The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

turned on. Kallonscc fairly screamed IN
his excitement:
81 can see light.
The light was turned on and of by a
wave of the Wizards hand, and each
time there was quick response from
Kallcrsee:
Now its burning. now It Is not.
This plainly showed that he saw some
thing. but there was no dist.nguishment
OF objects. only Of the sense of light.
Various other tubes and the lights were
tried. and, strange 10 say, the best t.
suits were obtained from ordinary in
candcsccnt lamps. i'm red bulbs. These
were described 10y Kallensee as showing
more uniformly clear light impressions,
although softer.
This suggested n new idea 10 the VIZ
ard. ana Dee spent some time i'm thought.
Finally he said that he felt sure that
De mad caught the right idea. Then =
flash of intelligence spread over his face.
and Dee said what will bring hope 10
thousands of afflicted men all over the
world:
"'rhc blind. that class OF men who pos
soss intact nerves but deficient eyes. viii
Doc made 10 see. and that within three
years. Ishal now devote myself 10 spe-
ciaily prepare \ rays tAat viii, / feel
sure. answer ,hc purpose. OF course, /
do NOT claim that those blind viii DC
enabled % read but they Will DE able 10
distinguish persons AID things. Constant
research is being made in the field. and
/ doubt not that wonderful results Will
5e attained.
of Will rig mp q tube 20 Doe run in ice
cold water that VIII be especially adapted
90 the need. az these men. and feel
confident of success. DO not be dis
coIrased, men, i Know IL is hard 10 be
bind nut well ind a cure for you yet
Physicians DO not endorse Mr.. Edison
claims. They say that, while II is pos
sihle that impressions OF light may he
obtained, provided the optic nerve j.
an right. the destruction u The rctina
of the eye removes the mirror IN which
the forms of surrounding objects are
takcn cognizancc OF. and TINS fact pre-
cludeS. except in perhaps exceptional
eases. amy relief 10 the blind that would
be at all satisfactory.
/ called ON Mr.. Edison last night and
h. said that no one was more astonished
at the results attained than he was. lie
had been led 10 the series Of experiments
by his own experience. Last week. after
he had been IN the y ray-room long
time his eyes began 20 tingle and smart.
He pressed his hands on them 10 relieve
the smartine when. 90 his establishment.
he saw that the bones in the hands were
clearly visible. and that without the IN
tervention OF any huorescent screen.
lie tried the experiment Of passing one
hand over the other and found that he
could see clearly through both. his eyes
I'm the meantime being lightly closed This
suggested the experiment on the bhni
men. and De sent for the TWO, with the
results above noted.
| asked Mr. Edison about the posSinih-
ties OF the future. Tie said that they
were beyond calculation. The tubes that
ne is using are not well adapted FOR TINS
kind Of work. lie thinks the long round
tubes. immersed In n freezing mixture.
with the temperature well down TO zero.
may yield better results. and he said That
he would rig up such an apparatus IN
week or two. and then try the expert
ment again.
While he is OF the opinion thar any such
thing as complete sight TO the niind :
out Of the question. he feels sure that
an alienation OF their condition VIII ne
effected. lie suggests that II Is entlrely
within the field OF proba bility that the