The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-31

milk bread and honey we had brought
with us from the hut. The humors OF the
situation we may leave to the ready I'M
magination-they will appeal TO every
body; the delghts-though our tastes VIII
be called in question-We can Vouch Ioi
out of our own experience; the advantages
which will be obFious probably to nobody
shall be set forth by the doctor, our
host, in his own words, put inio Engilsh
some twenty years ago, and sull unre-
tracted:
'DThere is no life without air; no health
without light We not only prealHe
through our lungs, but through our SKIN,
which contains millions of minute plood
vessels tbirsting for oxygen and millions
of nerves thirsting for light Where tnere
is blood there ought to be air; where there
are nerves there ought 70 be hShI.
The light of the sun favors the chahse
of matter; in other words the process oI
nfe Another beneficial influence
of the air bath lies in the constant changes
of sunlight and shade, heat ana GOA OF the
atmosphere by which the skin IS sumu-
Iofed-a stimulus that does not remain
confined to the surface of the body, but IS
extended. through the nerves, to the re-
hottest internal organs
Thus, in opposition to the common am
nathic system which makes the stomach
he scapegoat of its efforts, the physico-
hvdriatic system effects its cures prlncl-
pally through the skin
Leaving the. internal organs undlsturp-
ed. aud allowing them TO perform thelr
functions in peace, or to repair damages
themselves without any direct stimulus
on the part of the physician, the alternate
application of heat and cold on the sur
face of the body produces powerful Ell
feet not only on the skin, but through the
skin upon the whole organism in its remot-
est parts. Millions of peripheral nerves
propagate the impressions received TO the
nervous centers and the vital organs; mil
lions of capillary vessels discharge the ef-
fete matter with which they are loaded
through the pores of the skin and carry
the oxygenated blood to the interior Of the
body No poisonous drugs are required 20
call forth a healthy reaction. The vital
ity of every molecule is raised, the
strength of the individual increased"
After our strange air bath on the top of
the hill, we used to walk back, clothed, to
another strange bath at the bottom, where,
for the best part of an hour, We lay out
on a sianting roof, bare, save for our
heads, to the fun blaze of the sun. Then,
for twenty minutes by the clock, we were
swathed tight in our blankets, and then
taken indoors, plunged into a tub of tepid
water and massaged by expert attendants.
BY the time we got back on our bare-and
not infrequenty tender-feet 10 the huts,
We were quite ready for the simple veg
etarian midday meal that awaited US I'M
der the huge common dining roof.
THE chief object of the light and air
bath" to quote for the last time lis The
invigoration of the nervous system of the
whole organism, while the chief object
of the sun bath is the publication of the
blood. The direct effect of the
sun upon the skin are remarkable; the
skin is reddened and raised, the capilares
are swelled up readily yield the effete
matter with which they are loaded and
greedily imblbe the oxygen of the sur
rounding air, the peripheric circulation be
comes much improved, staguations are Ie-
solved, rheumatic pains relieved and the
change of matter accelerated. It
is through the complete removal of the
waste peccant matter and the invigora-
ton of the nervous system that harmony
in the functions of the organism is restor-
ed and the body as it were, rejuvenated.
But no regeneration can take place with
out the assistance Of air, light, water,
proper diet and exercise. We cannot buy
health in the apothecary's ship
The virtue of strenuous Iaziness during
the healing time being also sternly incul-
Gated by the healer, the afternoon gen.
orally opened with delicious sleep follow
ed, at the option of the individual, by
either modified repetition of the morn
ing's airing and summing or by lazy stroll
with camera or book. Soon after six the
evening meal of soup, vegetables and
sweets was over, and by nine-coffee, to-
bacco and chatter having achieved their
purpose-we were generally sleeping our
Adamic sleep On the nights when for
the purposes of the cure, the body, or some
part of it, was packed" in a cold-water
bandage dreaming was sometimes delay
ed; but if that particular part of the treat
ment was dstasteful, you are free man
as soon as the attendants back was turn
ed.
Though the Doctors fees are based
upon sound commercial princples-the in
elusive charge per month ranging from $50
to $75-he has absolute belief in his own
seriousness. And his numerous patients
for the most part. take him seriously,
though in varying degrees. The consUmp-
i've for instance, who has been TO him for
fifteen successive summers and is still
alive, takes him most seriously; my friend,
who is returning for the fifth time this
summer, because he finds he weathers the
winter after month in Neldes better than
after month anywhere else, takes
him more (or less) seriously while l. who
have been twice and still would go-partly
for the rents IT patches in the body, chiefly
for the rents it tears in the commonplace
can hardly be said, l suppose, to take
him not seriously.
The nearest qualified doctor is to he
found in the institution itself to which.
by order of the Austrian government. he
is attached as responsible medical officer
-s-as--s-
--Dealer-We have TO give you smaller
glasses of beer on account Of the tax, but
you won't feel it.