New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 28, 1922, Page 5

STATE SANATORIA DESCRIBED IN MAINE ( Gonference on Tuberculosis Hears of Connecticat Institution Augusta, Me, Sept. 28.—The tri- | umph of the sun-cure, hellotherapy, for not only hone and glandular tu-| berculosis in children, but for the | pulmonary forms of the disease as well, was told at the opening sessidn of the Néw England Tuberculosis con- ference today by Doctors Cole B. Glb- son and John F. O'Brien of Connec- ticut, superintendents of the Meriden and Niantic sanatoria, the only two | ute sanatoria for children in Amer- fca. They narrated their experiences since these juvenile institutions were opened by the Connecticut Tubercu- losis Commission two years ago. Dr. Gibson, superintendent at Meriden, Where 200 children are treated by the sun-cure for lung tuberculosis, made | the astonishing statement that this form of the disease ylelds, like the bone and glandular varieties, to helio- therapy: Dr. O'Brien, superintendent at The Seaside at Niantic, asserted in | his paper on bone and glandular tu- berculosls that the following results have been secured: 1. All forms of the disease yield to the sun-cure. | 2. Surgical operations are unwise for the treatment of diseased glands. 3. Pure sunlight, instead of sun- light filtered through windows, is de- | manded. 4. Exposure of the little bodles of the patients to outdoor conditions, even on the coldest weather, causes no discomfort, if the patients are properly accustomed to the change. 5. The intense suffering which chil- dren {ll with bone tuberculosis exper- fence, stops speedily under the sun- cure treatment. 6. The removal of tonsils and ade- Gossip’s Corner s anl If You Are Well Bred You are as solicitous of the com- fort of your fellow passengers on a train as you would be of your friends You do not keep your window open , 4f you know it is causing discomfort to others. Nor do you spread your hand lug- 8age and parcels in the aisle for others to stumble over. You are courteous to all the employes and re- member that you are not the only fierson on the train requiring atten- on. § Marriag a La Mode The Liburnian girl practices long distance throwing before her mar- riage. That is because when the wed- ding dinner is over the bride must throw a cake (Kolark) over the bridegroom’s house. The superstition is that the higher she throws it, the happier she will be. And since houses in this country are declded aggravation of symptoms, | ment was given on glass inclosed por- | those are the rays which fail to pene- nols has not led to benefit but to a Dr. O'Brien’s paper combined many interesting sketches of the pictur- esque Beaside treatment with a sclen- tific report of his studies of bone and glandular tuberculosis since the in-! stitution was opened, He sald: “In order to reallze what a change has come over all our ideas in regard to the proper treatment of tubercular cervical adenitis, try to imagine with what scorn, that man would be treat- ed, who twenty years ago, would have the temerity to treat tubercular ab- cesses without the use of the knife. “At that time, the wisdom of re- moving diseased glands, was no more questioned than the wisdom of remov- ing a diseased appendix. There might be some difference of opinion as to the proper time to operate; whether it was good judgment to attempt a radical operation with glands al- ready broken down; or whether to merely drain, and do the more com- plete operation when the discharge had ceased.’ Other numerous, minor points of controversy there were, to be sure, among the surgeons of that time, but none as to the advisability of some kind of operation. Ultraviolet Rays Benefit, Rolller made an important contri- bution to the study of heliotherapy, when he observed that his patients falled to improve, if the sun treat- ches instead of In the open. There- fore, he attributed the therapeutic benefit to the rays on thé ultravio- let end of the spectrum, inasmuch as trate ordinary window glass. More recently, Hess has thrown more light on this important subject in his, ex- periments on rats. He found that sunlight had a profound influence on metabolism; that the blood phos- phates could be kept at a normal lev- el, in spite of a low phosphorous in- take, provided the subject be expos- ed for a short time each day to di- rect sunlight. If sunlight filtered through ordinary window glass be us- ed, the blood phosphorous falls and rickets develop. By using. glass spe- clally prepared so that the various tays could be analyzed, in order to determine which had the important influence on' metabolism, he was able to show that the shorter or chemical rays, more particularly those having a wave length of about 300 microns were the only ones with any influ- ence. The clinical observations of Rollier agreeing with the sclentific experiments of Hess, make it ex- tremely probable that the same part of the spectrum which prevents rick- ets in rats, also cures tuberculosis in man. Another factor in favor of this be- lief is the popularity and success of the snow clad mountains and the sea- shore in the treatment of surgical tuberculosis. Conditions prevailing in both places favor a comparatively greater amount of the ultraviolet of chemical rays. The direct rays of the sun are no different in those localities