The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28

brown and little sore upon tine fore
head.
Seventh treatment, June In Tumor
on the forehead quite fiat, Swelling
about the eye fast disappearing, eye
partially open, strength rapidly i'm
proving, appetite excellent, can
breathe easier and lie lower in bed at
night.
Eighth treatment, June 10. Tumor
begins to grow smaller; patient can
now see with the left eye as well as
with the right. Since last raging the
swelling about the eye had nearly
gone, the skin beneath the eye hang
ing in folds, Nature being unable to
care for the superfiuous tissue as fast
as the swelling disappeared. i now
passed from the forehead and eyes to
the face, and conferred the rays upon
it.
Ninth treatment, June 81. Diseased
tissue of face much softer and smaller,
the brown color continuing.
Tenth treatment, June 90. Since
last treatment there has been a rapid
diminution i'll swelling of the face,
skin is slightly wrinkled, discoloration
increased Tube distance ten inches.
Eleventh treatment, June 26. Skin
upon the face quite wrinkled, swelling
about the inferior maxillary and on
the neck, within the mouth and throat
much less
Twelfth treatment, June 80. The
face was now very thin with deep
wrinkles across it, l now directed my
raging to the region of the inferior
maxillary and behind the ear.
Thirteenth treatment, July 3. The
induration under the jaw was much
less and it continued to grow less after
the raging ceased on this side of the
face.
Fourteenth treatment, July 3.
With this treatment | commenced ray
ing the tumor on the right side of the
| face
Fifteenth treatment, July 7. No
perceptible change.
July 8. Upon examination found
there was perceptible change, it
was much softer and smaller, with
less redness behind the ear.
| Sixteenth treatment, July / 1. There
was now wonderful change in the
tumor for the better. 1t was rapidly
decreasing in size, though it was
very hard about and under the ear
1t was evident now that all of the
adipose tissue would be removed and
nothing left but the muscle, skin and
jaw. The brown shade of the skin
was now spreading over this tumor
| also.
Seventeenth treatment, July IA.
Tumor on right side of neck nearly
gone, the hardness under the jaw
softening and disappearing. Tube
was placed near or far from patient
according to the condition of the skin,
ranging from five to fifteen inches.
Eighteenth treatment, July II.
| This was the last X-ray treatment.
This tumor had now entirely disap-
peared. now limited my raging tC
the region under the inferior maxil.
larry, and with this treatment l closed
the raging.
From first to last there had been a
steady improvement, whether percep.
tible or not. The patients faith in.
creased from day to day in the ulti.
mate success of the treatment; her
health began to improve from the first,
and with it her courage. The battle
hadIbeen hard and decisive. Science
had won brilliant victory over 8
malignant disease and won under adj
verse circumstances.
Nineteenth treatment, July IS.
now began course of eight treat
ments of the Franklinic current, mega
tive insulation, for the general tonic
benefit. Her improvement in strength
was rapid as was her health in geper
al. l dismissed her July "a, after
two months treatment. | never saw
anyone so rejoiced as she was to re-
gain the sight of her left eye which
was even better than the right eye
Her improvement had been so great
that on her return home she was not
recognized by friends and neighbors
She spent the next few weeks renew.
ing old acquaintance; for owing tt
her physical condition she had hither
to secluded herself from society.