Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-07-08
MEDICAL SCIENCE.
Some Wonderful Inventions for
the Use Of Doctors.
Electric Search Lights That Are Employed
- In Exploring tho Interior OF tho
Human Systom for Various
Diseases.

Diseases.
BY the latest application of electric
ity to tho medical science it has be-
como possible to utilize tho human
head as 4 lantern. This was proved
by DIR. Wendell C. Phillips the
other night before mcoting of the
laryngological section of the New
York academy of medicine. The cleo
trical apparatus used il called . ''hcal
illuninator." 1t consists of small in
candcsccnt globe and an electric light
of thrcc condlc power and about as
big as grape. 1t is adjusted to the
end of q rubber tube, which in appear
nncc resembles n lead pencil and
through which tho wires reach the
globe. In demonstrating the proper
ties of this light before the academy
of medicine DR.. Phillips called small
boy to the platform anil placed the in
etrumopt in his mouth. The bow
closed his lips, all the lights were
turned out and then the light in the
instrument was turned on. Immcdi-
atcly the boys checks became tranalu-
cent and every vein and irnpcrfcction
OF tho skin stood out with diStinctncss.
The light also shone through the upper
part of the face.
The beauty of this illuminator,"
said DR.. Phillips to Herald man,
''lics in the fact that it enables US to
read certain conditions of the heal
which could only be learned hereto
fore by operations or probinT5. If the
light 9hino3 through one side of tho
face and not tho other we know tho
dark silc is afcctcl. 1t also throws o
light through tho bones of the face
and disclo3cG formations of the bono
which, under other circumstances,
could only be pGccrtaincd by drilling
to the boaca Placed in the corner of
the cyc, the light shines up through
the cavity in the frontal bone just over
tho eyebrow. Catarrhal diseases are
thus located"
Here tho doctor placed small Sec
tiou Of rcb5cr hose over the light
which he held il his hand at the time.
"Now notice how this shines through
my thumb" he continued "Wcu, if
thcrc was q Gplintcr there it could be
accurately located. Any dirarranec-
mont of tho snail bones OF tho hand
could be aScortoincd in the sar1c mon
ncr. This practical use Of electricity
In surgery is not now, however," add
cd tho doctor. "tThc first man to util-
izc it was Voltolini. In regard to these
newer inGtruncnG3 which have about
nc 1 have just added improvements.
Hero i9 q search light" said DIR.
Phillips, taking up n curved piece Of
nickel made TO Gt over the head and
como down between the brows. Be-
tween tho brow0 was Ions which
stood out like tho glass of q bull'g-cyc
lantern. 1t was connected by wircs
with storage battery. A switch wan
turned nnd bright light 8honc out
from the opparatus like star on tho
forehead Of ballet dancer. "Thig
light" caid the physician, ''Ghincs into
and down tho throat of patient who
10 being examined for throat troubles.
This lnttcr examination can also be
performed by tho inGcrtion Of n small
electric light tho size of o pac. There
is another instrument consulting of u
flexible tubo with email lamp nt tho
cnd and connected with n battery.
The patient swallows tho lamp, and
when it reaches the stomach it shincp
through so diseased orgnnisrn can DO
plainly read from the outside. The
circulation is visible and IN abnormal
development stands out like o mole on
q pcrson's cheek. All these ilnplc-
1nents and dcvices," added Dr. Phillips
in conclusion, ''are the result of study
madc by prominent physicians and
surgeons. 1 have not invented those
things. have only developed them.
We haven't reached tho highest devel-
opinent of tho use of electricity In tho
medical science yet. We arc working
NOW on new limos ~ >.