New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-05

The muscles are relaxed. The nerves are soothed
The little tense lines which betoken strain and
endurance are smoothed away The skin Is moist
and rosy the eyes bright Tagged. nervous Wom-
en- it is said come out looking five years younger
In addition 10 the action of the light. the arc
generates ozone which Is that element which
makes the air OF mountains or seashore restora-
live and which is conspicuously absent from
the common or garden variety of air known In
cities
..rbis appHcation of electric light said Dr.
Cleaves is simply the providing of scientific
substitute for those natural conditions which are
unobtainabIe under highly artificial form OF life
II has been perfectly well known TO tntegent peo-
ALL that air and sunlight are exceedingly health
& l2' RGPge SeTe fE some very great
and that those deprived OF them unhealthy,
Romans. who made il their business 10 get every
nT5 good m rna roo vas 81 gI beg ba mas n or
summed themselves luxuriously- plant set IN
but without light II will pine and grow white.
There IS something in the chemical action Of the
and n0urishment- IL is only in the Hight that the
uated gerauium stalk grown in the darkened room
has no vitality. The blanching of celery is
e, he stems tPey srSw taller ana mus keeRns
Now this is all true Of human beings forced 10
gets white the human gets pasty. He lacks bright
ness or eye and buoyancy or mien
His nutritive activities are lessened His vitality
Is Slapped. When he gets 10 this point he is an
easy prey 70 disease. The body has got first 20 be-
come MT habitat for tubeTcular or cancer bacilH
before they will take up their abode there Disease
microbes demand their proper breeding place lust
As much as heas or mosquitoes.
In large city IL Is perfectly apparent that
people cannot get light enough There are plenty
Of dark rooms in New-Yo rk tenements; plenty OF
fats in which a light has to be kept burning all
day Even with those more fav0rably situated the
ordinary city pallOr compared with the ruddy com
pleXiOn OF the average country dweler. shows that
high buildings and crowded houses keep out the
sunshine. And for curtains" DR. Cleaves
paused elOquently. ITO think of people who are
able AFFORD the blessing Of sunshine deliberately
shutting 1t At the little seaside town where
/ in the summer there was plenty OF air and
was only woman in the village who kept her
closely in the house They had sewer open for
a willie. and the lady OF the curtains the
only person In 10 suffer from it, She came
down with fOllicular tOusilitls-
The light bath has tremendous Held in the
tment OF the very worst disorders; those which
yield 10 nothing else You know Finsen. the great
Danish scientist. made series OF experiments
which proved conclusivey the action OF the chem
teal rays OF light upon tubercle bacill; and the
same is true OF cancer.
The light bath Is used TO supplement the Y ray
m the treatment OF these internal diseases. You
see. the y ray be used only To certain limited
extent 10 has been found that excessive use OF 10
produces ray burns and other bad results. Cancer
is something that should be kept under influence all
the time