The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-10-16
The K RAYS.
Two Machines Now in Morgan
town.

| lUMI.
Interesting and Curious Results What
| Can be Done With Them = Pref
Hodges Shows His to Several People
this Afternoon--Dr. iiartigan AIst
Has One.
The board Of Regents at theil
June meeting made appropriations
for two X-Ray machines, one for tn,
use of Prof Hodges department and
one for DR.. Hartigan. They have
both been purchased and one o.
them is now in working order.
Prof. Hodges has his machine In
operation and on being asked about
it kindly consented to show it to q
representative of this paper. The
seance took place at / 80 this after
noon. Director James II. Stewart
and Elmer f. Jacobs witnessed tho
machines work.
The effect is wonderful one and
to one not familiar with the phenom
enon seems almost miraculous. The
rays come from tube through
which spark is sent from a power
full coil. The spark is l2-ineh ono
and is Of great strength. 1t is sent
through tube which is nearly q
vacuum, only millioneth part O
the air remaining in the tube. The
rays themselves are invisible. In
order to see them in action one must
use what is known as a horoscope
This contains some substance which
under the rays becomes foresce II
and their action can be seen.
The Horoscope cannot ordinarily
be seen through but when held il
front of. the tube dim light is seen
Any object held between the tube
and the horoscope can be seen
through. The hand becomes 4 siSel
eton and the bones when the hand is
moved can be seen to work over one
lanother.Several broken and splinter
ed bones were thoroughly aBiined
by their possessors. A board hall
inch thick was held between tho
hand the tube but had no effect what
ever on the rays. A book Of sever
al hundred pages was readily seer
through and coin concealed in il
was plainly seen.
Different subs ances possess dif.
ferent degrees of transparency The
clothing is readily seen through
flesh is more realty than bone and
rings or metal of any kind are hard
to see through. The inachi G is
powerful enough to show through g
mans body but as yet that has moi
been done. There is but one Other
machine in the state outside of Nor
gantown and that one is owned by q
Grafton physician.
In case of broken bones or Other
injuries the rays are very valuable
enabling them to be examined close
ly and set properly. The machines
at the University will be used fol
this purpose to some extent Sever
al pictures have been taken and in
a few days can be seen by any one
Photographer Protzman is now work
ing ON a small child's foot which
has been taken by Prof Hodges
Compulsory School Law Amenities.
The compulsory school law ha:
been getting in its work in Boone
county. Prof. Deck Tomney whipped
some of Squire Willard Pauley's
children at school, and the Squire
withdrew them from attendance
The professor promptly reported Tho
matter to the trustees and under pen.
atty of the law the Pauley children
were compelled to return. Thereup
on Pauley swore that he would cut
Tony to pieces and last Friday he
found the Professor at a cane mill or
Touey's Branch. A quarrel was fol
lowed by a fight, in which Pauley
used knife cutting Toney over Tho
heart and behind the left ear, in1ict
ing wounds of most serious character
Toney almost bled to death before &
physician could be secured, and be
is still in critical condition from
bic in iuri