Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20
SEES HIS OW-" rrtrl

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seen-His Hypnotic Power.
THE human brain has been photo
gzarhcd. In the rivalry cf Sc CD ISIS sS-
cited by Roentgeu's agpi ~itnl 81 tho
50 Lode Y rnys 10 photography D- earle
ten simon Steps forward and exhibits
. ricture Ct bis cvn brain, CD rel
from a process in which the cathode ray
is not a factor. II may he SAID. how
ever. that the widespread interest at
tracted 10 Roentgen's discovery and tie
axteriIueais cf Edison preparatory 10
bis attempt TO photograph the btan, as
chronicled from day u day, were the
incentives that led DR.. SIMON. after
nearly three years Of labor, to bring to
bear his whole power on a final attempt
To capture the prize Of honor in being
the first 10 photograph the brain of a
lay5ng being.
Dr.. Siacl. who is a graduate OF the
New York university, q pupil Of Char
cot Of Paris, and q memSer OF the New
York poIyclinic, thus tells the Story Of
DIS efforts 10 photograph the brain ana
ais eventuai success:
1.-THE brain, you know, has been my
special study, and | have worked indie
penden:ly ~ q quiet way for nearly
.hree years TO photograph it / first
.oucht TO accomplish my purpose by
oassing a continuous current Of eIsc-
tricity through the brain. Illuminating
il by the spark, and then / tried the in
terruuted current. bnt this produced a
-.5sIs Of the bTain, rendering sense
less the subjects. The principle Is illus
trated by . fash Of lightning on a dark
night, which carries images through
which it travels TO the eye. From this
indeed il was suggested to lie that the
same idea might he applied to the
br in. Again, you know, the FREELY is
made almost transparent by its tiny
lantern.
Now, finding that flashes Of cleo
triciIy passing through the body form
a circuit at the smallest possible points,
/ found that instead of passing directly
through the brain il travelled through
the skin around the head, and il, on
the other hand, the fash was drawn
through the brain by magnetic attrac-
tion, paralysis took place
II then attempted 10 use the alternat-
ing, interrupted current, bar found that
Insulation of the skin was impossible.
| tried 10 follow nature, as in the fire.
fly, in the production Of transiridescent
rays. After a great deal Of labor | sue
ceeded in equalIzug TO a considerable
degree the average between the rapidity
with which light travels and the rapid
ity with which sound travels. IL has
seemed to ne in my experiments that
whenever the rays Of light travelled
slowly or nearer to the rate at which
sound travels this same light would il
one unexplainable manner appear to
combine with waves If sound.
II am still far from having perfected
the instrument by which / ain able to
photograph tka brain. OF course the
more solid structures are reflected on
the plates, and ! found thar the less ex-
posure / gave TO the Photographic plate
the easier / apparently was able 10
photograph translucent material
"The rays use. ! use in conjunction
with sound, and they are electric rays,
so far Is the Light is concerned. have
attempted in this instance TO photo
graph my own brain, not being able Il
procure any u whom l thought would
be appropriate
DR.. Simon said that he used an ordi-
nary camera with pia'inum plates,
subjected neither TO heat nor to any
especial chemical treatment. The time
o. exposure was limited to two
Ordinarily. the dactor said, the time Of
exposure would be regulated by the
depth Of material through which the
light must pass
For the present d.. Simon will not
make known the details Of his appa-
rat1s. Il do not Ike" he said. ito
withhold it frum the public. bat / de-
sire TO more fully perfect IL before max
ing tie details known
he pleaded guilty TO the suggestion
THAI II would Be u suCree OF satisfaction
TO accomplish himself the perfecting
Of the process which he has discovered.
This much he did say:
Il prodGce the eject by a traction Of
the light and propulsion tErough the
brain substance At tie time of photo
graphing the whols internal chamber
or the brain Is lghted up"
In the deeper EyrEotic sleeps a sug-
gesSlon winch Is given to the right side
Of the brain. for instance, can he trans.
ferred ly the aid If a magnet TO tie left
side. That this Is afact has been proved
by Ch2rcot and ether expegimenralssls
That fact, q course, / attca4p,cl 10
study cut, and III the pursuit II brain
photography Ire influence Of the nAg-
net on the brain molecules crossed my
llGd with vivid fCEve- Therefore IN nv
experiments ! used the magnet. and be-
leye it essential TO the success of the
experiment
eus th4s last experiment.. in which
] Photographed MY EsAu. was only
an experiment after all, for I I'D not
have elaborate apparatus. What I had
was yssy crude. and / intend. before