The herald., 1896-10-18

X-ray diagnosis and some forty others
presented themselves with the Herald'S
A-ray coupons, now necessary for ad-
mission to the clinic 1t had been an
nounced that there would be TO free
clinic yesterday and all such cases
should defer until today. 1t seemed !
heartless, however, to send away those
whose ailments made 1t difficult for
them to come again and many of the
board of trade men who had not time
to wait went away disappointed
Among those present were: Mr.. J. B..
Parker, Miss Cora Parker. Miss Grace
Parker. Miss Kate Parker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Fellows, sQuinter Kerln, DIR.
Charles w. Fish, Geo. G. Ashurst, Jarse
p. Owen, MD, Frank Fleming. Mrs.
Helena Grossman, Mrs. M. Porter. DR..
Steward, Miss E. A. Webb. Miss M. E.
Abbot, A. NJ, Mrs. G. c. Larkin, Frank
c. Campbell, Prof. II. NJ. Howland Of
Occidental College, DR.. T.. sGrossmal,1
SD. d. TIL, j. e. Laws. Miss j. Gilbert,
Mrs j. A. II. Wilson. M Miles. Mrs. Liz
zie s. Fellows F. J. Maitland, r. Linsay,
F. E. Corbin, NJ. D., s.. Laugl1lin. Charles
Meyer, DIR. E. G. Howard. DDS. Frank q
Lynn, Ed Taylor. j. Andrews, M. d.,
Ovice Laws, r. e. Lopez, DR.. o. c. Gods
mark, Prof. Melville Dozier and class In
physics, George Enos, Edgar S. Maxson.
An interesting case submitted yester-
udy WAS IOuNu III lIle HallQS Oi M. SdHi-
uels, who had nine years ago toyed with
a too festive shotgun. He has for nine
years known that he had five or six bird
shot in his anatomy until yesterday.
The doctor showed him twenty-five. A
prominent physician and surgeon of the
city, who is as irreverent as he is promi-
nent, has not read a sermon in three
years until this week he read the X-ray
sermon. He says it is the best he ever
read. ya ~ w..
d. D. Whitney of D. D. Whitney &
Co., trunk makers. South Spring street,
called upon the X-ray yesterday with
one of his patent rawhide, fiber bound
sample cases and defied its penetrating
power to count the contents. A bottle
of the shape of a spade spot with wide
bottom. deck of large visiting cards
and roll of round baggage checks made
of, ivory were visible. ftr
Miss Grace Bedient's wound is doing
well.
Saturdays clinic was an unusually
large one. 1t brought the number Of
cases up to over half a thousand.
Among hundreds who visited the *
ray apparatus Saturday were Mrs r.
w. Wheel, Edward l.. Hutchison, Ed
ward Dolland, D. D. Whitney, Jno H.
Foley, M. Samuels, DR.. Abbe, Ralph
Hoyt, Miss Smith, Miss Mary l.. Colgan.
Mrs Colgan, James G. Clarke, b. "
Garwood Miss Thornton, Mrs. Ingham,
Miss Weaver, Miss Goode, Earl Chaf- .
fee, Mrs. McCracken, Mrs. Colby, the
Misses Hutchison, Mrs. Coyne, MISS
Merrihew. Miss c. Rowan, Miss NJ Cor
neatly. DR.. Somers, DR.. Ford, DR.. Holly
wood, DR.. r. p Moore and Elias smith,
M. D., of Peoria, Ills.
A little girl OF 10 was examined Sat-
urday by Drs Somers, Ford, 'Holly-
wood, p r. Moore and Yoakum for q
form of paralysis, which obstructed all
power of speech. The beating or tna
heart, moving of ribs in respiration, ac-
ton of lungs liver. stomach etc.. and the
spinal column were all plainly visible u
attendant physicians. trta unl...-ii; I. ri
A bullet in the hand not evident 10
external examination or to touch was
thrown so plainly upon the shadow
screen that twenty people saw it through
the bones six feet from the bulb. All
physicians present concurred in adVis-
ing immediate removal 'is ~ -
Case 493 was one of great interest. A
refractory stiff knee Joint, which no one
could account for, was discovered to
have q piece of copper inbedded in 1t.
Advised to consult his regular physi-
clan Immediately. a~4.l
A lady patient (No. 503) had rings with
both diamond and imitation diamond
settings on hand submitted for exam. e
ination. The trouble in the hand ana
the difference in paste and diamond
settings were shown at once. She ex.
pressed great satisfaction with both
ShowingS .t4tlr tn
Many cases received were referred to
their regular physicians as not within
the scope of The Herald's free clinics
rules regarding advice to patients Of
physicians in good standing.
Without the help of The Herald the
best machine of its kind in the world
could not have been secured, and almost
every prominent physician in Southern
California has been made familiar with
it, as in the case OF The Herald's X-ray
apparatus. The number of the afflicted
who have been substantially helped By
a definite, clear view of their ailments
mounts now into the hundreds. The
number who have been instructed enA
tertained and amused by the wondev~ :
working marvel of the Is more than !
thousand. The Herald has done this
without cost to any one, benefited
amused or instructed 1t believed that 4
Southern California should be abreas1 :
of the age in all that was new 1t has ,
given the physicians of the whole local.
ity an advantage that Is appreciated :
by them most enthusiastically. ,sstiw rs
The Herald now turns thesx-fay Ap.
paratus over to DR.. Finis e. Yoakum.
the efficient manager of Its clinics. AZ
his office in the bradbury block, corner
OF Third street and. Broadway It will b =
at the of nh Int u,,L