The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-25

laid his views before the medical world
in the form of a lecture on 'Electrolysis
as an Antiseptic," in which he said:
When direct current is applied to the
body electrolysis ensues, producing a con-
tinual association and disassoCiation OF
the elements composing the body. Til
stronger the current the greater the num-
Der of ions evolved. and wee versa. Ions
arc products Of electrolysis. There are
two distinct FORMS of reaction produced,
found in the polar and ipterpOlar. J'he
polar region is that part of the body
which comes in contact with the poles or
electrodes; the mterpOlar, the region be-
tween the poles, along the lines of force
hen electrolYSis takes place Ell the e.so-
tro-pOSitiVe elements, or ions, are driven
along the lines of force away f1Um the
positive pole or anode, to the cathode,
and all the electr0-negati elements are
driven away from! the negative pole, OF
cathode, to the anode The accumulated
ions at the negative pole are callel ca
tiona, and have an alkaline reaction,
while the anions are of acid reaction. The
two poles are sometimes known as the al
kali and acil poles.
HUMAN BODY MADE ASEPTIC
when an electric current is applied to
the human body 1t renders every portion
of II Tin the inteTpolar rcgion asepIc.
The current Is antiseptic by virtue of the
generation of ozone In the bo0y, due to
eIectrolysis. Ozone is the most powerful
germicide known, and the inte gritty OF
tie whole body is due to its presence
(ozone is of neutral reaction). A snfl-
cient amount of ozone in the human sys
tenn will destroy all pathOgenic microbes.
In the polar regions we have two forms
of action, which are purely local. having
q varied effect on the pathogentc MI
crobes. We find forms Of microbes that
will thrive in an acid medium, but Will
be destroyed IN an alkaline medium, and
vice versa Any form of microbes that
can be destroyed by aid OF an acid can
be destroyed with the positive pole of Il
galvanic battery: and those that require
an alkaI will succumb to the negative
pole
ROENTGEN PHOTOGRAPHY
Important among the developments o.
Roentgen photography pulmonary cor
sumption can be located, and the diseased
portion of the lungs can be indicated eX-
actly by ska graphs In an \-ray lac
oratory in the Masonic Temple only few
weeks ago this was demonstrated wren
physicians experimental upon a c5n|unlp-
tive subjecting him to the searching
scrutiny OF an A-faY camera 1nS ftSu' I
ant skiagraph shows clearly the ravascs
of tuberculous bacilli. Where the lungs
are affected Is designated by dark blotch-
es on the photograph.
Chicago physicians are just now dis
cussing the alleged merits of electricity
as a cure for cancer-the result of an an
nouncement coming from San Francisco
that DR.. ]. M. ,Selfrldge, for twenty-five
wears q sufferer from cancer. had effected
q cure for his malady by a treatment
with Roentgen rays Many local ply
sicians are sl1eptical as to the results
which this disclosure may bring forth,
but others hail with creduhty the conten-
ton that In the X-ray the cancer may
have found It's master.
DR.. Sefridge is the founder of Fabiola
hospital, and last October he, in conlunc-
ton with his son, DR.. C. M. Selfridge,
and DR.. N. H. Chamberlain commenced
experimenting upon himself in an effort
to cure the cancer which was upon his
face. He constructed face mask of
sheet lead, contrived with an aperture
to leave the diseased portion exposed.
He was then placed on an operating table
in the institution which he founded, and
cathode rays were directed against the
face mask. This was repeated time and
again, and the result, it is said has been
to dry up the wound so that only a scar
remains. The treatment Is being applied