New England College of Optometry - Scope Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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institution physician's, or metaphysicians library is complete without available text- books treating upon this great Natural Color Science and Art. Nothing can compare to the sunlight colors as a health producer, dis- ease eliininator, and beauty builder. Even the healthful air itself depends on Colorful Nature. The attention of the Twentieth Century world was focused upon the miraculous cure wrought upon the body of King George ol Britain who, stricken by 11 serious illness, had been pronounced close to death after his medical staff had exhausted all resources to effect a cure. Then, thinking no harm could be done, a therapeutic expert, with the heal- ing Color-rays, was called in to treat the King. Immediately after the Color-rays were project- ed a noticeable improvement started and in- creased day by day until the King was re- covered. Ancient writers said that the red blood is the life. Science has proven that the Sun Colors are the life of the blood, which dis- tributes this sunlight energy to every organ and cell of the body. Chromologists ancl Chromo-Therapeutists agree that scientifical- ly and naturally one can heal through Color- light rays by charging and activating the nerves, glands, and blood-in fact, every or- gan and cell in the body. If sunlight is examined through an equi- lateral high-power Prism, and then the re- flected Colors cast from the Prism upon a screen or mirror, we can readily observe a spectrum of violet, indigo, blue, purple. green, yellow, orange, and red. Three inches above the violet, it will be found that finer Color-waves sent by the sun are causing a powerful chemical effect which makes plants grow. One inch below the spectrum are ether waves of heat. Color lights cuie by helping the body tis- sues help themselves. Therefore, light rays may cure even when they cannot seem to reach directly the affected areas, since a vital response of the entire body occurs when ex- posed to light. Projected Color lights focused upon the body generally not only assist in curing a local condition but benefit the whole body. The principle of Color Therapy is to har- ness the seven visible colors of the sunlight spectrum into electrical energy by the use of a white filtered projector lamp and clear crystal ophthalmic lenses and prisms with the seven basic selectors, together with their vis- ible colors, and five commonly used combina- tions, which total of 12 comprises a wide range of application in the Therapeutic field. Many other combinations, however, may be built up according to the individual require- ment as indicated by the varying conditions of the body and cyes. It is logical to conclude that, if Natures invisible infra-red, ultra-violet, X-rays, and radium rays, well known and commonly used, are beneficial to health and growth, the visi- ble energy rays would also be as helpful, or even more so. The visible sun and its vital- izing offspring of color-energies are friendly fellows. Each individual color-energy is capable of serving mankind, both physically and psychologically. A color-ray Normalizer Projector with requisite accompaniments is far preferable to the mercury lamp light or the ordinary makeshift colored lamps, since it has an adaptable penetration and is not dangerous to the patient, as it does not burn, blister, or have any after effects. It more closely duplicates the actual solar spectrum and can be regulated for any size body sur- face or applied directly to the eyes without any harmful effects. 56 all 3? CHROMOTHERAPY ADAPTED TO EYE CARE Chromotherapy is proving to be the most revolutionary modern forward step in the re- conditioning of the entire ocular nervous sys- tem. Vfonderful progress has been made in this field during the past ten years by a grow- ing group of scattered optometrists who have PAGE FIVE

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or over-corrected nearsightedness Qmyopiaj may also cause temporary sensitiveness to light, but in the majority of cases it is the per- son's wrong mental attitude towards light and its effects on the eyes, and wrong tendencies and practices of cutting out light from the eyes rather than cultivation of the ability to acclimate the eyes to light and sunshine. Sunshine is a natural neutralizer of disease and accumulated wastes in the body, and we should cultivate the habit of utilizing all pos- sible sunshine in both summer and winter months of the year. Sun energy is Cod- given life energy for regaining, maintaining and insuring permanent health. Any physi- cian will verify the fact that there is more sickness during winter than in summer. Research has shown that the sun's rays can kill bacteria and statistics have proven that in sunny weather there are fewer infectious diseases, such as influenza, than in dull weath- er. There are two elements in sunshine which possess antitoxic and healing properties: light and warmth. Too many of us tend to hibernate during the winter months. How many of us who, through necessity, must work long hours in air-conditioned or poorly ventilated and arti- ficially lighted buildings spend our leisure hours in outdoor activities? It is surprising from a health standpoint that an overwhelm- ing majority of people, particularly in the winter time, spend most leisure hours in- doors. Because the sunshine is free like air and, water we tend to take it for granted and overlook the importance of taking advantage of every sun ray possible. A most effective method of absorbing sun rays in both winter and summer is through the eyes. Almost everyone at some time dur- ing the day or week