The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
=. 7. FOYE,
Successor to Foye & Morrison.

with shades and reflectors, manufactured
under the patents of Mr.. H. ]. Dowsing.
The latter are so constructed that the
heat rays may be thrown on any part of
the body, and the temperature may be
varied instantly from few degrees above
the atmosphere to heat far above that
which the body can bear. Treatment
with this apparatus causes no unpleasant
sensa ions; in fact, when the curative eff
feet is greatest, there is a sense of rest
and freedom from pain. The patienh
breathes the pure air of the room, while
the special part of his body where the
treatment is required is exposed to the
heat and light rays. In applying heat in
this manner the air cannot become charg-
ed with moisture, and a higher tenn
perature can be borne by the patient when
the air is dry, the highest temperature
may be employed in these baths, while
the curative effects excel those of any
other system. The radiant heat and light
bath has been used with great success
in the treatment of rheumatism, arthritie,
govt, stiff and painful joints, neuralgia,
sprains, lumoago, sciatica. and certain
diseases of the internal organs. When
the patient to be treated is in the right
position the current is turned on gradual
ly. the rays being specially directed on
to the affected part. In few minutes
the thermometer registers 300 degrees
Fahrenheit. and We have seen a patient
chatting pleasantly, experiencing no in
conveniences, while the body has been
exposed 10 heat rays at a temperature of
500 degrees Fahrenheit.
The unscientific reader may wonder how
1t can be possible for human being to
lear such intense heat without dscom-
fort Water heated to a temperature of
lis degrees Fahrenheit is painful and at
Fob ,h.,ft hon sctz nm
produces serious results. The secret of the
radiant heat bath is that the dry heat is
employed in evaporating perspiration as
rapidly as it appars on The surface of the
body, and the tempera tuIe of the blood
is only raised a few degrees. Portable
electric he at and light baths can be sup
Piled, which can be easily attached TO an
ordinary electric lamp wire in bed
ROOM and then patients can be treated in
their own homes by their medical attend
ant when the invalid is unable to leave
his bed.
Numerous as the practical applications
Of electricity are at the present time,
there can be no nobler use of the my=-
FERROUS force than the production of heat
for the treatment and cure of disease.
The FInsen apparatus at present in use
in the London Hospital makes use Of
electricity for the production of the light
rays The open-air sunlight treatment
has been tried. but fine weather cannot
always be lied upon during the Englis h
summer, and, therefore, the indoor treat
ment will be most generally employed.
The nurse in charge Of the new lupus
ward informed me that already, although
the beds were only la ely available for pa
tients, a great many sufferers have ben
Gifted to a very great extent from the
treatment A careful record is kept OF all
the cases. and photographs are taken
showing the condition of the pat ent both
before and after course of treatment. \
study of these will convince any one that
DR. Finsen has introduced a new thera-
peutic agent of great value TO mankind.