The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09
RULES FOR ULTRAVIOLET BATH

It is the invisible shorter rays of sunlight, called ultraviolet rays be- cause they are out beyond the violet colored rays in the spectrum, that cause sunburn, tanning and most of the healthful or remedial effects of sunshine. The same invisible ultra violet rays (colorless, that is) are given of from carbon arc lamp, mer- cury vapor quartz lamp or other ul- traviolet lamps designed for health and therapeutic use. But so-called violet ray" gadgets, emitting Q blu- ish light, should not be confused with ultraviolet light-as they often are by gullible folk.
 Specific rules for taking an ultra violet bath, whether in sunshine, snowshine, watershine or sandshine or reflection, or under therapeutic lamp, cannot be laid down as uni- versally applicable. The intensity and duration as well as the frequen- cy of exposure and the extent of body surface exposed must be de- termined by the individual condi- tions. In general, there is relatively greater quantity of ultraviolet in the sunlight in summer, farther south, about the middle of the day, in regions where there is least fog, cloud, smoke or dust in the atmos- phere, at attitudes and at the sea- shore. Either snow, sand or water reflects considerable ultraviolet, SO this exposure must be taken into &C., count even when covering or shade protects from direct sun. It is the reflected ultraviolet that causes "snow-b blindness" or sand blind ness" or "sand-blindness," and the same effect may be produced by the ultraviolet reflected by smooth water. If special protection for the eyes is used the goggles should be of smoked glass, not colored glass, and should have side walls snugly fitting the face so that glare may not reach the eyes around the edges of the gog- gles. If it is not necessary to use the eyes at all during the bath a dark bandage or mask may be used over the eyes.
 A young infant, for whom the daily sunbath is most essential, should be exposed for not to exceed five minutes morning and afternoon the first day, in midsummer, and the daily exposure systematically heightened by not to exceed five minutes as the infant becomes &C., c1Icfoynod Moroouor fha orao ax posed should be limited to one arm today, two arms tomorrow, two arms and one leg the third day, two arms and two legs the fourth day, then turn the baby over and repeat the schedule, so that each area shall get i've minutes more exposure today than yesterday, all carefully timed by the watch. Thus the baby gradu- ally tans and never suffers burn. After several weeks the baby can take full sunbath for half an hour or perhaps an hour day-the head and eyes being carefully shaded from glare. At any time if the skin red dens visibly the exposure should be stopped at once and not resumed If even slight evidence of burn remains next day.
 Similar rules should be followed by older persons who go in for sun bathing in summer.
 Every, infant, child and adult, place somewhere in the home where should have a place in the sun, a a daily airbath or sunbath may be taken regularly, for the sake of vite.
 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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