Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-29
Connecticut's sun-Cure,

in the spectrum only, are reflected.
 Connecticut's sun-Cure.
 Along the eastern shore of Long Is- land Sound is a little bay. fringed by a delightful stretch Of sandy beach, and having to the southeast an unobstruct- ed view of the great Atlantic. Here Connecticut has made a profession of faith in heiiotherapy. Here. even when the ground is covered with snow and
 the ponds with ice, naked childcen. who
 are winning their uphill fight for healtk
 may be seen romping on the beach or swimming in the ocean. Even the school sessions are held in the open with an overhanging cliff shutting off
 the cold north winds Our children not
 only wear no clothing. but upon ad-
 mission. their clothing is taken home
 with the exception of shoes, ear caps
 and sweaters. During the past winter, the sweaters were not even taken out of their closets.
 In spite of their outdoor life. and in spite of the fact that they wear no clothing. since the institution was open ed in December of 1919, there has not been a single case of pneumonia, a sim gle severe case of spasmodic croup, nor even a severe case of branchitis. We have not even seen among our children an instance of middle ear disease that was not present on admission. Accord | ing to our experience, exposure of the entire body to the weather. during both summer and winter, not only does not cause colds, but actually is a most eff l fective means of prevention. It is believe now generally acknowledged l that those ailments ace the result of l faulty elimination of heat, a condition l best brought about by covering the body 1 with a heavy layer of clothing.
 | In very short time our little patti ents learn toxenjoy the outdoor life and l become as brown as little Indians. So l intense Is the tan that woman visiting 1 in our vicinity for the first time. and seeing the children playing on the 1 beach. asked if there were any white children in the institution That same woman, on going home to Massachu
 sets told how she saw naked children running on the beach in winter, and a friend of hers thought that a great number must die from exposure. She
 then remembered that she hadn't asked 1 how many died from the cold and wrote us a letter for the desired information. 1 stops Suffering From Pain.
 1 Heliotherapy, we have found at the 1 Seaside, increases weight, cure tubec- i culosis. and in a most remarkable man. her. stops the suffering from pain. 4 | | among our children, with children of the
 same age attending school throughout 1 the country. showed remarkable diff ! ference in favor of those whose bodies
 were exposed to the healing rays of the sun. Weight charts show that the ave- I rage gain for a normal child. between the ages of two and twelve, is from four
 to six pounds. Children at the Sea side average gains of eleven and a jquarter pounds year.
 Even more striking than the gain in
 weight is the astonishing change in the
 general condition of the patient. Allow me first to recall to your mind the pie 1 ture of the ordinary case of bone tu- berculosis, which is being cared for in
 the home or in general hospital. You
 are all familiar with the pale under
 nourished child with the anxious ex-
 pression. the irritable disposition, the
 result of long nights of disturbed rest
 and constant pain. After about ten
 days of sun treatment. there is noticed
 surprising change. The appetite has
 improved. the skin has taken on the
 glow of health. the expression is happy
 and contented. the disposition is nc
 longer irritable and fretful. and the
 sleep is long and undisturbed.
 Children Can Play As Usual.
 Nnile lHe IeCONefy 1T DelnB DFOugn about. the diseased bones and joints ar, } immoblized by means of plaster O Paris bandages or braces and the crib pied children. as well as those suffering 5 from glandular disease, are allowed t indulge in the usual activities of child hood. During the fine weather. our bet 3 patients, even are carried to the beacl 3 where they attend classes. play in tn
 sand or crawl into the water. One 0 l our patients. who was admitted wit [ both lower limbs completely paraiyze l from spinal tuberculosis, actually learn 9 ed to swim. while the power was comin I back into his limbs, even before he wa . strong enough to walk. Although h e still wears large CaIot jacket durin , the baseball season he demonstrated hi : skill as pitcher. The only boy he ha 8 been unable to strike out, Is a little fel t low who has one limb encased in plaste