The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-04

tige in Chicago. In Cook County Hos
pital. one of the largest medical in
stitutions in the country. the famous
healer Is accomplishing great things;
he is healing in shorter time, with less
discomfort To the patient n less
trouble to the attendants. to say
nothing of less expense to the hospital,
all sorts Of wounds. burns and ulcers
by the simple application of do nothing
save in liberal quantities.
AS reported by DIR. Frederick G..
Dyas, the mere exposure Of such OBJ
stinate LESSONS to the ordinary atmos-
phere with or without direct sunlight,
with the use of mosquito bar or wire
screens about the exposed lesion 10
protect ii against insects and injury,
gives extraordinarily favorable results.
The wound or ulcer dries over-dry
surfaces are notably unfavorable for
germ life, as compared with moist
surfaces-and healing progresses with
remarkable rapidity and ease. Anti.
septic powders and salves and fomen-
tations have had their fling: aseptic
dressings have been given a long trial.
now Old Doctor Nature is coming back
to his own-Old Doctor Nature intelli-
gently controlled, mind you.
At Leysin, Switzerland, high above
sea level, the sunshine is so clear and
strong that children may run abou,
and play on the snow with nothin;
else than their shoes on to protect the
feet. There all forms of tuberculosis,
lungs, bone, glands or skin involve
ment, are completely healed by sun
bathing Systematically carried on,
over a long period Of months. 1t il
time consuming. as compared with
operative measures. but there is less
~disfiguration in the final result.
The same treatment is available at
various points in this country, though
our atmosphere, being more cloudy
dusty. does not permit the pas.
sage of the suns rays so readily as
the air of Switzerland.
A striking proof Of the efficacy OF
sunlight is the remarkable healing Of
old tuberCular sinuses soon after the
institution of sun bathing OF the az
fected area, notwithstanding repeated
failure of all other methods tried by
the surgeon. 1t Is recorded that the
average patient shows an increase Of
10000 red blood corpusCles per cubic
millimeter of blood during the first
three days of IL bathing at Leysin.
although only the feet and legs are
exposed, and for brief periods OF ten
minutes or So at a sitting. Sunlight
is by all odds the most effective germ.-
eide known to science; it is a wonder
full tonic, a powerful blood builder and
a reliable stimulant for the general
metabolism.
But Old Doctor Nature has his flaws
like all the rest of us. His one pro-
digious fault is hat he cares nothing
for the patient as a human being. hut
devotes his attention wholly to curing
the disease, let the chips fall where
they may.
For example. he can repair a broken
bone if it is possible to repair il, but
almost invariably he will unite the
fragments in a crooked position un-
less human intelligence guides him.
Old Doctor Nature never fails Ia
relieve a child of acute catarrhal lar
yngitis-but what a fuss and hula
baloo he makes of the job, what an
exciting time OF it has the poor chill!
with his all night Group As for the
relief Of Indigestion, Nature drives the
offending morsel out in due time, hut
first he creates a fearful uproar 10y
seizing upon the indIgestible morse,
and holding it in viselike grip
colic-until the patient becomes "N-
hausted or an intelligent doctor is
summoned to administer an anti-spas-
mode, releasing the charlatan's grip
and then to empty the tomach or
bowel Of the offending substance and
bring the sufferer relief.
According to the ancient jest a sur
geon often performs IA successful op"r-
alton, although the patient promptly
succumbs. old Doctor Nature, blind
deaf, dumb and ruthless in his yea
to repair the defect ever at the per-!
OF the patient, IL a wonderful consult
ant, now welcomed in every well r"Gu-
lated consulting room. Nature IL com,
ing back, but he will always n''''
watching.