The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
PROVES EFFICACY
OF RADIOM CURE
Head OF Paris Institute Sets Up
Installation i'll That
City.
GLOOMY FORECASTS MADE
Interesting Story OF Gift oi
Pearls by Sultih Of
Turkey.
GLOOMY FORECASTS MADE
ny GEORGE DuFREsNE,

"a GEORGE DCFRESSE,
especial Gable TO The Times Dispa tchJ
Paris. December 23.-Paris which
through NJ. and Nine. Curie, saw the
discovery Of radium. has just seen the
opening OF It's nrst rsdium institute i'm
inc rue Penthien. Ever since tho dis
c"rery Of radIuni experiments have
been made by leading members OF th.
ried'Gai profession to discover any
possible remedial properties Of tho
nc" substance. Some OF these have
been failure, others a success. and
IL seems now fairly well proved that
radium has certain effect In rheum,
tism. govt and all arthritic affections
doctors Gudzent. Jacobs. Kraus.
sergcli, Bickel, LowcnthaI. Madame
Laska and other radium enthusiasts
have made number OF tests. which
seems conclusive. The application or
radium, chiefly by drinking and In
halations. has now become quite an cs
taoli6hed usage in most OF the Ger
man cure stations. DR.. Frumesan. tho
mead OF the Paris Institute, who hns
visited most OF them. haB likewise be-
come Hrm!y convinced OF the cnicacl-
BUSINESS of the radium curt through in
nalauons. and has gone 10 connidcrabl
expense TO set Up an installation in
Paris
The installation which nc showcd mo
Is quite interesting. Tho mos, eucc-
i've way of applying the cure Is by
means OF Limitations OF radi,im en-,
anations For THIS purpose comfort
table room has been specially Srcpar.
Cd. The doors and windows have been
thoroughly padded and made almost
hermctlcally tight Accommodation IL
provided for eight or ton patient.
who may take the cure simultaneous.
Is.
The radium cmauation is nyovidod
BY notwithstanding" device
winch is already popular and widely
used In Germany. The "vollinhalntor-
iunl is sort OF upright tube. stand
ing yard or more high. At the bot.
tom OF which the yndlum Is placed
special currents OF air arc forced vp
through the tube and convey the en,-
anations OF raGium through TIE room.
with tho air, which is itself constantly
renewed with special supply. OF
oxygen. The famous springs OF Bath,
In England. and the numerous springs
on the Continent credited with being
SPECIFICS against rheumatism govt,
etc. derive. II Is believed, BY the new
iadium advocates, most OF their e.
righteousness from the tnnnItcsimal
quantities OF radium or crnanations OF
radium which they possess. bu, the
mere bathing In water impregnoted
with fadinm cmanations is not sup
poscu W nc SO effective as inhalatOnS.
Every year Nine. Dc Thcbes issues
an aimanack. which usually contains
some disconcertins forecasts Not less
uneasy are her provisions for 1912.
which she calls the black year"
pierced, however. by rays OF light
Mercury Will be the dominant plan
ct. but subjected to the planet OF Mars.
Military men Will be most in the pub
lie eye; that Is TO say. there may be
trouble, The chances OF peace and
war are ABOUT equal but If a cata-
clysm occurs, not only Europe. but
other continents. and particularly Asia.
VIII be upset. Trouble is promised at
Brest. Toulon and at Paris. where con-
sPiracies, cpidcmics and Hoods viii
occur, and we arc told that II men
of good do not unite tho CAPITAL will
be ruin"
In spite of these terrible happenings
the daily lie OF the city Will not be
interrupted. There Will be the usual
contingents OF dramas and adventures.
Though FOR the moment paralyzed. art
and letters viii furnish their contri
buttons to glory All actress, having
changed her condition by marriage.
Will play an important role from n
political and social point OF view. =
second actress. who is applauded on
the boulevards. will CONT suicide after
Hd SOIle one.
Foreign countries Will not be i'm
mune from troubles. In Spain there
Will be conspiracy and fusilading in
the streets, but tho monarchy Will be
saved. Nine. De Thebess forecast
regarding Germany may well inspire
all good Germans with fear. There
VIII neither be Hohenzollcrn nor
Prussian domination. she says. That
is what Germany will gain by her
violence and barbarous policy. l have
said, and repeat IT. that the days of
Emperor are numbered, and that af
ter him everything Will he changed in
Germany. mean days OF regning,
not his days OF living"
AS for England, she is menaced with
a bad destiny. There arc signs Of death,
wounding and hres. And II is the
same everywhere, she adds. 1T is the
black year"
An interesting story told o-day sus-
gests that Abdul lIamid, the recent sale
OF whose jewels caused quite scnsa-
ton. did not object to associatins
pearls with swine, One pearl necklace,
at any rate, was absent from the Sui
tan's collection, and II Is said that the
Sultan gave II to the clown Augustc,
the trainer Of n clever pig.
Augusta and his pig, Jules performed
In French circus which visited Con-
stantinoplc and gave performance at
the palace. Tho Sultan was highly
amused by the pigs exercises. The cir
Gus, however, did not do good bust
ness In Turkey. and was about to sail
for France when detachment OF
guards arrived on the quay with in
structions to buy. at whatever price,
the clowns contract.
An understanding was come to with
the director OF the circus. and Augusta
and his pig. Jules. returned to Ytldiz,
where they were given warm well
come. At the first performance the Sui
tan. the only auditor, presented the
clown with pearl nacklace. Tho pig
Wore tho necklace at the next per-
Torrance. to the delight of Abdul FIa-