The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-08-14
THE WONDERFUL N.RAYS.
German American Stan OF PLY.
sicians and Surgeons Have
One of the Latest
Machines.
Frem the Newton KAussn.

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night We know nothing OF the work
OF these men in the community thus
far, nor for that matter, anything OF
their prot o1ciency, but enc thing is GER
tain, they have spared nothing to pro-
cure the finest set OF surgical instru-
ments, etc, that can be found any
where, nut excepting the large cities.
The most wonderful machine among
doctors extensive collection is the
crowning wonder Of the century-the
y ray machine. There Is machine OF
this chsra ter in the electrical depart
ment Of our state university, under the
direction OF the row famous Professor
Blake Otherwise there is probably
no other machine at present in the
state OF Kansas besides this one now
in the city OF Newton. Its apparatus
consists OF large sts tic el .ctrical ma
chine, an eght.plate contrivance
which the company lay claim to being
one Of the largest made. Connected
with this is the delicate Crooks tube
which does the important work OF the
y ray demonstrations. This is q glass
bulb in which is vacuum aud through
this the current is passed which creates
the powerful rays.
The first method in the y ray work
was by photography, but now this is
out OF date This inconvenience and
waste Of time is done away with By the
horoscope. THIS is a screen arrange
ment which is fastened into case 10
Gt the face like that you look through
in seeing stereoscopic views. This
screen takes the place OF the glass in
the stereoscope All objects to be
viewed are placed close to this screen
and between it and the light which is
made in the Crooks tube. The reporter
was shown practical demonstration
OF the workings OF the wonderful
machine.
A case Of surgical instruments was
put in place and the shape Of the in
struments were seen distinctly through
the heavy leather case. A bunch OF
newspapers, several inches in thick
ness were placed ia front OF the screen
The N-rays were seen through this
bunch and the shape OF an um m5rella
handle, even to the carving on 1t, was
plainly discernible. The last test was
the hand. The bones were distinctly
seen. The joints could not have beeu
more plain had the flesh been entirely
removed.
The value of such apparatus in sur
gerry is plainly obvious. IL there is
any bullet, needle, fragment Of iron or
other metallic su bstance lodged in the
body it's presence is easily detected
and its exact position located. Not
only that, but IL bone is diseased,
decRyed, has an unnatural growth or
is dislocated or broken, there is no
guess work in treating 1t, for every de-
feet is visible. Before using the y
rays the room is darkened. Then the
static machine is started. For little
while it goes snap, snap, as though
nothing were attached. Then the
swapping, caused by the jumping Of
the electricity from one pole OF the
machine to the other like the lightn-
ing spark, ceases and a dull, greenish,
yellow light appears in the Crooks
tube. When it becomes well charged
you can adjust the screen to the face
and are ready for work.
1t is probable that the y ray is still
but poorly developed compared with
what it will be in few years. Appar
atus for its use has been vastly i'm
proved even during the short space Of
year since it has been with us. II
has been announced ir some scientific
circles that it is thought possible to SO
improve the use Of the y ray that the
work and functions OF all the various
organs Of the body can be watched,
and that this method OF diagnosing
disease will be the only one used in
the very remote future.
But the y ray machine is not by any
means the only interesting apparatus
10 the room OF the doctors. A large
operating chair, which is used instea d
OF table, is among the list Light for
some delicate operations is furnished
by little headlight" on a wire fed
by a battery. There are also wires to
attach the same battery to use for eau
terization instead OF the old method
with silver nitrate. These wires work
on the same principle as an incandes.
cent light, large current OF electric
ity being run through a small wire un-
Ill It is heated red hot.
Another rare instrument the doctors
use and have in their rooms is a micro
scope that magniles 9. 900 diameters.
Gheir apparatus for treating catarrh
is elaborate. There are about dozen
glass retorts containing different mix.
lures and preparations, and a large
generator forces a chemical compound
into any one desired, which produces
the fumes for inhalation.
The doctors seem to have different
idea Of treating catarrh from the usuAl
one OF treating all kinds alike. They
say there are two separate, exactly or
posite kinds of catarrh, the AtropiS
aud Hypertropic. The former, as ia
name implies, is wasting away Rno
diminishing Of tue tissues and the
membranes Of the head. while the lat