New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
VONDERS OF ROENTGEN IA Us.
PICTURES OF THE HAND IN WHICH THE
FLESH is NOT VISIBLE.
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY ORIGINAL MEIi4oIS-
A STORY FROM PARIS WHICH Is

WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY ORIGINAL
STORY FROM PARIS WHICH is
DIsBEIIEvED.
Tho new process in photography brought TO the
notice of the pubic by the discovery OF the foeeh
rays is constantly undergoing development LVeis
day some new feature or possibility Is Drought ~
lirht The latest advance Is the development Oh
The power of the rays by Dr. William j. Norton
80 M 70 East Twenty eighth-st, so that IN the
pictures Of the human hand the hesh "h'ch mas
heretofore been distinctly visible IN the sehsitizeu
Mate is entirely obliterated On Friday Dr. Nor
ton had occasion to use the process IN coiiiee''o"
with mis- surgical work, and by means OF IL ne sue
coeded in locating needle in the patients foot.
When seen Yesterday at his office by Tribune
reporter in regard to his work. Dr. Morton sa'o'
81 do not care talk about my work IN reIefe'eo
to surgery but would speak Of II from an expert
mental point of view. All OF the WORK '"a'
have done up to the present time has been accom-
n.soed with a static machine. without any con-
VORTEX and even frequently without any Leyden
lars / have been striving 10 develop the t'ohtseh
process along original lines. and, In place OF the
regulation Crookes tubes. L have been using from
the beginning. vacuum tubes or my own device, inc
characteristic OF them being that they have either
two external electrodes. or one external ana one
internal II may be that this is not the best way
but in the absence of the imported Crookes tubes
which are only just beginning TO arrive IL mas
enabled me obtain the most perfect results 'ia'
have yet seen. The interest OF these Ie~"i'S "s'
In the fact the flesh is entirely ophterateo,
leaving the bones In sharp and distinct outline ana
in some cases the bones are penetrated showing
what lies beneath them.
"These results show very great intensity OF the
rays as produced by my methods and also sho"
that after a period OF further research we may De
able to handle the rays so as to produce just inc
intensity and penetration that we may DESIRE
What gives me the most satisfaction Is the fact
that my development of the subject has been orig
inal The reason why came to use the method
that / have that could not obtain good
Crooke's tubes in this country. Consequently OBJ
tanned radometer bulb. which has worked hneiy'
have ordered three Crooke's tubes from Europe,
which | expect 10 receive Monday. The appa-
ratus for the use Of these tubes already in place
\ in nv laboratory, including a large and powerful
Ruhmkorff coil. i hope TO carry on experiments
with both methods and by a careful comparison OF
the results. assure myself 10 which Is the better
method.
AT present doing some experimental work
which demonstrates that without any loss OF
power the time of exposure may be greatly lessened
This afternoon l exposed to the action Of the rays
an egg with a chicken in 1t. The plate has not been
succession or not"
Dr. Morton was asked what he thought Of the
report printed in lie Soir'' of Paris LIE soir al
dentist In Paris. that he had disspated all neces-
siiy for having the toothache by means OF me
R0ntgen rays. DR.. Morton secuted the iaea ana De-
clared that he thought there was no truth In H.
Professor VI. l. Pupin was also seen at his once
In Columbia College in regard to this report he
said: 81 only one explanation Of the report ana
that is that It is a fake. do not believe that the
rays have any physiological effect Professor Pt-
pm also said that he had Discovers metn1d Dy
but he not willing to go into any details IN re-
gard 10 the matter as yet.