NATURAL SLEEP

Northern Advocate, 18 December 1928, Page 5

NATURAL SLEEP

EXPERT'S PRONOUNCEMENT.

(Australian Press Association.) (Received 11 a.m.) ) LONDON, December 17.

“The best bulletin we have had yet, ’ ’ declared an. eminent director of the world’s greatest ray-theropeutic plant, the rays of which tend to produce natural sleep., “This is the first time the phrase has been used, and. it is a factor of the greatest importance. ” w

, Lord Dawson and Sir- Stanley Hewett saw the King at 3 ofclock., ,It is officially stated that the improvement has been..maintained. , ~ •- r Oiwing to-.the King,’« illness, -the conferring of New Year-honours has been postponed. ■ ;

SOME GROUND LOST.

OPTIMISM RESTRAINED.

(Australian Press Association.) (Received 2,10 p.m.) LONDON, December 17.

The latest bulletin justifies the view held at the Palace that any optimism must still* be guarded and restrained.

His Majesty, despite the natural sleep so stressed today, has tonight lost some of the ground gained in the previous 36 hours.

Naturally it is . hoped that this cheek upon progress is only part of the ebb and flow which must continue for some time, and that the set-back may be temporary. Yet the fact must he faced that nothing in the nature of steady progress has ' been achieved in the long and exhausting illness.

Although three consecutive bulletins prior to tonight’s noted improvement, this has not, it was emphasised tonight, been in any way marked, iand furthermore, there have been periods in between in which the King’s condition has fluctuated. ‘ '

The King’s condition has, in fact, been subjected to changes during' the course of each day. Tonight’s report, while distinctly different from what had been hoped, has not unduly increased the anxiety which those-' ix close touch with!the King have never ceased to feel.

Bay-therapy was again administered, the visits of Dr Woods and Dr Hewitt to the Palace lasting half an hour, iSir Hugh Rugby was in consultation with Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley Hewctt for over an hour. The former two left at 8.30, the last-named re-

maimng,

The Prince of Wales, who arrived at 8 o ’clock, the Duke and Duchess of York and Princess Mary dined with the Queen.

The Duke and Duchess are cancelling Wednesday’s arrangements and are not attending any Christmas entertainments. : • •

STEP FORWARD,

NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT,

(Australian Press Association.) (Received .12.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 17. Official comment at the Palace is that the morning’s bulletin indicates that the King lias made another step forward. The advance is very slight, but his Majesty's condition at the moment is on the up grade. The last throe bulletins have all recorded noticeable improvement.

RIGHT DIRECTION.

BEST FOR SOME DAYS.

TEN MEDICAL. ATTENDANTS'.

(Australian Press Association.) (Received 4 p.m.) .LONDON, December 16,

, Today’s .bulletin is the most hopeful, that has been issued for isome days. Tonight’s particularly indicates a shade of progress in the right direction. To quote an authoritative expression from the Palace, coupled with this morning’s report It have given rise to a more optimistic outlook, despite definite' knowledge that an arduous struggle is inevitably ahead. The first application. of ray therapy was given" tonight just before the bulletin . was issued. Though it was administered by the experts, Dr. Howitfc and Dr. Woods, they did not sign the bulletin. They state they will not sign any future bulletins. Lord Dawson paid a brief visit this afternoon and returned at 6.30, accompanied by Dr. Howitt and Dr. Woods. The three were in consultation with Sir Stanley Hewett, after which the ray treatment was administered. Dr. Howett and Dr. Woods left the Palace at seven a’Clock.

At one stage there "were ten doctors at the - Palace. These were Sir Stanley Hewett, Lord Dawson, Sir Farquhar Buzzard, Sir Humphrey Eolleston, Sir William Hodgson, the radiologist, Sir Hugh Eigby, the surgeon, Mr iShipway, the anaesthetist, Mr L. E. Whitby, the bacteriologist, and Dr. Frank Hewitt and Dr. Robert Stanton Woods, the ray-therapy experts. There are also six nurses in attendance.

Dr. Woods is an eminent eleetrologist and radiologist. He is in charge of the department of physical electrology at the London Hospital. He is part author of the treatise il Pericarditis with Effusion. ’ ’

Dr. .Howitt. is an eminent Harley Street specialist. He is the chief clinical assistant in the actio-therapy department of Guy’s Hospital, phys-ician-iu-eharge of ithe physio-therapy and massage departments of the Prince of Wales’ Hospital, Tottenham, and part author of “Observations on Light Sensitisation.”

NO TUBERCLE SIGNS,

LIGHT CLINIC FOUNDATION.

SPLENDID MUNIFICENCE.

(Australian Press Association.) (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, December 17,

The medical correspondent of the “Daily Chronicle” states: “It is noteworthy that tonic ultra-violet ■ rays are harmful in cases of consumption. There has been a suggestion that, underlying the empyema from which his Majesty is suffering there miight bo a focus of tuberculosis. This is definitely negatived by the use of the rays. If there had been a suspicion of tubercle the rays would not have been used,”

The London Light Clinic was founded.two years ago through th? :;M of gifts, exceeding £200,000, by an anonymous philanthropist.