The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
X-RAYS FOR BALD HEADS.
Machine Can Coax Fine Growth from a
Shiny Pate.
Chicago Chronicle.

Chicago Chronicle.
The day when bald heads will no logger
monopolize the front row at the theater, when
shining pates Will no longer take up half the
funny pictures, and when all hair-growing nos
trums will beg for buyers is near at hand for
the A-ray has been found to be a cure for bald
ness.
The X-ray specialists also say that wounds
treated with the X-ray Will not cause a scar
and that birthmarks can readily be removed
without any other implement or medicine than
the Crooks tube. BY way OF showing the versa
superhuous hair can be- removed without any
effort at all. II the face is once exposed for q
sufficient time 10 the greenish light that pene-
apartments with the X-ray to determine it's
en- t on hair papillae have been going on for
four years. but il not until recently that
satisfactory proof was obtained. it was an
nounced recently by DR.. II. z. Pratt that hair
could either be killed or grown by the proper
use or the Roentgen rays.
Il treated a man with X-ray one time, and
brown hair and crown Of the smoothest
shiniest scalp anyone ever saw. 1t dazzled ones
bald for twenty-five years He came to me and
tried the effect of the Roentgen rays on his
head. The hair he had fell out and he became
hair came in where it had been before, and it
was thicker and finer. But the great surprise
was that goodly crop OF hair sprang from that
part of his scalp which had looked like bill
lard ball before the experiment That man has
to-day fine head Of hair
Another S1,1 thing the sX-ray will do is to re-
mar the faces of so many girls and men can be
removed by the Roentgen rays easily as COM
plexion powder can be washed off with a wet
sponge. There is color left, and no scar re-
mains. In fact, scars may be prevented IL any
wound cut is treated by X-ray while IL is
healing. There is no longer any need Of or
excuse, for scars or blemishes since the X-ray
is here"
DR.. William Allen Pussy entertains some
fears that people may be led to sacrifice their
health and life by too sincere belief in the
efficacy Of the &-ray. He says regard to the
cure OF cancer by Roentgen rays:
THAT Roentgen rays have an effect upon
tissues was proved in very disagreeabe way
soon after the rays discovered by the pro-
duction OF dreadful burns after exposure TO the
rays Since this discovery OF the effects OF X
rays upon tissues reliable experts in
various parts of the world have been studying
the effects OF X-rays upon cancer. This work
has been going on now for about four years
and II leaves room for doubt that X-rays
properly used have a markedly beneficial effect
upon cancerOus tissues.
1T is certain that many sufferers from can
Will be cruelty disappointed by the ex-
aggerated claims OF cures which are now being
made in the public press, and IL is the duty Of
medical to issue caution against the
Elusive promises that being held out TO
cancer sufferers Treatment by the use OF X
rays should not be undertaken until well-estab-
lfshed methods OF treatment have proved futile
The patient who has a cancer that is operable
and refuses operation because OF dread OF the
knife. and who relies upon the X-rays alone Il
abandoning the known for the unknown, and is
liable TO pay the penalty Of his dread with his
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