The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22

=. the Morgan tiffany collection. 1t was
shown carly IN the experiments 81 Cur1e
tL1t many diamonds pho~plorescc. That
IS. glow n tie dark. after being exposed
to the c-uauatIons Of radluu- AoTe o.
lts. other Investigations on the action 81
ra5.Cm upon small gems have been car
red out. but 10 Investigations uIon such
\ handsome COLLECTION rs that al our
GscosaL Il : probably the finest coilec-
ton OF gems and precious stones IN n"
world with the possible exception OF that
oI the British Museum IN London. II
was made BY Tiffany and Company and
bought b. Mr.. PGerpOut Morgan an4 pre-
seuted TO the Museum. Al diamonds DO
not phosphoresce with radlum. IS Nc
learned ty applying the test 10 -bout ,.
Co rough and cut stones selected from
some $4,000. During the investigation on
,one tour or i've thousand other precious
stones We had an opportunity % xamln
Z new lilac ccloIed >~potu0ene which Te-
Slouded to the action OF the raGIIu2 with
great briiIancy. This IS an entirely new
E5m belonging TO the IiIddenlte specie.
and vas named Kunzite By my-,lt after
my friend, Dr. kunz, who has obtained
great eInlGence IN America and abroad
as i gem expert. Dr.. Rosenheim III Ger
many examined a few diamonds with ra-
dunn and l have referred TO the work 81
Or. krunZ and myself. The response to
tie emanations OF radum Is not 2 final
test Of Tie best grade dl@mond-. some
very fine stones did not respond to its ac-
ton al all or but feebly; yet certain dia-
mondS containing flaws respond IS strong
y as a n~rst-watcr gem. I have only men
toned one phase OF our Investigations
which had 10 do with the action OF ultra
+ IIOlpt I0ht I,D0r chnO+ u GlD D@rypr2iS
as. we'll
Are there any practical uses to which
this radium and its compounds may be
putt
The discovery Of substances possessing
such marvellous properties naturally pro-
voked the imagination Of scientific and
practical men. Many experiments have
already been inaugurated looking towaru
Their utilization.
shorty after the Improvement of the
apparatus for the generation of X-rays it
was thought that cancer might lie treated
successfully with them. ! am not suf-
~fciently posted on medical literature to
state if The treatment was successful. but
I am inclined to think it was not. One Of
the practical difficulties was to bring the
rays in direct contact with the diseased
surface. The rays are generated by using
g = ( 49, - AAStA1 III 80 - !"
foot ball. AS has already been stated,
the radium emanations resemble the
Roentgen rays in certain ways. The IA
Giun can bc had II : co'npact form, 50
it has been tho hope that cancer might
be successfully treated b. exposing the
diseased tissue perhaps IN a small cavity.
to the action Of II. carnations from the
radium enclosed in g glass tube 10 larger
than q lead pencil. Press news from the
London Times states that cancer has
been treated with radium successfully in
the Charing Cross hospital. Similar news
has come by means OF the press from
Vienna. | imagine, however, that physi
clans vii await authoritative publication
from the experiments before giving full
credcnce to the reports. The fact thar
Tadiulu, even enclosed in i lead box and
brought near a person IN a dark room
causes the same feeling as a fash of
! lgnt on the Nretina, even when the eye