The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-09
THEARLING LIGHT.
woRbGGs 'FTi4E VIOLET RAYS
~ 1HERAPY.


~ T1ERAPY.
uo,. Ulcer. Nd How They Are
Wrought yir-The Mechanism in
3 Peration-It Effects and How They
4 Are Con@oIed-Greater Scientific
: Accuracy Its Use Reached Every
y Year-csefIl Practitioners Only
/ May UseltWithout Danger.
Sister VS. good enough to replace
the bandae elickly. Possibly she saw
that the yor Of the Light depart
ment of he great London Hospital
was a sever test for layman S
nerves says he London Mail.
you SCI, said my guide, that is the
class of @s we have to deal with. 1t
looks pretty hopeless, doesn't it? But
our friend iere was in a worse case
than that DOR fellow when he first
came here. Same thing. Another ro-
dent ulcer. Look at him now"
The skinOn one side OF the face was
little pu6ered, as if it were stretch
ed a thouht too tightly. The whole
cheek wa in fact, a healthy scar,
hardly eva Disagreement. The 9TH
er's face. The sore that gnaws does
ghastly Wrk indeed.
The d8kened room adjoining was
~ : ho lar ~ CT no
alive wit silent energy and instinct
with mytery Against the wall was a
large bord, with three or four little
dials. Th network of wires connecting
them cIssed and recrossed. In one
corner atiny piston. like that Of toy
model, Tas working easily.
"A copper rod dipping in a bath OF
exI laiued the electrician,
ito bre,k the primary current, The
secondary or induced current, is of
higher Intensity"
In tie middle Of the room rose a
saunt wooden frame Ii one of its
upper angles. from q delicate crystal
vase, a wonderful violet light was
fowin and throbbins like a fairy
fountain.
Beltw, just above the couch on
which the patient was lying. shone, as
f Suspended in mid-air, a luminous
globe of gold-green light. 1t looked
Is unsubstantial as a soapbubble.
That's the tube, you see, and the
'ays are now being focused on the
eat of the mischief"
For a few minutes the smooth ma
hinery continued to purr, the violet
ountain to dance in its crystal vase,
nd the great green gold globe to glow.
Suddenly from the board came a click
8 of spring released. Instantly the
ound ceased and the light died out.
he patient on the couch rose, almost
xa IN automaton in some way con-
ectcd with the mechanism, and left
le room.
This installation embOdies eight
ears of progress There is only one
Their like it in this country, | believe.
When first the N-rays We're installed
the London for therapeutic purpose.
part from photography, | mean, the
'eatment was, of course, largely en-
ircial We had to feel our way. Now
ne X-ray treatment is becoming more
kin to an exact science. we can
1easuTe the dosage; We can focus the
avs almost to pins point; we can
ven regulate their penetrability.
He pressed back tiny lever; at his
ouch the light leaped into being.
you see this dial. 1t records the ex-
ct amount of electric current pas
ing into the installation from the
lain. Say that a patient twice a week
equires given application of the
ght. l turn this pointer to the cor
numeral, as you would set
n alarm clock. When this volume has
cen given out in X-rays this lever is
aleased and the current is cut off
We are thus able to pre-
tribe graduated or uniform doses of
le rays at each application. 1t means,
: course, that the dosage is no longer
uesswork.
Round the Croolses tube itself YOU
ee there is transparent disc, lead
held. the invention of one of our
'sistants here, which is impervious
} the rays. They pass out only
trough the glass funnel. By reguat-
g their size we are able to focus the
Iys either to cover a fairly vida sur
ce Or to concentrate them on the
nallest spot Before the invention of
is shield the rays were, of course.
fused all round the tube, and this