The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-02
I'M aid TO The X RAY.
Details Of Doctors Discovery
In Fluorescent Liquids.
SURGICAL DIAGNOSIS MADE SURE

@a&sSaSions Will Not Pass F1uOres-
gent Liquids - Density Not the
&1Hag Ohstruction--VaIuab Results
Esexza1ing Toward Light Without
axcaf Have Also Been Obtained
XBx. William James Morton. professor
as electro therapeutics in the New York
Postgraduate hospital, who first an
E0Uneed that huorescent liquids when
used in conjunction with radium or the
Koeutgen or Y rays would cure cancer,
a1as made another important discovery
Az the line of fuorescence, and has also
obtained results in another experiment
tE11f warrant the conviction that he
HAS reached the objective point OF this
HE OF scientific research for years
past, says the New York World. The
experiments made so far Indicate that
T5E~ Morton has found a cold light
illumination without heat.
The new discovery il fuorescence
has added another law to the purposes
and action of the X ray as announced
by Roentgen, and it explains why the
treatment of cancer with funreScent
liquids should be successful. Up to
THE present time all authorities from
EGentgen down declare that density
alo1ae has stopped the raGiations from
tire Crookes tubes. Roentgen's law Of
tire " ray as announced by him was as
follows:
The X rays have the power Of pene-
fra9ing in different degrees certain sub
e&Saces which are opaque to light, and
It Is this property which gives them
their peculiar value. For instance,
GeSh is fairly transparent to the X
rayS, as are also wood, leather, paper
and most fibrous materials. If a block
af soft wood containing a nail be pho
fssra5hed the plate will show the nail
clearly and the wood hardly at all.
To this law Of the X ray, which deals
only with dense matters and does not
rzeEfion liquids at all, DR.. Morton
adds 6uorescent liquids or, as they have
often been termed. Liquid sunshine"
TGfzsR the stomach or any cavity or
diseased portion of the body is filled
with 6uorescent liquid it acts just the
same as though you had filled it with
sfznce. It solidiies, and upon the pho
Geographic plate under the rays
shows virtually the same. in the flesh,
az fine nail does in the wood.
The discovery of this important sci
eExs5dc feature was practically by acct
Gent in the course of experiments. 1t
wxs desired to make a photograph Of
C rack of test tubes containing aescu
EE, duorescin and quinine liquids.
Gasse were placed in front of the ma
chine and subjected to the light. The
negative showed the fuorescent tubes
a deep black. The rays did not pene
erafe the liquid and made heavy
ssaasf0wgraph upon the plate. Another
experiment was made, adding to the
tack two tubes Of clear water. The
says penetrated the water. but did not
penetrate the f1uOreScent liquid.
Then the hand of one of DR.. Morton's
assistants and afterward a stomach
were photographed. Comparisons were
made with negatives taken of similar
aogtions Of the body when the subject
had not been treated with fuorescent
EIguId. Where there had been no treat
rs8enE the impressions were indistinct.
but where fuorescent liquid had been
taken it gave shape to the interior, and
a clear reproduction was obtained on
five negative.
EtEs Morton's discovery makes the x
gay practical for diagnosis and in in
eeg4inal diseases or appendicitis ena-
Eses the surgeon to chart the seat Of
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without fear of making haphazard
TEacision
zt was in experimenting with fuor-
e.seent liquids that DR.. Morton got on
the track Of what will be still more
valuable discovery-the production Of
GoSd light. One Of his test tubes-filled
with aesculin, which under the x ray
fsS az an ultra violet color-was excited
a1y certain mineral which he had
Ez8ced in the tube. When the liquid
vCas drained from the tube there was
aeft upon the glass a blue, cold light
G2xaG did not diminish as the glass
Gried.
lie DIR. Morton fully develops this dis
ss0gery it means that if an electric
Iaa13 costs a cent an hour he can pro-
Giuoe q cold light that will cost one
agiadredth Of a cent and give greater
illuminating power. The mineral that
ktr. Morton is experimenting with is
practically indestructible and is easily
agifated by very weak electric cur
wa1d. 1t gives out d beautiful light
grifhout heat
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