The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-08
SUNSHINE THE REMEDY
An Iowa Physician Finds New
Cure for Consumption.
Condolences the Actinic Rays and Calls
the Treatment "PhOto-Thernpy"-
Claims That II Destroys the Germs
of Diseasc-Fresh Air and Whole
some Environment Also Prescribed

| FORT DODGE, Iowa. July What DR..
J Koch, the bacteriologist, OF Germany,
| failed in, Dr. j. W. Kline, of Fort Dodge.
Iowa, claims to have Overwhelmingly.
| a reme1 for the ravages OF the bacillus
tuberculosis, or germ of consumption. DR..
Kline has been experimenting for years,
but only within the last few months has
he made public the results His conclu-
sions and method Of treatment of consump-
ton will be announced to the scientific
world In short time.
Sun5hine-condensed sunsnine-is his Gu
rative agent. He calls the treatment
Photo therapy.' He uses the actinic rays
of the sun. He has been able to show by
experiments on animals that the actInic
rays penetrate deeply into the tissues Of
the body. This was done by simple photog-
| raphy upon solo paper placed in the alb
dominal cavity Of a rabbit. The rays have
also been made to pass through an adults
wrist
His hypothesis is that the germ destroy
ing power of the rays continues almost to
the limit Of penetration, and this was con-
firmed many months afterward by repeated
experiment.
But sunlight-even direct sunlight-upon
the parts affected is not sufficiently strong
to be Of special value as bactericide. 1t
is necessary to condense the sunshine, as
it is only when the light is concentrated
in such a way that it contains the most
violet, ultraviolet. and blue rays that its
germ destroying properties become power
full enough to be used therapeutically to
advantage Ttss TTi,oiiv. aud tine violet
rays are the ones that are the enemies of
the tubercle bacillus, and to use them eff
fectively and yet omit the heat rays I Gu
rious compound reflector has been devised
by DR.. Kline. 1t is thirty inches in diam
eter. and each component part is set at
such an angle that the sunlight. falling on
the whole reflector, is focused at a point
eight feet distant on an area about six
inches in diameter. The suns rays are
thus multiplied twenty times, covering an
area Of twenty-eight square inches.
That the maximum of the chemical rays
and minimum of the heat rays be thus
focused, the reflector is overlaid with blue
glass. The violet rays are thus made use
Of and the green. red, and yellow rays ex-
cluded. The reflector is mounted on a
tripod so that it can be adjusted to any
angle and moved readily from place to
place.
The usual duration OF a single treat
ment is thirty minutes, treatments being
given each alternate day. and never
longer than from six to nine months
has the sunshine treatment been neces-
sary. a restoration to health and activity
taking place within that time.
Out Of the hundreds OF cases OF tuber-
culosis treated by DR.. Kline the majority.
perhaps. have been of lupus which have
responded most gratifyingly to the bath
Of sunlight. tuberculosis patients the seat
OF whose disease is in the lungs have been
almost equally benefited.
great merit of the sunshine treat
ment is its simplicity. which admits of
its use by poor as well as rich.
With his condensed sunlight DR.. Kline
prescribes fresh air. wholesome environ
ment. and as much exercise as each indi-
vidual patient can stand. In winter. when
sunlight sometimes fails, electric light is
used.