The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-25


color than the other, stood out.
stop me when the colors are
matched"
The right-hand disc began to re-
volve rapidly through various grada-
tions of green until at length the
shades of both conceded.
That is the light passing through
aluminium discs of varying thickness.
The one shows the penetration we
want, and thereby gives the penetra-
bility of the rays. So you see, we are
now able not only to regulate the
dosage, but to some extent the inten
sity of the light Not altogether with
absolute accuracy, though. The inten-
sity varies with the preservation Of the
vacuum in the tube itself. But here,
too, we have sort of safety valve
that gives us warning if much of the
current is being lost"
He moved a metal rod behind the
tube a fraction nearer the enc OPP
posite to it. Instantly tiny fork of
lightning leapt cracking across the in
teryal.
That's the sparkling point wh:sh
tells us when the current is being vast
ed. The dial here gives us the spark
ling points for the varying intensi-
ties
Complex as the installation was,
every device had it's proper function,
and every one of them was the out
come of years of trained observation
and unwearying study of the mysteri-
Gus rays that still kept the secret of
their healing power unriddled. To
what end this laborious study of a
strange force, the very nature of
which still eluded the searching quest
of science? The DOCTOR at the scep-
tic sentiment, laughed.
We'll, you have seen the results of
the treatment in cases of rodent ulcer
for yourself If we cannot tell you the
why of it, our methods every year
approach greater degree of scientific
accuracy in dealing with an evil which
often could not be dealt with other
wise. That is to our credit, surely
You saw a man outside just now with
an ulcer on his cheek. To remove it
surgically would involve the section of
a nerve, with facial paralysis for it's
consequence. Economically, no doubt,
the treatment of ringworm by the X
rays is likely to be one of the most
valuable assets of our improved meth
DDS. AS you know, it is extremely con-
tagious usually for several months,
and, failing the provision of special
schools, means the exclusion of the
child from the advantages of the edu-
cation the public purse provides for
him. The X-rays remove the hair,
and with it the spores-the trouble
is due to vegetable parasite, you re-
member-of the growth almost with
the first application. We can cure it,
though of course ringwOrm is not
strictly speaking a hospital case, in
about three weeks and prevent all
risks of infection in even less. In Par
is, where this method of treatment has
superseded the special "ringworm
schools" 1t is estimated to have al
ready saved the State a very large
sum of public money
Cancer? No, one would not care to
say that we had ever cured cancer
here, though rodent ulcer starting
from the sebaceous glands of the skin
is of course, of a cancerous nature.
All we are justified in saying in 9th
er cases is that the rays often seem to
relieve the patient of pain and to pre-
vent the spread of the disease. For
example, there was a patient with can
Ger recurrent after operation who,
with occasional treatment, is after two
and half years, certainly no worse,
and is able to go about and earn her
living. But this would not Justify one
nspeaking of her as cured Of can
Ger. The lay public has often been de-
luded by the wild promises held out
by quacks who played about with the
light without in the least knowing
what they were doing. The rays, of
course, ought never to be administered
except under the supervision of quail.
flied medical man. Fortunately, these
irregular practitioners have been so
thoroughly scared by the mischief
they have done in some cases that
they now usually handle the light so
timidly that their ministrations have
little effect one way or the other"