a sufficient distance
10 expose such portions Of the body
as 1t is desired to battle in electric
light, or, as the doctor puts it, to bring
under the influence of radiant light
and heat
Inc interior Of this cabinet is illumi-
mated by sixty-two incandescent cleo
tfic hghts arranged in rows. Here is
one OF the most ingenious features of
une whole affair, for between these
parallel rows of lights the space Is
flled with mirrors and in this manner
the number of lights is indefinitely null
tlplied by reflection The refracted
rays from the glass have an effect that
cannot be rfghtfully left unconsidered.
A rheostat. or switches, is placed upon
the cabinet enabling the number of
lights to be regulated as the operator
may desire.
The lamps are of sixteen candle DOW
er each. Let the reader who wishes to
judge what the combined force Of the
slNty-tWo lamps is, place his hand
within quarter of an inch of a six
teen candle power incandescent electric
light globe Multiply the amount of
heat felt In the palm Of the hand by
slXty-tWo, and there you have the tenn
perature and the powerful light that
beams upon one when placed in the
cabinet to take an electric light bath.
1T is, of course, the method pursued
to graduate the influence of this light
and the effect thereof over the entire
surface Of the body exposed. There
fore, 1t must not be considered that
it is all concentrated in one place. AS
a matter Of fact. the influence of the
light can be confined to the feet and
legs, or any portion of the body up to
the neck. The only protection that is
necessary is to place a sheet or piece
of macintosh over such parts of the
body as it is desired to exclude from
the action Of the bath. In this way,
ii may readily be seen that the sensa-
ton of the bath may be applied to any
section Of the body desired.
In considering this fact of electric
bathing and all it's ramifications, one
cannot help viewing with interest the
strange truths that make themselves
apparent. Bodies almost Opaque or i'm
perVious to light, will yet transmit the
heat rays to a remarkable degree.
! When the body is exposed to the rays
of light from a highly incandescent
source, the penetration by the heat
rays is tremendously greater than by
the rays of light. AS a matter of fact,
trates the body just as it would pene-
trate any other transparent or semi
transparent medium.
In Turkish, Vapor or Russian bath,
heat slowly works its way into the
body by heating the successive layers
of living tissue, which, although like
glass transparent to radiant energy,
also possess to a greater or less degree
the nom conducting powers of glass and
allied substances. We must not forget
the fact that nOn-luminOus heat waves
are thrown off by heated bodies. And
this is what is called radiant energy,
something which most people read
about and do not understand. The body
of the strong, the healthy man or Wom-
an throws off this radiant energy. The
body Of the Sick man needs nothing
so much as this same radiant energy.
Therefore, to repeat again, the es-
sence of what the electric light bath
gives to the human being is, simmered
down. nothing more nor less than "a
diant energy. Therein lies the benefit
Contact of the heated air with the
skin Of the human being is what con-
stitutes the Turkish bath. In the va
por or Russian baths, the combined in