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Show Tito Sun us Medicine. Hjl In several places In this country, cs HH pcclally lu the West, bays the 'Sail HH Francisco Argonaut, experiments nro HH being mado with tho hopo of curing IHJ tuberculosis by concentrating the sun's ,HJ rays upon tho chests of sufferers. Tho HH reflector is generally a concave mirror HH about threu feet in diameter, some. HH times overlaid with blue glass. AH tho HH light reflected from It Is concentrated HH upon nu area six inches is diameter. HH Tints an intense bluo light Is obtained, HH which, it is assorted, is sufficiently HJ strong to pass entirely through tho HH body, aud even to reproduce a plctur" HH placed upon tho back. The patleut's IH chest Is bared, nud ho is seated in H front of tho reflector. The Inteuso HH light is thrown upon his chest for two HJI hours or moro each day. It is assert DJI cd that thu light penetrates tho lung HI and destroys tho bacilli. HI |