The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-25
Since 1892 Much Time and
Money Has Been Spent to
Find a Cure.
U~NDAUNTED BY FAILURE
Electricity Now Plays a Prominen,
Part in the Work of Alleviate
ing Suffering From the
Disease.

be erected in every capital OF the world
So wrote King Edward Of England in 1901,
and doubtless now Emperor William Of
Germany would add his hearty second to
this statement. The royal households of
both countries have been thrown into fear
that the head might be discovered to be
afflicted with the disease.
And 1t may be that some scientist will
come forward before long as a just claim
ant for this statue.
Since 1892 hundreds OF earnest and de-
voted men have been giving their lives to
a study of the disease in the hone that
this study may bring forth the cure. Up
to the present time they have not sue
ceeded, despite the fact that many thou
sands of cases have been dealt with. BY
the use of electricity, however. it is hoped
to accomplish In the next few years what
the last two centuries have not been able
to do.
Undaunted by Failure.
With grim persistency the doctors work
at their experiments, not dismayed by
failure, and electricity now plays a prom
lnent part in the work of alternating suf-
fering from the disease.
Especially at the Middlesex hospital in
England have the efforts to find this cure
been made long and systematically. Since
1892 these attempts AVE been In progress
at this hospital-a longer record probably
than any other institution. can show.
In the iron building In the hospital
court yard are to be found wonderful ap-
planes with which the doctors are and
have been for some time past making ex-
periments The results will be made pub
lie next July.
TIL history of the electrical treatment
81 cancer dates back but a short time.
1t was found that for various skin dis
eases, such as ringworm, ulcers and lupus,
the X-rays were highly beneficial, SO it
was determined to conduct u long series
Of experiments with not only the X-rays
out the Finsen light, and a high frequency
voltage Of 1900 as well. 81
These are now in progress. Indiscreet
announcements have cruelty raised false
hopes in the hearts of the dying ere now,
TO too much must not be expected from
the July report Of the cancer research
committed.
The eminent specialists concerned nave
strained every nerve to get results.
Slowly Acquiring knowledge.
But in an official report is found one
aopeful sentence: mo honest research can
be carried out for long without the secur-
ing of some new knowledge"
The laboratories are under the direction
Of Alex Foulerton, FSt r. c. s., and are
equipped with the latest marvels Of cleo
.rtcal science.
During the high frequency treatment
the patient sits in an ordinary chair, and
4 glass tube is held to the affected part
BY the physician. The glass tube is the
medium by which 100, 600 volts are con-
Teyed to the patient. Strangely enough
10000 volts, when the tube Is held an Inch
away from the hand, hurt the patient, but
when the glass tube Is held next the flesh
nothing whatever Is felt. Sometimes the
current Is given through sheets of lead
placed over the generous surface.
Absorb Tremendous Electric Current.
The body of a patient undergoing high
frequency treatment becomes, under GER
tain conditions, charged with a tremend
GUS amount of electric fluid. A knuckle
brought near the coat sleeve results In a
brilliant spark.
The patients boots will burst into a for
sst OF waving purple flames If a hand be
acid near 1t. x Geisler glass tube CLOVIS
with a soft green and violet radiance when
held a foot or so from the body. The SEN
sation of holding the open palms in proX-s
atty TO the charged" person can best
DC realized as resembling the heat given
Scrth from a glowing fire with mild cleo
tric shocks taking the place of warmth.
The Flnsen light is an arc light of 1000
candle power, given through a lens. This
Is placed p!s near the wound as the spe-
2ialistS deem necessary.
X-rays have undoubtedly checked the
growth OF cancer, and pain had been
alieviated. Say the patient is suffering
from a growth in the face. He enters a
dark room, sits in a chair, the physician
~manipulates for a moment or two a couple
Of long pointers, there Is a cracking sound
as the connection is made, a continuous
stream of electric sparks passes from one
point to the other, a switch is jerked, and
suddenly a large and powerful green light
shines within an inch or SO Of the suffer-
a9's face.
1t is then seen that the green light fs
suspended from a tripod in the center Of
The room. This is connected by wires with
The battery at the side. The patient does
not finch, but from the smile of salts
faction on the Doctors face it is evident
hat the X-rays are doing good work.
Hardly a day passes. 1t seems, that the
MiddleseX hospital authorities do not re-
:eivc a cure" for cancer.
Quite recently a cablegram from Aus
tralia announced the glad tidings tina a
case Of cancer in Queensland had been
cured by the use of molasses. Whether
this report is true or not remains to be
proved. However. the Middlesex hospital
authorities, who are the pioneers of can
GER research in Great Britain, have ac-
ccpted the offer Of some molasses for ex-
detrimental purposes.