HOPEFUL NOTE

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 141, 18 December 1928, Page 9

HOPEFUL NOTE

NATURAL SLEEP, NEW RAY TREATMENT British Official Wireless. (Received 18th December, 11 a;m.) RUGBY, 17th December. The bulletins regarding- the. King have now struck a hopeful note. The morning bulletin yesterday, mentioned a slight improvement, and the evening bulletin noted that this improvement had been maintained, and this' morning's bulletin stated that it was continued. It was again officially stated this afternoon, after a second visit by Sir Stanley Hewett and Lord Dawsoa, that the slight improvement continued. The mention in this morning's bulletin that the King had had some natural sleep is a' very important feature. It was taken to mean that His Majestyhad been hitherto having.sedatives. This view was confirmed this. afternoon by the Lord Mayor of London, who, speaking at a meeting, said: "I saw the Prince of Wales this morning, and he said that he was pleased that the last two reports Were so much more favourable and that for two nights the King had had sleep without having any sleeping draught." Tho Lord Mayor added that- tho Prince seemed very much more hopeful that in a day or two more favourable bulletins might be given. ■ The medical opinion is expressed that tho chances of recovery appear much better than a few days ago. Natural sleep goes far in bringing up the strength of the patient, and a tendency to improvement indicates clearly that the heart must bo a little,stronger. The new ray therapy or ultra-violet ray treatment, which was carried out for the first timo during the week-end, is being carried out again to-night. Its purpose is to increase the strength throughout and to resist tho exhausting, effects of general: -infection , or blood-poisoning. It is considered that the natural sleep mentioned in the bulletin was induced by the new ray treatment.:, ,;'■.'■" '