than in others, except probably more intense. The essential difference, however, is in the character of the reflected rays. The longer or heat rays are quickly absorbed by the water at the shore and the melting snow is the moun- tains while the rays lower down in the spectrum only, are reflected. Naked Children Playing in Snow. Along the eastern shore of ;,Long Island Sound is a little bay, fringed NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, all Mil ormal and THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1922. linery Exhi Informal Autumn Hats The Master Mode of Paris— Original French Models— Direct From the Rue de la Paix. Highly Individual Copies of Parisian Master and the best that “Gage” and “Johnson” make over here. An exhibit well worth coming to see. More hats than we have ever assembled. More hats than any one store has ever assem- bled in New Britain of this character. Hundreds to choose from at.$4 95 Others in French models and French re- productions up to ............ $35.00 Friday and Saturday will be devoted to this showing by a delightful stretch of sandy beach, and having to the south east an un- obstructed view of the great Atlantic. Here Connecticut has made a profes- sion of faith in heliotherapy. Here, even when the ground is covered with snow and the ponds with ice, naked children, who are winning their up- hill fight for health, may be seen romping on the beach or swimming in the ocean. Even the school sessions are held in the open, with an over- hanging cliff shutting off the cold north winds. Our children not only wear no clothing, but upon admission, their clothing is taken home with the exception of shoes, ear caps and sweaters. During the past winter, the sweaters were not even taken out of their closets. In spite of their outdoor life, and in spite of the fact that they wear no clothing, since the institution was opened in December of 1919, there has not been a single case of pneu- monia, a single severe case of spas- modic croup, nor even a severe case of bronchitis. We have not even seen among our children an instance of middle ear disease that was not pres- ent on admission. According to our experience, exposure of the entire body to the weather, during both summer and winter, not only does not cause colds, but actually is a most effective means of prevention. It is, I believe, now gengrally ac- knowledged that those allments are| low and cakes are hard, the bride may H MM have a favorable omen with a little Of Fall and wmter Mllhnery on the preliminary practice. Eyelet Embroidery English eyelet embroidery is again very popular. It is qujfe probable that we will find lace collars and frills appearing more frequently our frocks this coming season they have for many past ones. Third Floor—at BESSE-LELAND’S on than Flexible Bracelets The newest bracelets are flexible ones with round and oval stones mounted on metal and combined with carving. These are most effective when worn with costumes that match in color. Suede Handbags W New handbags of suede come in esoft pastel colors and have a deep fringe of the leather over the bag. Colored beads are woven into the fringe. Decorative Smart costume blouses for sum- mer wear are of gold or silver lace over light foundations of metal ploth. Usually a few French ribbon @owers are added to advantage. Youthful Frocks Very young girls are making mselves very easy to look at by i limb encased in plaster of Paris, anc Tonsils Removed | of|in the general condition of the pa-| wearing charmingly simple gowns the result of faulty elimination of white georgette or satin with gir- ribbon or cords ¢t dles crystal beads. Many of the smartest beauty shops are adding courses in physical ture and have instructors who vide reducing exercises. s that a woman must have a slender @gure as a foundation for all beauty. SCALLOPED APPLES BY BERTHA E. SHAPLEY Of Columbia University quart soft, stale bread crumbs 1 C % 1 Y % 1 N thoroughly | on quart sliced apples cup seedless raisins cup brown sugar teaspoon cinnamon teaspoon salt 1% cup cold water Melt butter, add crumbs and mix In a baking dish, well buttered, put a laver of crumbs, then a layer of apples and sprinkle with spugar mixed with cinnamon and salt. Repeat until crumbs are all used. of crumbs on top. Have a layer Bake in hour, or with Gently pour in the water. a moderate oven over one ¢ yntil apples are soft. Serve cream or hard sauce. Peaches may be used in apples, and nutmeg instead of namon. place of cin- to slx pounds. quarter pounds a year. by covering the body with a heavy|y layer of clothing- Brown as Indians. In a very short time our little pa- tients learn to enjoy the outdoor life, and become as brown as little Indians. | So intense is the tan that a woman Visiting in our vicinity for the first|! time, and seeing the children playing ¢ the beach, asked of there were| any white children in the institution That same woman, on going home to Massachusetts, told how she saw naked children running on the heach‘ in winter, and a friend of hers! thought that a great number must| die from exposure. She then remem-/| bered that she hadn't asked how many die from the cold and wrote us a letter for the desired information. Heliotherapy, we have found at the| Seaside, increases weight, cures tu-| berculosig, and in a most remarkable | i « i 1 manner, stops the suffering from pain t A comparison of the increase in p weight among our children, wilh‘I children of the same age attending t school throughout the country, | showed a remarkable difference in favor of those whose bodies were ex-1, Weight charts show that the average |, is the astonishing change condition best brought about|tient. A g R | your mind the picture of the ordinary crippled suffering from slandular disease, are | { allowed crawl into the water posed to the healing rays of the nun.