Again, the morning sun and the mid-day sun--the hours when
they are quite certain not to be up, are of more importance to them, if
a choice must be made, than the afternoon sun. Perhaps you can take them
out of bed in the afternoon and set them by the window, where they can
see the sun. But the best rule is, if possible, to give them direct
sun-light from the moment he rises till the moment he sets.
Another great difference between the _bed_-room and the _sick_-room is,
that the _sleeper_ has a very large balance of fresh air to begin with,
when he begins the night, if his room has been open all day as it ought
to be; the _sick_ man has not, because all day he has been breathing
the air in the same room, and dirtying it by the emanations from
himself. Far more care is therefore necessary to keep up a constant
change of air in the sick room.
It is hardly necessary to add that there are acute cases, (particularly
a few ophthalmic cases, and diseases where the eye is morbidly
sensitive), where a subdued light is necessary. But a dark north room is
inadmissible even for these.
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