The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-31
Light In Ones Stomach.

By the latest application of electricity
to the medical science it has become pos
sible to utilize the human head as a lan-
tern. This, says the New York Herald,
was proved by DR.. Wendell G. Phillips on
Wednesday night before 9 meeting Of the
laryngological section Of the Academy OF
Medicine.
The electrical apparatus used is called
"head illuminator." It consists Of a
small incandescent globe and an electric
light of three candle power and about as
big as grape. It is adjusted to the end
of rubber tube, which in appearance re-
sembles lead pencil, and through which
the wires reach the globe.
In demonstrating the properties of
this light before the Academy of Medi-
cine, DR.. Phillips called small boy to
the platform and placed the instrument
in his mouth. The boy closed his lips,
all the lights were turned out and then
the light in the instrument was turned
on.
Immediately the boys cheeks became
translucent, and every vein and imper-
fectiop of the skin stood out with dis
tinctness, The light also shone through
the upper part Of the face.
'The beauty of this illuminator," said
DIR. Phillips, Giles in the fact that it en-
ables us to read certain conditions of the
head which could be only learned hereto
fore by operations or probings. If the
light shines through one side of the face
and not the other, we know the dark side
is affected.
att also throws a light through tho
of the bone which under other oircum-
drilling in the bones.
"Placed in the corner of tho eye, the
lines shine up through the cavity in the
frontal bone just over tho eyebrow. Ca
tarrhal diseases are thus located"
Here the doctor placed small section
of rubber hose oyer the light which he
held in his hand at the time.
"Now notice how this shines through
my thumb" he continued. "Well, If
there was splinter there it could be
accurately located. Any disarrangement
of the small bones of the hand could be
asoertained in the same manner.
"This practical use of electricity in
surgery is not new, however," added the
doctor. ''The first man to utilize it was
Voltolini. In regard to these newer in
struments which I have about me, have
Just added improvements.
':Here is a search light" said DR.. Phil
lips, taking up curved piece of nickel
made to fit over the head and come down
between the brows. Between the brows
was lens which stood out like the glass
in a bull's-eye lantern. It was copnec-
ted by wires with q storage battery, a
switch was turned and a bright light
shone out from the apparatus like star
OH the forehead of ballet dancer.
"This light" said the physician,
"shines into and down the throat of a
patient who is being examined for
throat troubles. This latter examination
can also be performed by the insertion
of small electric light about the size OF q
pea.
"There is another instrument, consist
ing of flexible tube with a small lamp
at the end and connected with battery.
The patient swallows this lamp, and
when it reaches the stomach it shines
through, so diseased organism can Do
plainly read from the outside. The CIR
culation is visible, and on abnormal de-
yelepment stands out like mole on
PERSONS cheek.
"All these implements and devices" !"
added DR.. Phillips, in conclusion. "are
the results of study made by prominent
physicians and surgeons. have not ~
vented these things, have only deVel'
oped them. we haven't reached the
highest development of the use OF cleo
tricitv In the medical science yet, Weare
working now on new lines.