The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-01-04
(Copyrisht. 1914 b. A. s. Cay)
SUNLIGHT AND TUeEhcULosIs

light, but soon die If kept In the
dark. Bunge writes: 1T follows that
. complete antithesis between inter-
change OF force and matter In animals
and plants does not exist; and It will
be henceforth impossible to separate
the physiological chemistry of the
vegetable from that Of the animal
world. The more our knowledge Of
each section OF science advances the
more the two becomes fused %
gether." There is q fundamental law
that prevails throughout all depart
ments OF nature that nothing can
come into being hat Is not demanded
by the conditions at the time. There
is, in other words, a reason for every
thing. and investigation TO the point
Of understanding invariably proves
every phenomenon to be very simple.
Ordinarily the sun is looked on by
the average individual with interest
only when II Is undergoing eclipse.
but the botanist who has reduced
plant culture to almost a science
knows that the sun Is the most vital
factor in life. The botanist knows by
experience that II his plants do not
receive sufficient sunlight they become
weakened and readily acquire all sorts
of fungous diseases. There is no mys-
terry about II at all. Also he knows
that II the soil conditions are not nor
NAL sunlight alone will not protect
his plants from diseases.
Possibly taking the hint from the
botanist, Professor Poncet of Lyons
the first person systematically to EN-.
ploy heliotherapy. a method Of treat.
ing surgical tuberculosis by means OF
direct sunlight-began to use the di.
rect sun rays In the treatment OF
tubercular Joint infections In 1892 and
not only used the method freely In his
personal practice. but impressed the
value OF solar exposure upon all his
pupils. In 1899 the definite statement
was made that Professor Poncet be
hevsS- shS -beaeAeial effects from the
exposure of tubercular infections &c
solar rays extended not only to tuber
culsr bones. gangiia and the like. but
also to tuberculosis Of the internal
organs. II Is interesting here to note
that Dr.. Alexis Carrel began his sur.
gical studies a. inferno under Professor
Poncet and It IL not unreasonable to
infer that the influence Of Professor
Poncet's initiative may have spurred
Doctor Carrel into original work.
Doctor Roller. q Swiss physician Of
Leysin, became an ardent advocate
Of the treatment and secured marvel.
Gus results from the use Of direct sun
rays on tubercular infections In pa
tents among the snow covered peaks
Of Switzerland
Doctor Oelsnit of Nice reports the
treatment useful In Tuberculosis peri
tonitis. Doctor Emmett of Philadel.
phia and Doctor SneQuire6 Of Moscow
report excellent results from sun rays
IN acute muscular rheumatism. d.
rect sunlight II declared to be bsne
ficial In infected wounds. and Doctor
Aimes Of Montpelier reports that the
treatment hastens the formation Of
scar skin on burns. which usually heal
very slowly. Further confirmation Of
the results Of the treatment comes
from Doctor Bardenhauer Of Cologne
Doctor Bardenhauer had long been Z
champion Of the knife In external
tuberculosis. and In 1911 he undertook
to control" Doctor Rollers expert
ments 70 test their value. The -
suits obtained were 20 satisfactory
that he introduced the system Of
h~,,..ss-.,v into bis hospital mao
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And now cones the peculiar and IN
| tsreettnw method Of the exposure. II
makes no difIersnce where the dls