Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-27
NATURES CURES THE BEST
Ar, LfEht and Water Are Sovereign
 Remedies for Diseases of
 " Mankind. ~

Tired people more orsless run down may like to have particulars of the air or nature cure so popular in Germany just now.
 The system, says the London Mail is said to represent a reaction against the overuse of drugs and serum. It appeals for the natural life as the true remedy for ill health. In the lovely woods of Dresden and in various other captivating spots in Germany patients undergoing the ''cure" are counted by hundreds. They come from Russia America, Africa, Australia, India, even from far-off Siberia and the Ural noun tains, while England contributes fou1 hopeful invaids to the crowd. The open-air bath is one method of treat ment. In various palisaded incloSures men, women and children, arrayed in the scantieSt permissible garb, bathe themselves in the air, indulging mean while in sport, play and exercise fo1 varying periods.
 An interesting illustration of the ''cure" may be found in Nansen's "OE SnowShoes Through Greenland" He tells of Eskimos on the east coast who took their air baths habitually by throwing off their clothing in their halt-warmed huts at evening, and sc kept strong and well. Under Danish influence and European teaching as tc the proprieties, they gave up their ai1 bath and were ravaged by consunp- ton.
 Near the air bath inclosure are other spaces for what is termed the lying down and air cure.' In these spaces are wooden huts raised on supports and open all one side. except for a cur tain. In these huts the night is spent the invalid passing in the morning tc couch out of doors, where almost all the day he or she lies wrapped in rugs but able to read or work and eat.
 ] Next to air comes. light, and this with heat is utilized in "sun baths arranged on the roof of the ''cure' es' tablishment, fully exposed to the sky but with a shade over each head. The patients lie either 'free"-that is, un, cIothed-or closely wrapped on mat tresses for about an hour, and the bath is completed with warm and cold water.
 When the sun is not available or is unsuitable equivalent good is obtained it is said, by the use of electric light and heat. Cabinets are fitted with 1OC or more glow lights and with panes o1 colored plass-blue, for instance through which the arc lights can play without yellow. red or violet rays. The light streams through the outer skin destroys bacilli, increases pigment and corpuscies and is supposed to relieve pain or lessen internal consestions.
 Water is available in all the we'll known forms of the cure. The 'wech sel-douche" is fearful and wonderful for as you lie in long bath force merciless stream of hot and cold al ternately for 20 and 30 seconds each The hot steam kettle douche is another form of benevolent torture.
 It goes without saying that the hour are early, and by seven a. m. the fruga breakfast is on hand. You may hay' special cocoa, or health coffee," ol even tea (of hips and hawsD with sou milk and rusks and butter. By tel you may obtain some fruit or, rarely an egg and sour milll-sometimes light red wine and "butter brod' ar concessions to weakness. At on o'clock comes the chief meal consist t ing of a vegetable soup or entree, mea or fish, with two vegetables, preferabl, not roots; salad (made with lemo1 juice instead of vinegar), cooked fruit and creams, but-and here is the cruX- no salt, no water and no breadl