The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-21
TESLA'S LATEST MARVEL.
Says He Can EIectrOcute Disease
Germs without Danger 20 Humans.

NEW YORK, March 2c.-"How to use
tremendous electrical forces, freeing US
from microbes and disease" Is the latest
marvel of science. Tesla has made some
tonishing discoveries. He is able TO shoot
millions and tens of millions of volts OF
real thunderstorm lightning through man.
that will melt glass and fuse metals. and
yet give him no injury or pain. More Won
derful still is that all this mighty force
which human being can withstand Will
destroy mcrobe life and disease germs
within, making ones system as dead and
sweet as atmosphere after a thunderstorm.
In view Of these effects electro-medical
scientists have shown great interest IN
Tesla's experiments with his machines for
generating electricity that Yields iron. tears
steel bars TO fragments and yet plays
harmlessly through the human system. Gre
ating new health and life for the microbes
poisoned victim. Tesla has been before the
highest scientific body OF it's kind I'm the
country with his discovery. His address tn
the Electro-Therapeutic Association regard-
ing the use of electricity by physicians i'm
healing wounds and curing disease is soon
to be published by the society. in his care
fuly-prepared paper he makes these inter-
esting statements:
without danger to electrical pressures vast
ly in excess Of any producible by ordinary
apparatus, for they amount TO several mil
lion volts, as has been shown I'm actual prac-
tice. Now when conducting body Is cleo
trified TO so high a degree small particles.
which may be adhering firmly TO its surface.
are torn off with violence and thrown tn
distances which can only be conjectured.
THE continuous Improvement OF the in
struments and the study Of the phenome-
non may shortly lead To the estabiishmenr
of a novel mode OF hygienc treatment which
would permit an Instantaneous cleaning OF
the skin Of a perSo1 simply by connecting
the same 10 or possibly by merely placing
the person in the NiciI.ity of sOruce of in
tense electrical oscillations, this having ths
effect Ii throwing or In 4 twinkle OF the
eye dust any extraneous matter sdher-
ing to the body.
OF his experiments Tesla says: '.Soon my
efforts were centered upon producing In a
small space the most intense inductiye ac-
ton. and by gradual Improvement In the
apparatus 1 obtained results OF surprising
character. As may be assured. L proceeded
with all the necessary caution. and well
might. for | had the evidence that in turn
Of only few inches In diameter an electro
motor force Of more tran ten thousand volts
was produced. and srch high pressure would
be more than sufficient TO generate destrue.
tive forces in the tissue. This appeared all
the more certain as bodies OF comparatively
poor conductivity were rapidly heated and
even partially destroyed. One may imagine
my establishment when | found that could
thrust my hand or any other part OF tho
body within the loop an6 hold IL there with
impunity.
ION more than one occasion. impeiled by
a desire TO make some novel and useful OBJ
servation. | have willingly or uncOnsci0usly
performed an experiment connected with
some risk. this being scarcely avOidable IN
laboratory experience. II should be borne
In mind that when the exciting coil has a
considerable number Of terms and Il OF
some length the effects or electr0Static In
duction may preponderate as there may
ist "A very great difference OF potential-loo.-
600 volts or more-bPtween the first and last
1aff of nra
always present when single turn Is en-
ployed. When a person h placed within
such loop any pieces OF metal. though or
small bulk, are perceptibly warmed. With
out doubt they would be also heated-par-
ticulary II they were OF irOn-when i'm
bedded I'm living tissue. and this suggests
the possibility OF surgical treatment by this
method Ii might be possible 20 starilize
wounds. or TO locate or even 10 extract me-
tallic objects. or 20 perform other operations
of this kind within the sphere or the sur
gems duties I'm this novel manner.