can sit in the sun with- out eyeglasses or sunglasses and absorb valu- able sunshine through the eyes. As an eye- sight specialist, from practical experience and research, I cannot emphasize too strongly that sunshine is not harmful to the eyes as too many people seem to believe. It is most PAGE FOUR beneficial to both eyes and general health. The sun is neither ultraviolet nor infra-red rays, as many misinformed individuals be- lieve, but is a combination of all the rays of the spectrum and is very essential to plant and animal life. The oculist or optometrist with a knowl- edge of color therapy anil nature therapy would never recommend tinted lenses or sun- glasses, since he would know that the human being is so sensitive to colors that they speed or slow his muscles, make him calm or dizzy, and distort his iudgment. Impressions on the brain are made through the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell, and of these the most varied sensations are conveyed through the eyes. Psychologists tell us that the degree of sensuous satisfaction is greatest through the organs of sight, and least in the sense of taste. Some of our strongest impres- sions are transmitted to the body and mind by means of color. Color is the greatest phenomenon in the world. If there were no sunshine color rays on our planet, there would be no life and we would not be able to read at all. Sh HX: Il? THE SCIENCE OF CHROMOTI-IERAPY AND COLOR ENERGY It has long been accepted that the sun is man's greatest health restorer, but now science has discovered adaptable means by which in- valuable Color-lights may be projected and transferred upon and into the human body and eyes. The editor of the journal of the Ameri- can Medical Association, Dr. Morris Fish- bein, has said: Perhaps the most striking trend in modern scientific investigations of the cause and cure of disease is the amount of attention being paid to the effects of light. That which modern science now calls Chromotherapy, or Color Therapeutics, has been recognized as an important factor in the healing profession throughout the civilized world of science and education. No health

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been making research in this field and who have learned the value o. color ray in eye treatment. The two better known function- ing groups today are the College of Syntonic Optometry in the United States and the Roy- al College of Science in Toronto, Canada. Instruments especially adapted for projecting the visible color lights directly upon and into the eyes have been found strikingly effective in the treatment of cataracts, toxic ambly- opia, subnormal vision, night blindness, color blindness. sensitiveness to light Qphotopho- biaj. strabisnius or cross-eyes. and many other ocular nerve disorders. Chromotherapy has been found particular- ly helpful in cases of over-active nervous hy- pertension, tonic spasm of accommodation, emotional nervousness and hyper-sensitive ness. Because these cases frequently find it impossible to relax completely, it is dillicult for them to accent or tolerate the static ret- inoscopic finding at one meter. After sev- eral relaxing color treatments the patient will usually be able to accept the retinoscop- ic finding with ease. :Xl fl? if PUBLICATIONS CONCERNED XVITH CHROMOTHERAPY l. 'ALights, Colors, Tones and Natures Fin- er Forces , by Ernest Stevens, M.Sc., Ph.D. Dealer: XV. M. Beighton, 431 Clipper St., San Francisco, Calif. QDo not know if avail- able now.j 2. True Chroinotherapy'', by Ernest Stevens Qsame as abovej. Pub. 1938. 3. The Seven Keys to Colour Healing , by Roland Hunt, A.M.I.C.A., Ms.D., Ps.D., Committee Member of Cosmotherapy. Pub- lished by The C. XV. Daniel Co. Ltd.. Ash- ingdon, Rochford, Essex. England, approx- imately l940. Dealer: New Order Studios. 228 McAllister St., San Francisco 2, Calif. 4. How to Cure Eye Diseases TVithout Op- eration , by XVm. Luftig. M. D. Qllerlinj. Published 1939 by the Camelot Press, Ltd., London and Southampton, England. Agents PAGE SIX in Great Britain: The C. YV. Daniel Co. Ltd., 40 Great Russell St., London, XV.C.I. 5. Course in Specific Light Therapy , by Dr. Carl Loeb. Published 1939 by Acti- no Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, Ill. Qno lon- ger in existencej. May find in old libraries. 6. Material on the use of Infra-Red and Ultra-Violet instruments may be secured from Dr. George E. Crosley, Director, Physiother- apy Dept., Munn-Farnsworth Clinic, jones- ville, Wlisc. 7. The Syntonic Principle-Its Relation to Health and Ocular Problems, by Harry Ri- ley Spitler, D.O.S., M.D., M.S.. Ph.D. Pub- lished by College of Syntonic Optometry, Ea- ton, Ohio. Note: No. 4 above by Luftig places emphasis on Nature-Therapy and Color- Therapy. ZUCKERBRAUN TO HEAD SCOPE STAFF Hfith the graduation day rapidly approach- ing, the present long-suffering staff of The Scope will hand over its reins to a com- pletely new regime, headed by Leonard Zuck- erbraun in the ofhce of Editor-in-Chief. Aid- ing and abetting him in his task will be Lew- is Rabinowitz as associate editor and the ed- itor's right hand man. The business managers oflice, certainly a most important post, will be handled by Theodore Goolst. whereas Y'Villiam Myers will move up from the ranks and take charge of the circulation department. The office of advertising manager is ttill open to an aggressive member of the student body. The new staff will have its assignment ahead of it-to keep the publication at the professional and literary level established by the previous staff and to improve on it-if possible. To accomplish this, the Whole- hearted support of the entire student body is solicited for the magazine during the com- ing year.