Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-17
THE SUN CURE.

THE SUN CURE.
The following are abstracts from
Rogets Altitude and Health. ("
Treatment by sunlight gives Its
pest results In the treatment OF sur
gical tuberculosis In children.
IL IL effectlyc In bone tubcrcu-
losis, gland tuberculosis. persistent
wounds. and, IN lesser measure, In
pulmonary tuberculosis.
In surgical tuberculosis. after a
time the skin is black. the sores
are closed. the secretions are
stopped.
At the beginning the head, heart
and lungs are screened OF. The
feet are exposed for 20 minutes the
hrst day Later the treatment is
giveL The legs and arms, and,
finally. the entire body. The length
or the exposure Is increased until
II lasts all day.
The patient Is TO be watched 10
see that the light does not give him
congestion of the lungs or head, or
fever.
The sunlight OF the mountains
contains more OF the healing and
germ-killing qualities. because less
OF that part Of the air has been
filtered out.
The lower temperature is also a
factor making for cure.
Cold is fine therapeutic agent
Tor the sick and fine preventive for
the well.
The lightness of the air at high
attitudes helps to cure. At high al.
tltudes there is not much moisture
In the air and but little. dust and
few bacteria. There are very few
cloudy days and no fogs except in
the closed-in valleys. 1t Ia ALWAYS
possible to find sunny hooks shielded
from the winds in the mountains.
The sea air and seaside air is al.
most as healing, and for many OF
the same reasons. 1t is clean, hav-
Ing little dust. and few bacteria. II
contains a full portion of those parts
OF the sun ray which kills germs
and cures disease. 1t ranks a fail
second in the cure and prevention
OF disease.
Yet, says Roget, healing by sun.
light can be carried on anywhere
with a fair chance of success, il
s'SiV aiC plODtT ltlSLdlldllOTS dilC
competent direction.
In the treatment OF sinus, old
suppurations, and surgical tubercu.
losis. in the Alps the patients sleer
In rooms open on one side. The
windows are without glass, but are
provided with curtains to keep out
the snow.
In the daytime, with a cloth
around the loins. sandals on the
feet. but without other clothing
they roll about in the dry, powdery
snow with skin as black as old oak
and nothing covering it. They snow
ball, skate, toboggan, ska weird
sight of swarthy gnomes scrambling
about in the snow light.
At the sea there is more fog, and
the many cloudy days limit the use
which can be made of sunshine
The air is heavier. 1t is more
chilling and less exhilarating.
But, on the other hand. It has
some advantages. Sea air is rich ir
salt. 1t contains ~ times as much
iodine as does midland atmosphere
1t also contains more ozone and
bromine.
But not all sea airs have the same
"lilSI QUALITIES.
In some places the sea air is
much more raw than in others. A
balny sea breeze in winter is very
helpful for more complaints thar
winter itch.
not excessively foggy and the per.
centage of cloudy days is not great
Symptoms of Liver Cancers.
J. M. c. writes: 81. l noted youl
recent statement that cancer of tn,
liver did not usually cause pain unit
fully developed and sometimes onl,
short time before death. What
then. are the symptoms of such al
| ailment?
"2. Is chronic appendicitis apt t.
be followed by cancer, if condition
is prolonged?
"3. Do adhesions cause pain ant
will they continue to spread ant
cause any serious trouble?"
REPLY.
! I. Among the symptoms of can
GER of the liver are enlargement
particularly knobby enlargement
jaundice, pain and loss of weigh
| anu oil CIiSth, SlIlNC SdICSI VI III
liver is generally secondary to can
GER elsewhere, inquiry should
made as to symptoms due to tn
growth in the first site.
2. Yes.
3. They cause pain. They do NO
continue to spread. as rule. The
rarely cause serious trouble. You
triple-headed question required
sort of sandwich answer.
Breathing Rice Dust.
F. c. writes: "Is working in
| food products factory, grindin
rice flour, powdered milk, etc, an
inhaling the dust injurious to tn
health ?"
REPLY.
Not to any great extent. Organi
dusts are far less injurious than ar
inorganic dusts. such as metal an
stone dust.
Variety of Causes.
A. c. r. writes: do two quart
Of milk, moderately rich, and on
light meal day contain sufficier
nourishment for woman almost 4
years old doing mental work an
troubled with a stubborn intestine
indigestion. especially when entirel
n 4 I.