The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-13
PICTURES BY WIRE
ONE OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE
WONDERFUL RAYS.
Bullet Removed from Mans Hand.
and a Needle Taken Out Of
woman's stomach.

ORANGE, n. j., Feb. 12.-Edison con-
tinued his experiments with the Roentgen
rays to-day and tonight, and although
many of his experiments were unsuccessful
he is as enthusiastic ever and declares
he will try photographing brain as soon
as he secures rays strong enough 10 suit
his purpose. The most important discovery
he made to-day was that the Pickering no
ticeable in the fiuorescent tubes is con-
trolled by the vacuum in the glass bulbs,
and not by the force huctuation of the
electric current, as has been supposed.
This discovery was made by placing two
tubes on the same circuit, when in one the
fiuorescence fiickered considerably and in
the other remained steady. A number of
experiments were made in heating the
Photographic plates. with view to max
ing them more sensitive. They were unsuc-
cessful, and it was also found that the
penetrability of the X rays Is not affected
by any of the primary colors. Edison
proposes TO try If the rays can be sent
over a telephone wire, placing the dla-
phragm of one receiver in front of tube
and receiver at the other end of the wire
in an adjoining room. in front of sensi-
tized plate If the experiment Is success
full, the Wizard" says the possibilities or
the application of the rays will be immepse
and may include practical device for
sending pictures by telegraph.
Needle Removed from a stomach.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12-The Morning Jour
nars Berlin correspondent cables as follows:
The Central Roentgen Photograph Associa-
ton has established large laboratory in
Berlin. To-day the first Berliner to benefit
by the wonderful discovery Of DIR. Roent-
gen was poor young seamstress. who had
swallowed a needle last week.
Every day of her existence since seemed
an age of agony. Her physician despaired
of her case, as the poor woman could not
Since Saturday morning she grew steadily
worse. Frequent spells of vomiting increased
her uncomfortable tortures Ii was also no.
tieed that the patient expectorated blood
early mornings, which caused the doctor 10
surmise that the needle was imbedded some
whc.e n tie lining of the s,esna.h causing
The physician called an eminent surgeon
of the university staff In consultation,
who did not believe that her lie could bs e
saved, the incessant expectorations OF
blood gave evidence of considerable ulcera-
ton having ensued. IL was determined as
a dernier resort to bring the patient to the
Roentgen laboratory in the hope that the
y ray would locate the needle, and that
the same might be extracted without en-
| great joy of all interested the ex-
| pertinent at the labortory this aft
ernoon proved a brilliant success; '.,sa
| plate placed against heavy block OF
| wood at one side of the barred breasts OF the
| patient, who, in order to secure steady
| position, was bound to the back of a heavy
oaken chair
When all was in readiness the electric
| light was turned on, and after five minutes
| the current was cut off, the bandage loos-
| ened and the plate taken TO the dark room
for development. All felt highly gratined
at the results, as the plate plainly showed
every bone of the upper part OF the body,
| and needle was found lying point downward
in the lower right angle of the stomach
| Its position accounted for the patients
| loss of blood as il would puncture the
| flesh whenever she would get up from
| the chair or bed. Surgeons being present.
| IN was resolved to remove the needle al
| once The patient was placed under the in
| fuence of chloroform and the cause OF her
| excruciating sufferngs, which threatened
| her life, was taken from the stomach by
| skillful surgical manipulations. The pa
! tient is doing we'll tonight and is pro-
/ nounced entirely out of danger.