Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-17
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In the Investigation of the
Strange Roentgen Rays.
Edison At Work With His Own In
vention ''FIuorescent Tubes"
Remarkable Results Obtained in Experiments
in New York City

New York, Feb. lot was announced
by Mr.. Edison, last night, that he soon
expects to make snap shot photographs
through any substance of medium thick
ness, except steel or iron. with his new
tubes, christened by himself - Fluorescent
Tubes. " He worked until 2 A. NJ, Satur-
day, on his favorite tubes, ard he now
thinks he has them perfect.
He succeeded in getting clearly defined
limoges of strips of various metals ON a
sensitized plate, the rays penetrating a
heavy piece Of cardboard and a vulcanized
plate holder in getting to the plate, in
seven seconds.
Mr.. Edison also tried to send the OK
rays over telephone wire, but the trial
was unsuccessful, as have been all other
experiments he made to reflect or concen-
trats the mysterious ctheric vibrations.
Roentgen S theories seem to be correct
In every particular, said the inventor.
and there is little doubt, if these rays
are really In the ether. that he has discov
cred new force, or energy, in the same
category with light, heat and electricity.
AS matter of fact, all matter is tuned TO
certain vibration, and any force con
tanning the same vibrations affects all
classes of matter tuned to that particular
KEY
The attempts to anticipate results
with these rays have developed some alb
surd and ridiculous suggestions, but that
Roentgen 5 discovery opens tine way to
wonderful insights into natures secrets Is
true, Notwithstanding
The inventor said that he was nearly
ready to attempt his experiment of photo
graphing u human brain. and after he
had done that he would stop his expert
mcnts and leave further DEVELOPMENTS to
others.
In the laboratory of Columbia college,
Professor Pupin was busy the better part
of Saturday, experimenting with Roent-
gen, or \ rays, the purpose of his expert
ments being to devise plan whereby in
Simultaneous pictures of the invisible may
be made In all his experiments the pro-
lessor used the static machine, with the
spark gap and Leyden jars. The pictures
secured were excellent, but the time of
exposure was too long to suit him, and he
hopes yet to make picture with an in
stant's exposure.
One picture was remarkable. On a
Photographic plate holder containing a
highly sensitized plate, Professor Papin
placed a small aluminium dish. in the
inner sides Of which were some has reliefs,
the outside of the dish being perfectly
smooth
The professor turned the cathode rays
On the figures, and gave them an exposure
of 40 minutes. When the plate was de-
veloped there was just suggestion on it
of the aluminium dish, but the raised
figures stood out plainly in all their detail
AS the figures had been moulded on the
aluminium dish, they were thicker than
the dish itself and thus more Opaque.
The purpose Of the experiment, as Pro.
lessor Pupin explains, was to test the
capacity of aluminium. and he was much
pleased with the result
Much interest was excited in medical
circles by the report Of the photographine
of the uniformed arm of a child, as
stated, by DIR. William T. Morton Of No.
10 East 2Sth street.
The picture obtained by DR. Morton,
while not what the doctor had hoped for,
still clearly showed that by the use of a
very high current of electricity in the
generation of the cathode rays, all the de-
tails of the malformations in the child IS
arm would have been plainly pictured to
the eye.
1t was expected that DR.. Morton would
resume his experiments, yesterday, but he
did not do so, as he devoted the day to a
study on scientific lines of the cathode
rays. He will try again shortly to photo
graph the crippled limbs of children, with
Il view to aiding surgery.
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