The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-21
MADE BALI BY x RAYS.
Mr.. Levy Finds the Bullet Inside His
Skull, But Loses His Hair.

Mr.. Levy Finds the Bullet Inside His
Skull, But Loses His Hair.
William Levy, of Eau Claire, Wis,
who recently had an X ray examina-
ton of his skull made by Prof. Fred S.
Jones at the physical laboratory OF tue
Minnesota State university had an ex-
perience in consequence not general
ly supposed to accompany that process.
Levy was shot in the head about ten
years ago by an escaping bank default
IT. The bullet has been somewhere in
his head ever since, and in July he made
I'D his mind to have it located. AccorG-
ingly he came up and sat from eight
o'clock in the morning till ten at night
for Roentgen ray picture of his head,
The bullet had passed into his skull
just above the left ear, going toward the
back Of the head.
After taking a couple of negatives
they finally found about where the bull
let was located. The doctors wrapped
his head up in wires which were def
nitely located. A picture was taken
through the skull from the front toward
the back of the head, the tube from
which the rays radiated being for this
purpose placed inside his mouth. The
picture thus secured showed the bullet
very distinctly to be lying at the
junction of two of the wires which
crossed right under the occipital bon
It indicated also that the bullet he
struck the back of the skull and turne+
forward again, for the point of the bull
let, being further from the plat
showed DINNER on the negative. Thest
exposures had taken up nearly tn
whole day, but the patient felt no BAG
effects at the time. He had beer
warned that the experiment might
cause him the loss of his hair, but tina
did not deter him from taking the risk
4 very strong current, about 100000
volts. had been passed through the
tube in making the exposures.
The next day Mr.. Levy began to no
tee a peculiar effect on his skin
wherever it had been exposed to the
rays, and the hair on the right side O.
bis head, which had been near the wire
began to fall out. In a few days tn
right side of his head was perfectly bale
his right ear had swollen to twice if
natural size and presented the sam
appearance as if very badly frozer
Sores were visible on his head, III
mouth and throat were blistered so tha,
he could not eat solid food for thre.
weeks, and his lips were swollen
cracked and bleeding. In fact, the
long exposure to the x rays, while Civ
ing him no pain at the time, seemed to
have produced very similar effects to
a very severe burn.
Mr.. Levy has recovered from the ef
fects of his burns, but he still has hal
bald head. He is a plucky man, abou
80 years of age. and intends to have til
investigation carried further and TIL.
bullet removed. He has already writ
ten to Prof. Jones asking for anothe,
sitting. 1t is necessary now to have
negative showing just how far below,
the surface the bullet is located before
the doctors decide whether the opera
ton can be safely performed.-S Paul
Dispatch.
Methods Employed In the Manufacture of
Toy Terriers.
There is an era of tiny dogs in Eng
ish society. The more diminutive q
parcel of canine flesh that you can pos
sess the more are you swell, says the
Toledo Blade. But, alas! How many
feminine leaders, who delight in the
miniature 1oggies know that they are
an artificial product.
There is in London an establishment
devoted entirely to the stunning of the
animals. The proprietor is an ex-
breeder of fighting dogs, but he now
finds more profit in rearing the lilipu-
tan CANNES, for which he has a wild,
reputation. He does not claim to be tn
originator of the process. for he say.
that all dog men know of the dwarine
powers Of alcohol, but he asserts that he
is the only man in London to adopt the
principle Systematically.
His method is as follows: The Dun
destined to be stunted is taken from its
mother when a few hours old and when
1t begins to whine for sustenance it Is
fed with warm decoction of gin and
water. Deprived of milk, it takes to
his readily. When it reaches certain
age alcohol in various forms constitute
the animals sole diet. The pups do net
die nor do they develop. They soon
cease to grow at all. After a genera
ton or two of mating the much-prized
liliputian canine is obtained.