NEW CURE FOR WOUNDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 51, 29 February 1916, Page 7

NEW CURE FOR WOUNDS.

According to a special cablegram received'at San Francisco, experiments with a new light cure have been carried out with apparent success at St. Bartholomew's ' HoepiUU, London, and although the doctors are cautious in their statements, owing to the comparatively short period of investigation, they. have found the raye have produced excellent results in the treatment of skin diseases, and have stimulated the repair of shrapnel wounde. The "Simpson light," named after its discoverer, is based on the affinity of rare metals for each other. Dr. Simpeon had noted tVat the combustion of certain ores . produced an electric are lamp with these ores as electrodes, notably tungstate of iron and wolfram. Two kinds of rays are produced, visible and invisible. The invisible are heat rays and ultra-violet rays, the latter differing eomewhat from ultraviolet rays hitherto obtained. The Simpeon • ultra-violet light is more intense than that given by a carbon arc like the Fineen lamp. It is, in fact, richer in ultra-violet, waves than any other lamp. The installation at St. Bartholomew's was made last July. The light is said to have produced marked benefits in the treatment of diseases of the nose and throat, as well as in the case of skin diseases. The i vapour from the lamp also seems to help asthma. A case of obstinate eczema and one case of lupus are reported apparently cured. But it will take time to see whether these cures are permanent.