Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-19
EQUAL TO NEW YORK,
Work Done at the Alma SAM.
tarium,
Unsurpassed In America.


The RECORD reporter, learning that
the Sanltarlum had established "a special
department tor performing certain kinds
OF analysis called at the institution last
Monday and was accorded personal atten-
ton by Dr. Pettyjohn, who explained
the various instruments and their work
ing III highly satisfactory manner.
The room set aside tor the purpose is
very coZy and neat place provided with
the usual modern cOuveulences The
first instrument examined was the
Centrlfuge on which Is placed the
HaematOkrlt, consisting of a frame hold
ing two small graduated tubes. This
revolves at lightning speed when the
handle OF the centrltuge Is turned. II
there Is any sedlmentatlon III whatever
fluid Is placed III the little tubes, the
centrifugal force drives ii to the outer
end OF the tubes whence 1t can be taken
and examined under the microscope.
This instrument is used to test the
amount OF cream III milk and Is very
exact; TO determine the number of cor
puscles III given amount OF blood; and
TO find the baCllh of tuberculosis III the
sputum, If there be any. a set OF larger
tubes Is used with the centrlfuge for
purpose of urinalysis.
But no baciIlu or bacteria or microbe
Will readily appear under the microscope
without either single or double strainlng.
Ihe department Is supplied with all
reagents necessary for the finding of
these III any eXCretlOn of the body.
The Urea Apparatus Is an instrument
Tor the determining the amount OF urea
III the kidney eXcreuOns, which is one
q 10 tn Ia fln IN I no fr,4a If
ment OF kidney diseases. The Sacchar-
ometer Is used TO ascertain the amount
OF sugar and Esback Albuminometer,
the amount of aIbumen, being excreted
by the kidneys In treating diseases
OF these organs it Is very nee
essary that the physician ascertain
whether too much or too little of these
substances are being eXcreted, as many
DIE annually from UremIa, or blood
poisoning from retention of urea. The
danger OF kidney diseases and the i'm
portance OF accurate urlnalysls are too
little known.
All the modern appliances in the way
OF graduated glasses, beakers, TASKS,
tunnels and dishes are provided also
microscopic slides doublets, microscopic
objects mOrmal), readers, torceps, etc.
But the most costly and III many ways
the most useful and remarkable instru-
ment Is Bauscn q LOmb's ; highest grade
compound microscope, furnished with
two eye pieces and three oil Jectives, one
of which contains an oil immersion lens.
Ihe obJectlves are joined 70 revolving
stand 50 that they can be quickly
by merely turning this stand |
10 avoid too much light ana 10 meet the
need OF differently cOIored light III spec
lal cases, the microscope Is supplied |
with Abbe' ; quadruple diaphragm con-
denser ana color glasses, ana has both |
the course and tine adjustment. The |
Camera Luclda attachment Of new and |
improved form is the most wonderful |
invention for the aid Of modern medical |
science, SURPRISING even the rays III
efficiency. By means of an adjustable |
and an Able prism placed over |
the eyeplece Of the microscope, the image |
of paper and pencil outside the inStru. |
ment Is superlmposed upon the object |
being examined III the microscope and |
both are seen together In this way "A |
person can examine bacteria or some |
other object and draw it on paper with
out taking his eye from the eyepiece.
glasses are placed III con-
nectiOn with the prism SO that "a per-
Iectly clear image or both paper and
object may be obtained with any object
i've or eye piece.
The Sanitarium has been doing just
such work as this right along but is en-
abled by this new apparatus TO do 1t on
A larger and much better scale. BY ex-
of the sputum, the physicians
Of this institution can tell person at
once whether he has pneumonia or not,
and IN the same manner diagnose any
case.
1t will thus be seen that the Alma
Sanitarum is doing what the best hos
pitals of New York or Chicago are doing
Probably very few people in Alma real
re the great work being done IN our
midst, though they may have visited the
many times and been shown
through by bell boy. The reporter
was also shown the laboratory by DIR.
Pettyjohn, where a complete stock of
lrugs Is kept and the essential oils, some
If them costing as high as seven dollars
IN ounce. If the institution is surpassed
~ any other in Anne rica, in the charac-
Ter and extent of work done, the evidence
las vet 10 be produced