The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-17
W. J. Hammer Says He Was Dis
coverer of Principles An
nounced by Doctor Tracy.
HAD DOCTORS CONFIDENCE.
Tracy. However. Says He Has
Not Appropriated Any of Mr..
Hammers Suggestions
on Radio-.Activity.

EEruEI.ir SPECIAL.
N"w York. Jan. li-Whcn william !.
Hammer. VII" is an authority in this
country on radum and its properties,
read of the purpor;ai statement Of Doctor
Samuel q. Tracy, that lie had discovered
that a radioactive solution would act as
a cure for many diseases, he was inclined
10 be indignant
He declared the discovery was his alone.
and he had been working for months 10
obtain tangible results hcteg" II" made
contidant OF Doctor Tracs and other phys
Iclans.
says Mr. Hammer remarked. II" had
hUnOrCd me 10y many VISITS lu my 4th"I"-
tory. nay house ana my OiIcu. dnd n" en-
ioyed my confidence To Il large extent. l
expected. however. that he. like the 9TH
crs of the medical profession who kh'"
of my work, would respect my confidence.
II Is Iruc 1 gave PERMISSION L" hlih e. use
certain extracts from ii book ! nave pun
liSheu treating OF TadIuIn aS It ruic Tor
disease. III a pamphlet Ii" got out But
For a wear nave been experimenting
alcll, the tine that internal diseases might
be ,ounterdcted ~ solutions ana 1nthl-
zines to which radio ttlv!tN nad h''h I'M
Varu,u iy uvl.lS piactG Iit rf"Aiihi'E I"
radIum.
Many prominent physicians and sur
c,ouS nave. been familiar with tn" these
experiments and have followed them with
interest. among tEcm Doctor NiInamS of
the Harvard Medical SCuooI. Doctor ttefd.
mann OF Ann Arp"r. poclo! Manages OF
Mount sinai Hospital. Doctor W NlLN Meyer
and Doctor " i,Iam II. king. dean OF me
faculty OF the Medical College at flo"tE
Hospital
last tour months with radioactive $olu-
tionS for the Internal treatment OF can
Ger. tum"r and other diseases. ana AT
Flower Hospital and others tn" surgeons
ar. now conducting elaborate experiments
along those lines
"Iney have been successful u an en-
couraelng degree with cancer cases. AT
the last general meeting Cf the American
! Physical Society. held in Columbia Uni
versity two OF thIce months ago, | iohG
/ a paper On TIE phenomena OF induced
radio-activity especially IN tn" internal
/ treatment of disease by solutions and
/ medicines made radioactive.
| But although | have bCen suCc"sSfu Il.
! in NV experiments in this direction I did
/ not wish to make any announcement ot
| nv discovery until | WAS certain II could
not be considered as Il mere guess. There
| fore | said nothing about it except TO Il
| few friends and members Of the medical
| profession. Among these was Doctor ira
| cy. so you may imagine my surprise
when | read his statement that tn" dis
| Cuvery was his.
| When Doctor Samuel q. Tracy was seen
in regard TO AIr: William !. Hammer
comments. he said
I regret that my friend VI. Hammer
| has taken exceptions to my paper. a. pun
! llShGi IN tho Medical Jour lldi ne titll4!E
I to be. the originator Of Tn" treatment OF
disease by induced radio-activity. Ther'
| are others in France who make the same
, claim.
Personally have made no such
| claims. / do assert. however. l am The
first to announce that a normal salt SplU
/ ton is tn" host medium in which To pro
| duce radio actiyity for the treatment o.
! diseased conditions.
'Whu. Nj. Hammer has always h"e'
courteous IN his treatment 90 no I mos
! cmnhati.auy deny that ! ha. apprp
uri:,te,I an ri his suggestions - She sub
iect Of induced rado-a"iivity-