The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
x-RAYs in THE BRAIN
Or. Middleton at the Asdleo-Chl., Pier
! Ges Bone and Marrow.
DONE WITH All ORDINARY CAMERA.
Not a shadow OF Intervening Skin
and Flesh. Through the Patients
Fracture ana Etsn His Nerves
Appcar-A Remarkable triumph
In science ana Surgery.

That the human brain can be clearly
photogra phed through scalp land skull
has been almost demonstrated and is
confidently claimed .by.young DIR. II. S.
Middleton, senior student of the Medi-
co-Chlrurglcal College. who delivered
very Interesting Lecture In the hospital
of that Institution last evening DR..
Middleton, who had been delegated by
the faculty soon after the N-ray theory
became Known to science. tn carry on an
investigation along, the new lines. was
selected because they deemed him better
lifted than any other man connected
with the institution To do the work ex-
haustively. They now, feel that their
confidence I'm him was not misplaced. for
he has apparently accomplished with an
ordinary camera what no other E-ruy
experimental specialist has claimed.
Having by this method photographed
clear through the larger, bones of a living
mans broken leg and produced Il dis
tinct picture of these bones and the Jag
gcd fracture In thcmy. as well as the
marrow, all entirely unclouded by the
intervening flesh shadows. DR.. Middle
ton made greater and more important
claim last might. II was that he could
reproduce In the camera the entire inner
texture of living beings brain.
The faculty of the Mcdico-Chi. were
iii his audience, and there is not the
least apparent reason to doubt that the
young Doctors sanguinc expectations
are based upon an exceptional measure
of actual scientific achievements The
students Of the cullcEs were also present
and the lecture was heartily enjoyed by
all as presenting decided revclatio
THE RI3AIA RKABLG PHOTOGRAPH
Exhibiting a photograph-no a shad-
owgraph-of the living patients broken
IN IE hn ID,
above the knee. the doctor explained 10
his audience that this had been pro-
cured by means of an ordinary camera
and Ltclair combination lens, with
the aid Of tho Roentgent y rays
The photograph exhibited was indeed
remarkah le in several particulars. 1t
showed not only the clear outlines vi
the tibia and it's Jagged fracture. but
even the darker inner lines of marrow.
The flesh did not appear even as a shad-
ow.
win sush result as this before us, -
said the doctor. Il feel that il is now
possible 10 photograph the brain-the
great object that has thus far hafIle,l
science This bone. you see, Is clearly
pictured as being round. moi nat. and
the fracture Is perfectly plain and can
be TRACED all around the bone. The sur
. face OF hardened lime salt, which forms
| after fractured bone has been sci
; SHOWS clearly. Beside the clcarly-de-
iihcd marrow shown in this bone there
! are IN It's centre two spots plain dis
cernible. showing the ibrous tissues oC
the nerves.
SANGuINI2 PREDICTION.
In order TO get these results. placed
on ordinary camera OH one sid, of tho
leg ana directly opposite on the other
side OF the member | placed the tube nj
distance of three or four inches.
This tube used IS one of nv own c,n-
struction. and has extending through its
diameter eight platinum wires. - .sulup
Eariating to common apex on the sur
will he obtained in a short time unlooi,-
editor and wonderful results"
me Baltimore Herald notes that the
most popular book that Austin oyer
wrote is prose work entitled The
Garden That ! Love" He is also the
author of three novels, Five Years ar