The Red Cloud chief., 1882-10-20

Standing Ia one conner a the ruom %
. tripod was . double copper cyiinder.
and which I found 10 be . pump worked
after the fashso1 of gas reservoir.
That is. by r.ising the inner cylinder. so
which wD attached . nie.iy-yr.ded
system 81 make-weish,s. ihr water con
Il nd N the ouief cylinder would. ~
the ni-~i cyiind~r or piunSrr desc-nd-
ed. be cycnis and gradually forced into
\ series Of connecting pipes whose pus.
pose I shall explain further On. Near
by stood a powerful Bunsen battery.
compac;iy put in . chest and between
these an upright. on which vas sixei .
regular disc. and from which depended
q series Of wires and tubs. The winrs
simply carried the electric current. the
current being cut OF or completed BY
the ordinary thumb screw; the tubes.
which were 81 red rubber and about the
size Of . Quill. were connected with
the pump | mentioned jnsi now. Near
b. stood \ tray full Of silver tubes ol
various sizes and shapes. and altogether
the apparatus looks . rather formidable
affair"
did you see the instrument in oprr.
atom asked the reporter. with grow
ing interest
Il did" replied the doctor. while
l was looking nj the machine . patient
afflicted with calculus was brought in.
and DIR. Mite invited me to STAY. Sc
lecting what he called . 'cys,oscopc.'
he handed il To me for examination. ]
found IL to be in appearance exactly
like an ordinary sound; but on studying
il closely ! found il 10 he a much more
intricate piece Of mechanism. TN un-
screwing the bent tip | saw . tiny loop
Of twisted silver and platinum wire,
while between the point and the angle
was an oblong opening. which really
served n n window. The whole instru-
ment was hollow and held not only this
wire bu; an arrangement Of double
tubes for the receipt of n stream Of
water. TO be furnished through two tiny
nozzles. which were screwed on the
ends Of the small rubber pipes you re-
member my speaking about. The up
per end was shaped fu~nnelwise. at the
apex Of which was n small but strong
telescope. and at the curve of the
sound DIR. Mite informed me was .
clear. rejecting prism.
The patient being put on the table.
the battery wires and water tubes were
connected and Immediately the wire
loop in the top OF the instrument be-
came brightly incsndescent The doc
tor placed the instrument in nv hand.
and. thanks to the constant stream Of
cold water which p~ercolsted through
20. la.rk Z. ra-.t "a ,.z LII
steel should be. The instrument was
introduced and DIR. Nitze asked me tO
look. applied my eye and could not
repress 4 cry OF wonder and admiration.
II was like looking Mt the illuminated
circle Of a magic lantern. There in the
dark rccesses Of the patients body ]
could see n little group OF four mis-
chievous. uric-tinted concretions. No
need of cropping around in the dark
with a lithoritc after that; their posi-
ton could be rs accurately marked
down rs the towns in a map 1t was
simply wonderful"
"Its use is not confined to that par
ticular species Of investigation, l take
it." said the reporter.
"Oh dear, no." answered the doctor.
while in Vienna | saw the electro
endoscope put to n number of tests. and
in N instance saw the interior of n
mans stomach illumined for over q
hands breadth rs though it had been a
book placed with n the RAYS of u shaded
lamp. Every hollow OF the body can be
lit up and the secrets of disease Brought
into light. Mind | do not say that this
is An instrument that every one a use.
or that should be used indiscriminatcly.
but there is little doubt in my mind that
it is n most valuable invention. and that
by its AID much hat is now battling will
come within the durable. In q word.
with the c!cctro-endoscope and the mod
iiica'ions that will surely follow. q sur
geon will actually be able TO see that
which he but gucsscs at. At all
/ was so struck with the beauty
and necessity of the instrument that l
ordered one of the makers. expect il
in a few days, and when il omc ] will
YOU know. 80 that YOU may be able,
rs ! have already been. to look right
down into a man. FROM InterUieW. ia
San Francisco Chronicle.