The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-11

rays from an incandescent lamp have tar
greater peneirative power than those
which come from the sun itself.
The great trouble with the sun bath has
been its constant varia bility. The patient
who sought this as a remedy for his ills
was compelled TO trust to providence day
by day. AT one time the heat would he
fierce, At another so gentle as 10 he hardly
ettiCaCious. Again, il was quite likely
there would be no sun at all, The electric
light can be utilized with the same force
every day Of the year. Its strength II not
attendant In he least upon the elements
but on the contrary. Is under the control
Of the physician at all times. The result
is steadincss and uniformity nj treat
meDt which have accomplished wonders.
To thoroughly appreciate electricity one
must consider its component parts. II Is
not only the light that We see which hene-
fits AS hut 1t is the properties Of that light
which come from sources SO ancient as 10
have been forgotten. The sunlight makes
plants GROW. II makes trees grow. 1t aids
all vegetation in development. and in do
ing this imparts It's own properties. that
are highly beneficial 10 the very things
that it aids Particularly Is thus so in
tropical countries. but IL * always 30
wherever there are vegetation and trees.
Now. when in the course Of ages the veg
citation buried dcep beneath the surface OF
the earth becomes by the processes OF
| time slowly cryste lhzed into coal. il SIN
contains those same properties which the
sun impaired TO 81 centuries before. There
| fore when by means Of coal We produce
| the power that enables the dynamo 10 fur
| niSh the electric light. we are really bring
| ing back 10 earth again the resuScitatcd
| sunlight OF oldeu times - il can Toe seen
| that the electric light is nothing more nor
| less than condensed sunlight which shines
| az our bidding.
! Takirg this as q basis. medical science
! has evolved the present situation and the
| result is what Is called the horizontal abb
| uet II th's the patient takes his electric
| hath The cahino; Is seven feet ia length.
| five feel hizh and four feet wide TIE
| patient lies in the cabinet upon q couch
| which rests ou rollers In this way the
! couch can he either pushed entirely within
! the cabinet or only . sufficient distance -
| expose such portions az the body rs il IS
| desired 90 h4the in electric light, ov as the
| doctor puts it. - bring under thc Influence
| OF radiant leht ana heat
| The interior IF this cabinet rs ilumin-
| atct 1v sjxty-two i0candesceat electric
! lights arranged ne rows Here is one ~
| ne most Ingenious features % the whole
! sa-he~ra hss rs'a4h}es together and es-
! esu-5 oy tae window which he a5d closed
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