The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-19
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"One of the most useful places that
believe the rays can be used is i'm the
medical profession in the restoring Of
sight and hearing" says DR.. =. j. Glib
bOns in the Syracuse Herald. As you are
aware persons often lose their sight either
because the eyeball is destroyed, or when
the eyeball Is perfect. because the optic
nerves become diseased and are destroyed.
1t is the same way with the ear We lose
hearing because of the destroying of the
ear proper. or. where the ear Is perfect. by
the loss of the nerve of hearing. IL the
optic nerve or the nerve of hearing is not
destroyed. but the eyeball or the ear
proper should be destroyed. I believe that
We Will be able in the near future to make
an artificial eye or an instrument to take
the place or the ear, by which we can
utilize the y Iays in such a manner that
1t will convey to the nerves of sight or
hearing the same impression that the nor
NAL organ does at present. The eye is Il
camera and it is through the action OF
the y rays in the air that We are able TO
have Impressions carried to the rctina.
When the sight Is destroyed We must be
able TO discover something to take its
place. The blind. because of the y rays
in the air, can distinguish light from
darkness, and II powerful light is
placed in front of them they can easily
tell 1t, because the y rays penetrate tho
optic nerve or center of sight In the
brain. | believe that If we can make an
artificial eye which will be composed most
ly of chemical substances which have the
same effect on the optic nerves with the
aid Of the rays, that sight in such case
will he restored am convinced that In
the commercial world in very short time
we will be able to speak on the telephone
and see the person at the other end that
we are speaking TO. bcause of the repro
duction of the forms through Crookes'
tube by means of the y rays" DR. Glib
bons was formerly resident of'Pittston,
but now lives in Syracuse. He is IA broth
er of DR.. II. II. Gibbons, of this city.
Robert Morris Lodge of Tvorites will
! not be grudged the $500 profit made on
Tuesdays eisteddfod. The event greatly
furthered the name of Scranton in other
cities. In Wales the affair was watched
with interest. The news has not Vet
reached there. but when it does there viii
not be an abundance of unspeakable joy.
| OF the several compositions received in
| the literary contests from the land of song
| not one was successful. After the els
| teddfod Tuesday night the executive COM
| mittce entertained the visitors and dis
| tinguishd officials of the eisteddfod Da-
| vid Davis, the adjudicatOr on music. left
| for his Cincinnati home before daybreaK
Wednesday. :. Bard Edwards. of Potts.
| villC and the Wilkes-Barre contingent
| also left for home on the morning train.
| During his stay here. Mr.. Edwards was
| the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan u.
| Daniels, of Division street. The FORUM
ate ones who received prizes at the els
| teddfod were busy yesterday receiving
| concentrations. Sarah A. Jones' the VIA
| ner on The Tribune's short story contest.
| has never before attempted any literary
| work. Her pupils at No. IS school yes
| terday held special exercises over the sue
| cess of their teacher. David Stevans. the
| West Side singer, won more prizes than
| any man at the eisteddfoJ. The affair
| was big success and there will be an
| annual repetition of It,,
II II I,
A flash light photograph was taken
| of the Scranton Choral union after its
rehearsal last night in the Young Mems
| Christian Association hall. The union. $50
| strong will sing "'rhe Messiah under
! the leadership of Haydn Evans Monduy
| night in the Frothingham for the benefit
| of the Railroad department of the Young
! Mems Christian association. The photo
| graph was taken by Easterline and from
| IL Il cut will he made for use in printing
| the programmes.
Scranton people are very quick to grasp
| the fads and notions which originate in
| the large Cities said a well-known drum
| mer in the Wyoming House. "'rhis seems
| to he true of your social. business and
| other doinRs. Other cities of this size
| have their fads. too, but the fads are pc.
| culiar to those cities. But here 1t is dlf-
ferent. Scranton has nothing peculiar to