The herald., 1896-10-10
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! HERALD'S X.RAY CLINIC
PHYSICIANS AMAZED.

A score of local physicians and sur
dated In the dark room at a time, veri-
fled yesterday morning the incredible
reports Of The Herald's "X-ray" appar-
atus and its helpful efficiency in their
profession. With three exceptions each
of the visiting doctors and surgeons
brought with him one or more patients
suffering from various causes found
upon exposure to the new light to be due
to bullets, infiammatory enlargements.
sprained cords, needles in flesh, (two
cases), etc. None of the cases presented
by the doctors were of the class common
to the free clinics, who come thinking
they have serious irremediable 'trou-
bic and find 1t to be temporary sprain
or slight lesion quickly subject to mild
treatment.
Most of the patients present requested
that their Affections be withheld from
the wide publicity Of The Herald 3 col
umns and of the few described even
their connection with the physician
bringing them is omitted in Difference to
this generally expressed modesty among
the patients.
Case No AZ showed a bullet lodged In
the humerus and plainly visible.
NO. A, an adult male, had a sprained
ankle which under the ray showed In
flammatory enlargement under way.
No. 81 showed the point Of a needle
lodged In joint Of first and second phal-
anges of the third finger.
No. Sc, q male adult, showed an en-
largement Of the condyles of the hum
erus extending up the shaft. This was
made plainly visible to all present by
comparison with normal bone of oppo-
site arm.
No. So, an adult male, physician, ex-
amined for disease of stomach. With a
small Crookes' tube used it was found
impossible to get perfect view Of the
internal organs of this patient at the
waist 1t developed during the exami-
nation that thick as the obstruction was
the hand of the examining physician
could be detected clear through his body.
DR.. Beeson of Chicago, Ills, who had
had some experience with less effect
ual "X-ray" apparatus in that city, as
sisted DR.. Yoakum during the clinic and
submitted a complete human skull with
shot and bullets fastened at various
points all over 1t, inside and outside.
with surgeons plaster. All were plain
ly visible and exactly located by those
present. Dr. Beeson said that the i'm
mense advancement shown in The Her
AIDS "X-ray" apparatus over the ma
chine he examined in Chicago, which
was OF the best made sixty days ago, was
simply wonderful.
All of the doctors present were able to
count the fingers Of the hand through
block Of solid wood eight inches In
thickness.
The expressions Of interest, delight
and wonder among those present were
universal and without exception sincere
and emphatic. -
It developed in conversation that the
great majority Of cases by which the
reputation OF attending physician or
surgeon was hurt, and upon which suits
against them were brought and dam
1ryv, 81.
the imperfect setting or the subsequent
treatment Of bone fractures. In this de-
partment of surgery the operator must
not only work in the dark, but in cases
where great or uneven swelling Of the
surrounding tissues takes place, the
fession are often at loss to determine
whether the fractured bones are, first,
properly set, and, secondly, whether
they continue to stay so. Uneven SWELL
ing may push them apart or across one
another in way impossible to distin-
guish externally until after the SWELL
Ing is reduced. And by that time CO.
hesion may be begun and the turning
and twisting necessary to Judge Of ac-
curate position be unadvisable for fear
of new separation even more danger
GUS than the original fracture because
of. the new osteous secretions COM
menced Mt the fractured ends. OF this
'~Ab - 40 POI sicAAoAiy AldIu
TO convince the ordinary jury, and cases
of heavy damages for improperly set
bones are common in law. On the prin-
ciple that 1T is the consumer who pays
the tax" surgeon is justified in Off
setting this greater liability to damages
In this class Of cases by a proportion
ately. greater charge as compared with
the charges of other sorts Of operations.
For these reasons the new light is q
great boon to both patient and surgeon.
and, in cases where the surgeon is called
In only for the operation. a physician at
tending the convalescence, 1t is of ad-
vantage to all three. By it the correct
setting of broken bones and any change
of position during convalescence is as
easily distinguishable as If the bone Law |
bare of flesh before the surgeons eye.
Among those present were DIR. Will !
lam c. Harrison and patient. DR.. Stoner
and patient, Dr. George w. Lasher and |
patient. DIR. Hubert Nadeau and pa
tient. DR.. Stewart and two catients. |
DR.. Kingsbury and patient, L. God
mark and patient, DIR. Stout and pa
tient, Dr. Mccullough and patient, Dr..
p. A. Cailhol and patient, DR.. Turner of |
San Bernardino. DR.. Henry H. Nav |
nard, DR.. Loring. U. s. A.; DR.. VIII L.
Wade. DR.. Southworth, DR.. Leonard
Dearth, DR.. Given, DR.. Beeson Of Chi
cago. Dr. Ira c. Fisher and DR.. Yoakum
and several patients