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be hailed by the over-enthusiastic as a panacea for
all the ills, aches and pains incident to the human
frame or it may be utterly condemned by the ultraconservative
as being of no use for anything. The
pendulum may swing back and forth between these
extremes for a longer or shorter time until we finally
arrive at a stats of equilibrium or happy medium after
painstaking investigators have eliminated extravagant
claims and informed us what results we can reasonably
expect and look for.
Undoubtedly the commercial exploitation of
Artificial Sunlight has done a lot of harm in ethical
circles. But what else could be expected when unqualified
persons began to administer treatment for
all sorts of conditions !
In order to achieve satisfactory results, Artificial
Sunlight treatment should not be given indiscriminately,
but cases should be selected and the treatment administered
by persons thoroughly conversant with the technique.
We must not expect immediate or startling
results and parents should be informed that they must
be prepared to attend regularly for at least three months.
In addition, we should realise that Artificial Sunlight
is only an adjunct to other measures. If a firmly
entrenched enemy position is to be captured, the general
in command does not simply order the infantry to
attack, but aeroplanes, big guns, field guns and every
available means are brought to bear and each does its
bit. In the same way we should not expect Artificial
Sunlight to do all the work. We should add every
available means in our armamentarium to ward off or
prevent the disease. After all, a skilful physician in
his prescription gives a little of this and a little of that,
each of which has its own part to play. In the
administration of Artificial Sunlight, if we bear these
things in mind we shall have fewer disappointments.
PROPHYLACTIC LIGHT CLINIC.
There are two ultra-violet ray lamps (one
suspension type and one of the standard type), thus