The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-14

may even expose the broken hearts that
adolescent persons are said to die of;
may reveal the Vaccinations of evil
minds, the foul that lies beneath the
fair. Let hypocrites tremble at the ad-
vent of this new camera.
The marvellous triumph of science re-
ported from Vienna is described to be
simple. The professor takes a social
ed Cookies pipe, viz, a vacuum glass pipe
with an induction current going
through ii, and by means of rays which
the pipe emits produces Photographic
plates. In contrast with the ordinary
rays Of light these rays penetrate or
ganic matter and other Opaque substan-
ces just as ordinary rays penetrate
glass.
1t is said the professor has also sue
ceeded in photographing hidden metals
with a cloth thrown over the camera.
The rays penetrated not only the wood
en- case containing the metals, but the
fabrics in front Of the negative. The
professor is already using his discovery
TO photograph broken limbs and bullets
in human bodies.
When Professor Chamberlain. head
of the school Of science Of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, read the cablegram
from Vienna he smiled as if IL We're i'm
Then he reread the dispatch. He still
looked incredulous. Such discovery
even in these days Of brilliant exploits
in the fields Of science Were too much
TO believe
81 shall not say that II IS outside the
range Of possibilities he said, "or that
it is not true. But I think it very i'm.
probabale. If it is true, and Professor
ROugen has discovered a light that VIII
unveil the interior Of organic and opa-
que objects to the camera, then II
means wonderful things for science. I
have great doubts If the thing is posi-
BILE Such a discovery would be OF
vast Importance. Imagine ones be
ing able to photograph the effects and
ravages of organic disease. 1t would
be wonderful aid 10 physicians. To
be able 10 show the hidden organism in
a diseased condition would greatly fac
ilitate the treatment. II would mean
a revolution IN all the allied branches Of
biology.
II don't think II would he % great
assistance in geology. for, as I under
stand the dispatch, the light does not
penetrate the organic substances. But
in botany and zoology, 10 be able 10
photograph the organisms IN their de-
velopment, the structure and organi-
tons Of organs at interesting times IN
their existence would BE- Of immense
value. But Il IS extremely doubtful
in my opinion. whether II Is poSsible.''
Professor :. w Stratt0n. the physic-
ist. was reluctant 10 accept the Dis
patch as true without more scientific
and detailed account Of the discovery.
HIS idea Of the possibilities Of the dis
covery IS given in the following state
ment:
The light waves emitted from such =
tube consist in part OF those capable q
exciting the sense OF vision and in part
OF those too short 20 act upon the retina-
These short wave would be capable %
acting upon an ordinary Photographic
piaEs, but as glass 5 Opaque 10 the
shortest waves with which We are
familiar, Il would seen that waves
shortET than a certain limit could not
get out Of raa tube II, however. We
suppose that beyond this limit the glass
becomes transparent and that these
very short waves can pass through or
ganic substances. but not through met
ala. then s. = possible % see how the re-
suits mentioned might be attained 7
have as Yet seen no notice OF such
discovery, Other than IN the press d5s-
patch
The scientists a. the university Til