The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-19
CEdited by pr. David H. Feeder, Ls
 Porte, Indiana.)
Edited by DIR. DAVID H

A SUN BATH:-Perhaps those Of my readers who work all day in the hot sunshine may say shade bath would be more fully appreciated. Perhaps! The shade is certainly fine when the mercury keeps climbing toward the top and we are tired from the days toll. But so many have the shade almost constantly. They work and sleep indoors; as soon as they get outdoors they hunt the shady side of the street and in the parks they stay in the shade of the trees.
 I believe that the greater resisting power and greater endurance of city men over country men, after army training, is due to regaining of vii tality through sunshine and outdoor life, that had lain dormant during their years of confinement.
 An article by Dr. Paul Burma ster in the little magazine, "Our Tuber- culous Children" is directly to the roint. His article is entitled, "Tha Healing Power of the Sun.''
 Man is naturally an outdoor ami nal The tropics being his natura hame, he lives in cold countries only at the expense of an enormous outlay of labor, and prob ably also with a very considerable shortening of his life"
 '"The value of outdoor life is best appreciated by these accustomed to sedentary life when opportunity is af- forded for them to spend a few days in the open air. It needs no argu- ment to demonstrate to such per son continuous outdoor life as a health promoter. The value of such a life does not consist wholly in the purity of the air and the exercise. matters of great importance. but also in the cooling effect of the air in motion, and especially in the vitaIiz- ing influence of the sunlight"
 ''The rays of the sun contain heat and chemical rays. as well as light rays. The heat ray acts powerfully upon the glands and vessels of the skin, while the chemical rays in fluence the nervous system in a re . markable way. It is the chemical rays which cause so-calIed s7lnburn. The sun is the source of energy to the world"
 The marvellous energy manifested in plant life Is derived from the sun acting upon the green parts to or ganize and vita1ize the elements of the earth and air into living sub stance. The same energy of the sun light is essential to animal life. invig- orating and vitalizing the tissues and duickening all the process of life The sun bath is now a well-recognized and much valued therapeutic agent"
 ''In this form of treatment. the whole body is exposed to the direct action of the suns rays. Persons who are not accustomed to exposure to the sun, and individuals who have light hair and light skins. should make the first exposure to the sun of short dura tion-ten to fifteen min utes. Longer exposures are likely to produce sunburn. The pigmentation of the skin induced by sunburn pro- tects the skin from further injury in this way"
 '"The body may be exposed either in the open air or before a window When the suns rays are so intense that the heat is depressing, the heae rays may be filtered out by means Of a biue-glass screen placed between the patient and the gun"
 After the sun bath. a cold show CT, cold towel rub. or a wet sheet rub should be administered to tone the skin and the nerves"