Show sun heaters to C cut ut I 1 death rate science seeks to duplicate burat curat curative iveRay raya 3 held only by sol anew NOW york development of radiant heat eat by beani means of which science Is becking to duplicate the curative rays of tho the sun bun ind and make artificial solar light available in homes and offices ia a the object of tests reported to the american chemical society by V F 11 chief chemist of the amer lean oas ass association laboratory an important reduction in the death rate and a rise in the average of health in cities through thit be medium of the ordinary portable room ll heater eater are the possibilities disclosed in the report these possibilities center in a use of the shorter infra red ray a quality in sunlight which has haa a definite nIte effect a and nd Is produced to an extent by fires commonly employed tor for heating or cooking measurements made in a series of s Z B her indicate adjustments and construction changes which will greatly increase the volun rie of radiant energy the report says these point the way to research to deter inano how man y ra rays ys other than infrared such as ultra violet veolet and visible are given orf olt by hea heaters teri and how these shall be developed to serve the cause of public health Rays Value recognized the value of radi radiant alif energy emitted ibl the llie sun for prolonging human life land and improving general health condl eions to 3 becoming universally recognized the report continues medical science has shown that people who have been deprived of the benefits of exposure to the sun still either by reason ot a elvce climatic conditions or because cau of belog confined within doors ar are nore susceptible to diseases of it rious kinds such each as tuberculosis pneumonia neurasthenia etc remarkable relief has hao been afforded children suffering from rom rickets and malnutrition by giving them suo sun baths and ancl otherwise bringing them into more direct contact with the beneficial rays of the sun the widespread I 1 interest n in this Is reflected by many of the more prominent hospitals and sanitariums in prescribing sun baths and exposure to artificial ultraviolet ultra violet rays la in tile treatment of certain diseases the health giving rays of the sun cannot penetrate fog smoke dust ordinary window glass or solid objects 0 of f such material as Is generally used for constructing houses and factories in many large cities fog smoke or dust obstructs the suns rays a great proportion of the time particularly during the winter months when the days are short and unpleasant and the inclination Is to remain inside as much as possible winter death rate high statistics show allow that during the winter months there are a great many moro more deaths than during the summer therefore if this vital radiant energy 13 3 to be obtained deaths decreased and general health conditions improved artificial radiant energy must be provided while the biologic effect of the ultraviolet ultra violet rays Is widely known it Is not generally realized that visible energy and the shorter infrared infra red rays have a definite value usually attributed to the power sess sem of penetrating the outer layen of the skin A higher intensity can be borne of incident energy of the visible or short infrared infra red and this Is thought to be b due to the greater of the shorter rays the energy emitted by the sun contains more visible risible and short infrared infra red energy than that emitted by a domestic fire and this would appear to explain ahyat why it Is possible to bear in comfort more sun energy than energy produced by an ordinary red hot body these indicate a direction of possible im provement pro in the gas radiant beater which should tremendously increase its value for heating beating and health purposes poses |