SOLAR RAY SURGERY—A NEW DISCOVERY

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 191, 11 March 1868, Page 2

SOLAR RAY SURGERY—A NEW DISCOVERY

BY AGUSTUS B \RNES. (TProm the Journal of Physical Culture.) Dr Ellsworth, of Hartford, says:—"Take a rabbit and shut him from the sunlight, and he will die of consumption in a few weeks. The tubercles will be just as perfectly formed in his lungs as in the human species, and the symptoms in every respect will be the same." This would show that sunlight is indispensable to health. All animal creation enjoyed the sun's rays as well as its warmth. The aboriginal tribes of all countries, especially those of the temperate and cold regions, bask and bathe in it 3 genial rays. Fruit which grows on the sides of trees exposed to the sun is richer to the taste and their cheeks are fairer than those hidden among the branches where the sun's rays cannot penetrate. Children who are allowed to sport in the sunshine are much healthier than those who are deprived of its glowing* influences. It has been suggested that the difference was consequent on the amount of dirt upon their hands and faces; but this cannot be, for scoops-full of the same material might be thrown upon the fourth-story parlour babies of the cities without producing any improvement upon their weakened, shadowy little persons. But give them the bright sunshine without a speck of dirt, whether on the ground or top floor of city or country, and the improvomont in their health would be so rapid as to astonish the anxious and solicitous parent.

Ab I look upon tho roofs of dwelling, houses, it occurs to mo how easy it would lie to change the dark and gloomy attics into tho moat pleasant, inviting, and cheerful rooms in the entire house, by a simple substitution of skylights with Minds. One apartment could be here constructed for both sun and water bathing, as it is better that both should be in the same room. The simplest loungo or tho most luxuriant divan, as the tastes and means of tho Occupant permitted, with blinds above or beneath the sash of the skylight which could control the light at the pleasure of the bather, would be all that is necessary for the purposes of sun bathing. This heretofore desolate placo might be made still more pleasing and attractive by the addition of a conservatory of flowers and an aquarium for fishes. The finny tribe are as fond of bathing in the sunshine as birds are of bathing in tho water. Were a dwelling-house to be erected in accordance with my wishes, I would have the roof steep enough to allow the free passage of water to the conductors ; onehalf of the roof should be constructed of glass extending from the eaves to the apex with blinds covering the sash ; so that the bbinds could be turned over on to the roof in one direction and the sash of glass in the opposite j 'thus, the sunlight could be ■diffused 'through the room to suit circumstance or pleasure.

The hygienic properties of the chemical ■■a. -s of the sun have bean my study for the last thirty-eight years, and I have so far succeeded in establishing a permanent and well-digested theory that I can rcmive cancers in their earlier stages, tumors, ncevus widternus((oT mother's marks). It ma w TB not whether the latter are red, black purpl , b'-own, or oth ;r colour, or whether they co er the entire side of the face, or la -go protuberances appear, I remove all by a lens and the simple rays of the sun, without starting a drop of blood, or leaving a scar but for a short time. There is pain attending this operation thancommon surgery. Uncomely moles that the face of many persons can be made to disappear and leave the face as fair as Nature intended it, nor do they ever reappear. This treatment produces no ill effects, for there is no mineral or chemical poison in the rays of the sun. ADVAKTAGES OP THF SUN'S KITS, ALL OTHKB CAUSTICS ANL THE LANCET. 1. Where is no mutilation of any part, nor is a drop of blood ever drawn. The sun's rays will cauterise a vein or an artery so as almost instantly to stop their bleeding. 2. There is no after dressing needed, except for cancers. 3. There are nobad effects resulting from poisoning, for the sun's rays are not poisonous. 4. There is no scar left, after a sufficient time has elapsed for the healing process; :aud the redness caused by the burning will disappear in one to six months. 5. Those who have been subjected to both systems express themselves as feeling less than half the pain iinder the sun's rays. 6- No detention from business is required. 7. There is no fainting under the operation. 8 Anaesthetics are rarely required. 9 The quickness and permanency of the treatm mt and the simplicity of the operation are remarkable. It is easily controlled, and the operator can bum to a considerable depth, or so, slightly as to only destroy the cuticle, stopping the cauterisation at whatever stages he pleases. 10. The remedy is found whenever the pun shines, requiring no preparation, no mixing, but is ready every day and free to all.