\fim“ out is a Allow me first to recall to| case of bone tuberculosis, which 1§/ being cared for in the home or in a | general hospital. You are all famil- | ar with the pale undernourished| hild with the anxious expression, the | rritable disposition, the result of ong nights of «listurbed rest and con- ant pain. After about ten days of sun treatment, there is noticed a sur-| Jrising change. The appetite has im-| proved, the skin has taken on the; glow of health, the expression is hap- | py and contented, no longer irritable and fretful, and|day and night. the sleep is long and undisturbed. the disposition is How Cripples Play. | While the recovery is being brought | about, the diseased bones and joints are immobilized by means of plaster| of Paris bandages or braces and the| children, as well as those| to indulge in the usual ac- ivities of childhood. During the fine veather, our bed patients, even are sarried to the beach where they at- end classes, play in the sand or| One of our pa-| jents, who was admitted with both | limhs completely paralyzed | spinal tuberculosis m"unllyi earning to swim, while the power | ower gain for a normal child, between the| ¢ coming back into his limbs, even | ages of two and twelve, s from fnur’l" fore he was strong enough to walk. Children at the Sea-| yjipough he still wears a large Calot | side average gains of eleven and a|j,ket, during the baseball season he \.v. monstrated his skill as pitcher. The | ature during exposure of the naked Even more striking than the gain| .,y hoy he has been unable to strike | body to the cold has much to do with in weight o little fellow who has one’ Starting Thomas Sunday Ince’s Night Masterpiece who, when he comes to bat, is able to support himself with one crutch and| still use both arms for a full swing at the ball. ! Although most of our children entrance are suffering from an active disease and complaining of intense pain, it is most unusual for them to have any pain after they have had the sun treatment for about ten days. One boy of rather unusual intelligence who could give a fairly accurate de- | cription of his symptoms before ad- mission, stated that for a year and a half he had been in constant pain After about ten days of exposure to the sun, his pain/ completely disappeared and has not| since recurred In addition to heliotherapy during recent years various other forms of | adlant energy have gained more or less popularity in the treatment of surgical tuberculosis. The X-ra dium, the Alpine rays and the Q lamp are the commonly Claims have been made for remedies that they accomplish on | used those the most same thing as heliotherapy in a much | a Even if we are willing to grant that swollen glands subside on the application of those remedies nevertheless, we must deny any suc h; improvement in the general condition, | as is found with heliotherapy. Then, too, T cannot help feeling that the greatly increased metaholism neces- sary to maintain the hody temper- shorter time the improvement found | great vessels of | There is another procedure which, I fear, is too often practiced in the hope of reliet in tubercular adenitis. | I refer to the removal of tonsils and | adenoids. The report from the Roch- ester clinic where about 16,000 ton- | silectomies were done in one winter showed little if any improvement in | glands of the neck after operation. In | going into the history of our own | cases we have found that a large | percentage of them have had the tonsils removed without any benefit, that T have been able to observe, and | Before closing, there are just a few | words T would like to say about the surgical care of tubercular at For a great many years, it has heen | observed that tuberculosis of the dorsal spine had a much lower mor- | tality than disease in the lumbar re- | gion, and this in its prox imity to the lungs and heart and the the chest. We have | now come to believe that this is due to the relative inaccessibility of s in this region to the sur- | knife. Abscesses in the lum- | bar region, on the other hand, have a shorter distance to burrow usually quickly opened and the charge continues, all too often, until the death of the patient 1f left , most of those ahscesses would 1t they threa to rupture, aspiration through healthy and as far away from the most prom inent part of the abscess, is the most your hatter fit you is to be assured of just the right hat. THE ARCADE cesses. spite of ->- DANCE -:- B—ASS=MBLY—( JESTER'S FORMERLY BARDECK'S HALL Saturday - Sept. 30, 8:15 to 12 Roy Wards' Recording Orchestra of New Haven — With Roy .n Person — The floor has been seraped and repolished making it the best New England. 120—FEDERAL TAX 50—STATF dis- tissue in AD. TAX 500 8o ! satistactory treatment Thendore Roberts Madge Bellamy Florence Vidor Lloyd Hughes Augmented Orchestra Sunday