Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-04

gerry is plainly obvious. If there is any
bullet, needle, fragment Of iron or
other metallic substance lodged in the
body its presence is easily detected and
its exact position located, Not only
that but II bone is Diseased, Gecayed,
has an unnatural growth or is dislo.
Gated or broken there is no guess work
in treatingi it, for every defect is vizible.
Before using the X.rsys the room is
darkened. Then the static machine
l. started. For a 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 thu machine to the other
like the tightening spark. ceases and a
dull SreeniSh yellow light appears in
the Crooks tube When it becomes
we'll charged you can AUST the screen
to the face aud are ready for work.
PROBABLY WILL BE IMPROVED
1t is probable that the X-ray is still
but poorly developed compared with
what it will be in a few years. Appa-
ratus for it's use has been vastly lm-
proved even during the short space Of
a year since 1t has been with us. 1t
has been announced in some scientific
circles that it is thought possible to so
improve the use of the X-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 not
very remote future.
THE CAUTERIZING APPARATUS.
But the X-ray machine is not by any
means the only interesting apparatus
in the room of the doctors A large
operating chair, which is used instead
of a table, is among the list. Light fol
some delicate operations is furnished
by a little headlight" on a wire fed by
a battery. There are also wires to at
tach the same battery to use for cauter-
ization instead of the old method with
silver nitrate. These wires work or
the same principle as an inCandescent
light, a large current of electricity be-
ing run through small wire until it il
heated red hot.
MICROSCOPE OF 1000 DIAMETERs.
Another rare instrument the doctor
use and have in their rooms, is a mi
croscope that magniies 1000 diameters
The visiting party was shown an an
imal that was taken from a glass o
our city hydrant water. 1t made n,
one thirsty or even hungry. Unde
the microscope it had the appearance
of a Chinese devil. At any rate l
appeared to be provided with horns
hOofs and tail. 1t would make yer,
good model for a cartoon of the ROths
child's mOnev power, or the Topeb
railroad lobby, and it and its kin
probably prey upon the public healt
about as those organizations prey upo
the welfare of the commonwealth.
Their apparatus for treating catarr
is elaborate. There are about dOze
glass retOrts containing different mix
lures and preparations, and larG
generator forces a chemical cOmpOun
into any one desired which produce
the fumes for inhalation.
The doctors seem to have differen
idea Of treating catarrh from the usus
one of treating all kinds alike. The
say there are two separate, exactly OPP
poslte kinds of catarrh, the Atropic ant
the Hypertropic The former as 1T
name implies, is wasting away an
diminishing of the tissues and mem
branes of the head, while the latte
consists of an increased or abnorma
growth Of something like fungus mat
ter 10 the air passages of the head an
throat, sometimes extending to th'
roof of the mouth. Remedies, the
say, that will stimulate growth ant
development in atropic catarrh, anC
thus effect cure, will in hYpertrOpi,
catarrh stimulate increased growth
and make bad matter worse
Surely their equipments are superb
and adequate to any sort of operation
Their laboratory is also extensive
The doctors expect to remain herr
several weeks yet.
Young Peoples Society of Christian
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