Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-21
SEA SIDE SANATORIUM HEAD
 SPEAKER AT ROTARY MEETING

It was used by the American Indians. The Roman physicians often sent their patients for treatment to the temple of Apollo, the god Of light. Practically every country in Eurooe has had for years sanatoria devoted exclusively tn the treatment of now GR1Enonary or so called surgical tuberculosis and de- pending for their efficiency on sunlight.
 Only during recent years has Amer lea become interested in this import ant subject. At first it was assumed that the climate was unsuitable. It was thought that it would be necessary to discontinue treat during the long and severe winter.
 It has been definitely shown, however, that even when the ground is covered with snow, and the ponds with ice. naked children may be allowed to run and play in the open without i'll ef- fects.'
 At the Seaside our children not only wear no clothing, but on admission their clothing is taken back home and they are allowed to keep only hats sweaters, mittens and shoes. During the last severe winter it was not even necessary to take their sweaters out of the closets.
 In spite of their outdoor life. and in sndte of the fact that they wear no clothing, since the opening of the in stitution in December of 1913, there has i not been single case of pneumonia a f severe case Of bronchitis or of croup. l Not even a case of middle ear disease l have we seen that was not present on admission.
 In our expedience exposure of the naked body to the cold in all kinds. of t, weather, not only does not cause colds
 but ds actually most effective means Of prevention .. : There is abundant evidence to show
 that the cause of those later ailments is the result of some fauN in the lirni-
 na&ion of the body heat, a condition
 best brought about by covering body with heavy layer of clothing.
 | Of course it would be foolish to ex-
 pose the entire b01y at onoe 0ur
 method is one of gradual exposure The
 first day only the feet: the next day UT
 to the knees; the third day up to the
 hips, and the amount of the surface exposed is gradually increased until we are getting a full exposure about the tenth day.
 The effect of this treatment is ofter
 marvellous. The pain which was pres
 ent on admission soon disappears The
 color begins to come back into the lit. tie cheeks. The exression which wa! at first anxious and fretfuI becomes quiet and contented, There is soon no
 ticed an increase in weight The in
 crease in weight we can shSH in ra
 ther convincing figures. as the childre1
 are weighed once every month. Gu,
 children have averaged gains of II l.
 pounds a year. The normal child gain.
 from 4 to 6 pounds a year
 A great deal has been said in tn,
 past about the importance of earl, diagnosis in pulmonary tuberculosis
 We have been told, and truthnully So that if the patient is to have a goot
 chance for recovery the diagnosis mus be made early, and apnropriate treat . ment Immediately instituted.
 This is equally true in tuberculosi
 in any other part of the body. In orde to more forcBbly impress this upon yor . would Ike to ctte few instance . where the conditions cf early diagnosi , and early treatment where complie with. resulting in a most happy out i, come.
 One little boy of was admitted t our institution in June of 1920. wit . tuberculosis Of the hip. He had at tha time a perceptibie limp, was sufferin pain. had limitation of motion in tn
 joint and X-ray evidence of disease. I , June of 1921, this boy was discharged he had no pain. no limp, no Hmita4io and motion in the joint. This boy va ! seen again a year after his discharg I and as far as we can see the cure
 permanent. Another boy of nine va l admitted with a disease of the kne 2 joint. On entrance his knee was swo : len, he had Some limitation of motto . in the joint. there was X-rsy evident z of disease of the soft structures of tf joint. This boy. was discharged a yes - 1 and a hak after admission with r {. swelling of the toin4, with no impair