The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
THE MARVELLOUS x-RAy
Prof. Roentgen's Startling Discovery
Employed In Wilmfneton's Medical
Practice now DR.. Bullock Has
Equipped His ONCE With n Static
Machfne-we Took a Peep at Our
Bones Last Night.

-Four years ago. lin an experiment
made in 1896, Prof. William Conrad
Roentgen. of wurzburg. Bavaria. dis
covered what is known in electrical
science as the Y ray. In the absence
of other term that designation has
been applied to the penetrating ray OF
light that practically let's us look clear
through ourselves and opens up to WIS.,
ion what is hidden from the natural
vision Of human eyesight. Though the
discovery was made only a few years
ago. IL has become widely used in sur
gical and diagno5tic practice among
the medical profession of u country.
Not until the past few weeks. however,
has it been used in Wilmington
Through the courtesy of DR.. d. w.
Bullock, a Messenger representative.
who had only once before seen a par
tiaI demonstration of the x ray, was
given the opportunity OF seeing 1T on a
wonderful scale. The unknown ray, as
it is sometimes called, is produced by
electricity, and for the purpose of en-
ploying it in his profession, DR.. Bull
1uIA AAdS V4dApP<u AAS In WIN $500
Houten & Ten Brock static machine.
This is an electric generating appara-
tus which is both wonderful and ex-
ceedingly costly, and while it Is utiliz-
ed in the production of h Roentgen
ray, hat Is only M feature OF its
utility. Probably it's greatest use is in
electrical treatment of diseases. DEM
~r4 --1rr1- %hn& aIaN4rfof
ty has become a powerful agency in
the treatment OF nervous and function
al troubles, and DR.. Bullock has intro
duced it in his practice. to a large ex-
tent, for that
1t is of the X ray, however, of which
we started to write. Last night we
were present in DIR. Bulluck's office, in
the Masonic Temple, and with n of
our city physicians and others present,
we saw a marvellous demonstration of
it. A gentleman who was several
months ago injured in a railroad acct
dent and who has not since been able
to use his right arm, was present for
examination 1t was generally believ-
ed that a fracture of his arm had new
er knitted, but when b x ray was ap-
piled it was plainly discernable that his
shoulder was out of joint and that the
muscles were torn loose from the bone.
As wonderful as it was to look through
h man and see h disiointed bones
and detached muscles We witnessed the
p~hotographing Of the dislocated Shout
der by means of the Roentgen ray
produced so effectually by the static
machine.
After the patient had been treated,
the gentlemen present ook a look at
the bones in their own hands and arms.
Without removing coat sleeves we look
ed through and saw the bones, and not
only that but cuff buttons could be
plainly seen clear through ones arm.
One subject sat before the apparatus
with his clothing buttoned around him
and we saw his vertebrate and his ribs
and lungs, and could see his heart beat
We saw coins clear through h hand,
and a ring doubled UP in ones hand
could be seen as plainly as if it were in
a glass case. This is nothing, however,
for yesterday a physician looked
through a patient from the back and
saw a pin in the front part of the
clothing, and it has been demonstrated
that even can be e. clear
through a man.