The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11

blue or some other colcred glass is in- terposed between the source of light ana the Latient.
 When. as is often the case, it hap pens that only a small portion of the patient's lungs is effected 1t is possi- ble to concentrate the light so that it will strike just the part of the chest 1t is desired to reach. When there is plenty of sun and the patient has ad- vanced a short way on the road to re- covery. sunlight may be substituted for the electric light by an arrangement or lenses which concentrate the light of the sun upon one point.
 The theory of this method of treat ment is that certain rays of light found in the solar spectrum-notably those of the violet and blue shades-are pow erful germ killers. When the microbes of the most deadly diseases are exposed to the artificial blue or violet rays 1t has been proved that they are quickly killed. This discovery is the result of ten years hard work by Dr. J. Mount Rleyer who. in a paper read short time ago before the American Congress of Tuberculosis, made public the methods by which he says he has been able to cure seventy-f1ve per cent Of the cases of consumption submitted t. him.
 pr. Bleyer is one of the most ardent advocates of the sunlight, or outdoor treatment of tuberculosis and his in- vention of the searchlight treatment was the result of experiments made to find something that would take the place of sunlight for those who had Al, t< hn ntYf af doors long enough to effect a cure. He regards clothing as one of the greatest evils and declares that 50 long az the human race goes bundled up in heavy. dark clothing 50 that neither air nor sun can get to the skin, just so long will mankind suffer from consumption and kindred diseases.
 pr. Pleyer declares that any person suffering from consumption, where it Is uncomplicated by other diseases. should be able to cure himself by carrying out the following directions: First, to wear nothing but white cloth ing, and, whenever possible, to discard the clothing altogether. Secondly. to live out of doors day and night. spend- ing as much time as possible in the bright sunlight, first making sure that the head is protected from the danger of sunstroke by a yellow lining to the hat or by a dark blue umbrella. If 1t is not possible'to sleep outdoors under tent or on a veranda at night. the patient should be sure that every win- dow in his room is dung wide open and that hts room is filied with fresh air. Thirdly. he must eat plenty of good strengthening food with plenty of pure water and milk to drink. The simplicity of this treatment and the fact that any person may treat him or herself, at almsNt nc cest whatever, seems to be a sufficient guarantee of the legitimacy of the method. AS a matter of fact, 1t Is a treatment which is approved of and. advocated by the iea&ipg scientiAc mon in the country. The serum tfsatpaent of consumption has been pore or less r9legated to tho ssacaysround during the last year or SO. Or Loch announced a lymph cure few years ago, which Lhe claimed was an absolute specific for the disease, but after repeated experiments, the treat- ment wac found to be effective in only a very small percentage of the cases submitted. .s. Another physician of standing and scientific renown. who thinks he has discovered cure for tuberculosis. is UT. JOSopn Os 11trvSALStuCi Oh ooaA Francisco. pr. HirschfeldeE has been experimenting for the lGst Seven years and regards the theory of his cure as being proved His is also a serum treatment, the serum being injected into the back, just under the shoulder bla@e. by means of a hypodesD1lc syringe. The tuberculin prepared by Dr. ffirschfelder Is made by introducing the bacillus of tuberculpsis into veal broth. After allowing the bacillus to grow for some time, Dr. Hirschfelder aASa peroxide of hydrogen to the mkt ure and sterilizes 1t fer 10 hours. The remedy is then ready for use. The svsihGes used for the introduction of the tuberculin under the skin are such J ee are. employed fer the injection of apti-teEin. The greatest care Is neoes- safy ID prepa ring the lymph. If 1t is in the least cfouded 1t is sterilized again. It Is then tested with the utmost eau tion, on animals before being given to human beings. The introduction of the liquid into the system is attended by no disturbance, and a few minutes after injection 1t Is absorbed and the patient suffers no inconvenience except a slight smartlng at the point of injec- tion. There is no rise of temperature and no unpleasant constitutional effect.
 The effects of tbe injection are said by Dr. Hirschfelder to be almost im- mediately perceptiole and the cough and expectoration diminishes. The diminution of the tubercular bacilli in the sputum Is noticeable from the first he says. and 1t is only short time be- fore they disappear altogether.
 Scores of other methods of treatment have been advocated, but the only most generally favored Is the outdoor treat ment of consumption in which the patient lives almost entirely in the 0pe nair. ..-
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