The Washington times., 1922-05-20
DAYLIGHT NOW
CAN Be BOUGHT
LIKE GROCERIES
Modern Illumination Is Con-
sidered Real Rival to
Natures Rays.

Joshua had nothing on the cleo
trical illuminating engineers Of our
day.
They make daylight and sell 1t
on the market like butter or eggs.
Old Sol may be ordered to stand
still in your office. store. parlor.
bedroom and bath at any moment.
and his presence tempered to the
variations of vision Of any among
those present.
Neither have the inventive GO
muses. of the southern "mountings."
who initiate, the moonshine, more
outlets Of creative talent than our
daylight makers.
And no one, better than the lady
who is trying to make the house
into a home, can make conclusions
and deductions as to the benefits Of
the product.
Have you ever noticed that q good
clerk will take you beneath q GER
tain light to show you the real tex
ture and shade Of color Of the dry
goods you are seeking?
That light Ii the nearest approach
to daylight that science has pro-
duced.
Women shoppers do more than
keep up the circulation OF tn daily
newspapers by reading the bargain
sale advertising. They demand the
real thing and the right shade when
they buy, and these attributes must
be tested by the light Of day. In
some shops where electric service
In limited. the clerk will escort q
customer to q window to show tex
tiles and shades. But artificial day
light is used in the best shops. That
In one reason why they are the best.
1t is a great deal less firing to
look at goods under the right diffu-
sion of artificial daylight than un-
der the glare Of decorative lights.
which In more than a few cases
mislead the shopper az to texture
and shade.
This artificial daylight Is a mar
velous imitation Of busy old Sol as
and violet tinted air. A special
the development of the fine art
Of glassmai<ing and perfected a
filter for this light. BY natural
daylight this glass appears a dense
blue. but takes on q neutrality Of
shade by the transmission Of the
artificial illumination.
It may be interesting to note in
this connection that no less a per
sonage than Queen Elizabeth OF
England contributed toward the de-
velopment Of transmission glass for
illumination. She established and
protected the art and trade Of glass
making first in her country. when
II was brought there by Cornelius
de Lannoy, who had studied IL in
Venice and Bohemia. The Virgin
Queen was indirectly the means Of
the introduction of the first glass.
making plant in the American State
named in honor Of her.
There are a number Of both plain
and decorative fixtures on the mar
ket. waiting to bring artificial day
light into homes.
These artificial daylight lamps are
more sensitive than natural science
itself. because they do not remain
mysterious, no matter how subtle
the light they may shed. Their
construction is simple and explains
itself. They are more tractable, so
to speak. than the natural product
They confine and filter the soft
illumination. measure it. and tone
II to fit the optic nerves.
Artificial daylight illumination
has statistics parallel with it's devel-
opment showing that it's uses have
lessened eye strain. Eye specialists
will explain how detrimental to the
area Of the retina between the
fovea and the periphery" direct
lighting or badly diffused and
highly colored illumination Is. This
is Greek to the simple home builder,
who is trying to find the best illumi-
nant for the human eye on the mar.
ket. But there is no need for her to
understand such technicalities. once