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… for June 13, 1914. Dr. Rollier of Leysin, Europe, cures 1,000 out of 1,200 tuberculosis patients sent him and uses only the sun's power.
The method requires expert management, but it seems that they begin by exposing the feet, then the legs, thighs, etc., finishing with the head.
The next discovery is that the “tanning” or bronzing of the skin confers equally the power to resist cold and heat.
The Indian Medicine Man told us that long ago, and we didn't believe it. But now it is given by our own medicine men, and we are building sun hospitals as fast as we can. Dr. Rollier shows us pictures of numbers of children who came very ill to his sun hospital in the mountains, and now they are to be seen hearty and well; so strong that they are seen playing naked in the snow and enjoying it hugely.
It goes without saying that such matters must be under expert guidance, but no boy can go far wrong if he follows these general instructions: Begin by going barefooted, then take a little sun roast each day, wearing a hat only. Never take it when it is unpleasant and never take enough to burn, much less blister the skin.
When you have your coat of tan, your feelings will tell you why I confer honors for sunburn, and how wise are the wild things that take a sunbath when they feel a little out of sorts.
THE BIG BEAR HUNT
The Bear Hunt with spears is a game that I have recently invented and developed with success. The bear is about five feet long from tail to snout and is made of burlap and hay on a backbone of board which runs the whole length.
The spears are made with iron heads and hickory handles, altogether five feet long, with a bunch of colored wool eighteen inches from the top; this is to identify the spears, ..text pokračuje
