The herald., 1896-10-08
VALUE OF THE NEW LIGHT
A Needle Located 10 the Palm Of 2
~. ! Woman's Hand
A Puzzle to the Physicians Solved In Very
e1 Short Order
The Cause Of Severe Pain in Well
Known Dentists Hand Shown to
Be a Wooden Sliver-Other
Cases Diagnosed.

It was utterly impossible for any one
physician to diagnose the troubles of
all the afflicted throng who crowded to
The Herald's X-ray free. clinic yester-
day morning.
Those disappointed are welcome to
call again at the same hours any day
except Friday of this week and Tues
days and Fridays thereafter. Those days
will be set apart for the free benefit
Of physicians resident in this city who
may wish to examine patients In the
new light.
Nonresident physicians are request
ed to notify DIR. Finis E. Yoakum, 230
Bradbury building. Los Angeles, CAL,
as long in advance as possible of their
visit to the city, and special arrange
ments will be made for the free accom-
mediation of them and their patients
whenever possible.
A number of applications for time
next Friday have already been received
from local physicians. Others desiring
appointments for that day are requested
to apply today or select one of the days
reserved for physicians next week or
thereafter.
Local physicians are specially request-
ed to confine the applications for ap-
pointments to the two days set aside
for them, viz: Tuesdays and Fridays, y
to II a. m.
The great number Of patients visiting
the free clinic will not admit OF ap-
pointments for other times.
AT THE CLINIC.
ent yesterday DR.. Yoakum invited all
physicians present to participate in the
X-ray examinations, except where q
strictly private consultation was espe-
cially requested by the patient. Among
the doctors who accepted his invita-
ton and were present at the consulta-
tion were DR.. Beeson of Chicago, DR..
Fitzgerald, DR.. Whitehead, DR.. J. C.
Andrews, DIR. Janss and several other
physicians whose names were NOT Sc
cured.
1t will be out Of the question to de-
scribe all cases examined. The follow
ing are selected as of general interest,
and described with as little technical
language and as impersonally as posi-
BILE.
SOME CASES EXAMINED.
No. S-Adult woman patient; a pa
tient whom several physicians had d.
agnosed for osteoma "a bony tumor)
on the tibia (the shin bone) and which
DR.. Yoakum himself so diagnosed before
subjecting the part to the X-ray; showed
in the new light to be cartilaginous
tumor instead, and the very severe
treatment necessary for osteoma is
avoided, and milder means sufficient to
effect cure.
No. Adult woman; painful SWELL
ing Of right cheek; found in the X-ray
<<, Ia hxy nj q nf the
cheek bone.
No. 5-Adult male; dislocation of the
shoulder shown.
No. S-Adult male; pain in wrist;
found to be caused by enlargement of
the ends Of the bones at wrist.
No. 6-Adult male; prominent law
yer; broken hand; exact line of frac-
ture in metacarpal bone plainly shown
by X-ray.
No. 11-Adult male; a dentist; hand
badly swollen and painful; shown to
be caused by silver Of something other
than glass, metal or bone; supposed to
be wooden splinter
No. 14-Child, male; four years old;
suffering from stiff and swollen knee;
fiammation of bones at knee joint.
No. 12-Adult male; complained of ell
bow joint; was shown to be an enlarge
ment of the elbow joint caused by chron-
ic inflammation of the bones.
No. 9-Adult male; swollen knee joint;
was shown to be an enlargement caused
by chronic Inflammation of bones: j..
No. Adult woman; Spanish; hand
slightly swollen and very painful; found
to be needle in palm; immediate re-
moval advised; concurred in by physi-
clans present; she was referred TO her
physician.
Several cases are omitted because
of the character of the disease.
Those to whom advice was given
were referred to their regular phys1-
clans for treatment
The next clinic win be held this morn
ing at the Herald editorial rooms from
to II a. m. The clinics are free. Doc
tors day this week Is Friday, October
9th There will be no charge to either
physician or patient.
DETAIL OF THE MACHINE
The potential of the current at the
point OF discharge in the Crookes tube
was given yesterday as 100000. 1t Is
said to be (1,0000 .o00) thousand mil
lions.e
For those who enjoy exact and de-
tailed data OF the new mechanism the
precise directions for setting up and
operating such an apparatus are here
given:
Place the base of the coil in it's final
>s-S~ "~~-
oil so that all apparatus in the interior
is'covercd.
Be sure. that the sprockets of the ter
minals Of the spark-gap are covered
Watch the oil for the first few days te
see that no leakage occurs and that
Z none of ut is absorbed by the COLL as this
I Sometimes takes place and leaves the
coil above the oil, allowing the current
to short-cfrcuit. ~
In cnnflect,ng with the street wire
have sones switch to control the motor
and another to control the current fol
the coil. This will enable you to STAR
the motor before you start the coil
which is quite desirable.
For the; ordinary street wire supply
1t is necessary to place q resistance or
the line to reduce the current to fifty
two (52) volts for the motor
One, hundred and four volts, the Los
Angeles city wire potential may be put
through the coil by slipping one bar into
the center between the two middle bind
ing posts and slipping the other bar out
to one side.
For fifty-two volt current see thai
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